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Authentic Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken)

A profoundly rich, creamy North Indian curry featuring tender, yogurt-marinated tandoori chicken simmered in a spiced tomato and butter sauce.

IndianPrep: 30 minCook: 30 minTotal: 1h
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  1. 1

    chicken in yogurt, half the ginger-garlic paste, chili powder, half the garam masala, and salt for at least 2 hours .

  2. 2

    , , or pan- the chicken until deeply charred. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a large pan, melt the butter. Sauté remaining ginger-garlic paste until fragrant.

  4. 4

    Add tomato purée, remaining chili powder, and salt. for 20 minutes until the oil separates from the paste.

  5. 5

    Stir in the heavy cream, remaining garam masala, and crushed kasuri methi.

  6. 6

    Add the cooked chicken back into the sauce. for 10 minutes and serve with naan or basmati rice.

📋Details

CuisineIndian
Meal Typemain

⚗Elemental Properties

🔥Fire
27%
💧Water
29%
🌍Earth
30%
💨Air
15%

⚗️Alchemical Scores

MonicaConstant
—/100
Heat6%
Entropy12%
Reactivity83%
0.131
Heat
0.270
Entropy
1.938
Reactivity

📊Nutrition Per Serving

241.39cal
Per serving
% Daily Value
12%
of 2000 cal
protein2.54g4%
carbs4.77g8%
fat24.74g92%
% Daily Value
Protein
2.54g5%
Carbs
4.77g2%
Fat
24.74g32%
Fiber
0.78g3%
Sugar
3.07g6%
Sodium
124.12mg5%