Indian · Main Course

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Tender chicken in a rich, smooth tomato-butter sauce. India's most famous export.

Total time
50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Medium
Per serving
520 kcal
Illustration from this recipe’s ingredients; photo of Butter Chicken in general, not of this recipe. Photo: Yuvraj Singh 97 · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. All photo credits

Ingredients

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Equipment

pot, blender

Method

Nutrition per serving

Calories
520
Protein
32g
Carbs
14g
Fat
36g

Protein 25%Carbs 11%Fat 64%

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

indian · butter chicken · creamy · tomato · popular

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