Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Pakistani / Medium

Ingredients

• Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
• Yogurt
• Ginger-garlic paste
• Garam masala
• Kashmiri red chili powder
• Tomato puree
• Butter
• Heavy cream
• Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
• Sugar
• Salt to taste

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Instructions

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.