Mughlai Chicken (Butter Chicken)
Oven-roasted chicken, yogurt and tomato puree, warmed with chilli and ginger, a South Asian dish. Serve with rice or naan.
35 min · Serves 4 · Medium
Ingredients
Marinade
Gravy
Prepared chicken
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 15 min · Cook 20 min · 35 min total
- medium
- 1
For the marinade,mix red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, salt and yogurt together. Marinade is ready.
- 2
Now mix the raw chicken in the marinade and keep it in the refrigerator overnight. Then roast the marinated chicken in a an oven at 400 F for about 5-10 minutes till it is three fourth done.
- 3
For the gravy, heat white butter in pan. Add black cumin seeds, tomato puree, sugar, red chilli powder and salt. Mix it well.
- 4
Now add the prepared chicken, fresh cream, sliced green chillies and crushed fenugreek leaves.
- 5
Cook till chicken is done. Butter Chicken is ready to eat. Serve hot with rice or naan. (a type of Indian bread avaialable at Trader Joe's).
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



