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Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams chicken; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 cup tomato puree; 1/2 cup cream; 1/2 cup yogurt; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1 teaspoon fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi); to taste salt; 2 tablespoons oil

Butter Chicken is a rich and creamy tomato-based curry featuring tender chicken pieces cooked in a buttery, spiced sauce. It is a beloved dish in North Indian cuisine, known for its mildly spiced, slightly sweet flavor profile and velvety texture, often enjoyed with naan or rice.

11 ingredients

creamyspicedbutterymildly sweetsavory

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North Indian70%

New World30%

Ingredients

chicken
500 grams
butter
3 tablespoons
tomato puree
1 cup
cream
1/2 cup
yogurt
1/2 cup
garam masala
1 tablespoon
ginger-garlic paste
1 tablespoon
red chili powder
1 teaspoon
fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
1 teaspoon
salt
to taste
oil
2 tablespoons

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Butter Chicken was created in Delhi in the 1950s by the chefs at Moti Mahal restaurant as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken by simmering it in a tomato and butter-based sauce.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

North Indian70%

ingredients+techniques

New World30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

marination grilling sautéing simmering

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