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Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Medium Pakistani dinner. Ready in 55 minutes, serves 4.

Facts

Total time
55min
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
480kcal
Servings
4

Prep 30 min · cook 25 min · rated 4.5 (44 reviews)

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Marinate chicken thighs in a mixture of yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and Kashmiri red chili powder.
  2. In a pan, melt butter and sauté the marinated chicken until browned.
  3. Add tomato puree and cook until the oil separates. Stir in heavy cream.
  4. Sprinkle kasuri methi, sugar, and salt. Simmer until the chicken is fully cooked.
  5. Serve this creamy butter chicken over rice or with naan for an authentic Pakistani/Indian experience.