Butter chicken, traditionally known as murgh makhani, is a popular Indian dish, known for its rich creamy gravy made from a few simple fragrant spices, tomatoes, cream and of course butter.
Adding butter (or ghee) helps create that luxurious sauce butter chicken is known for.
Here are 10 of our butter chicken recipes, covering different cooking methods, and different variations on the classic flavours.
Butter chicken
Murgh makhani (butter chicken) is a popular takeaway bursting with flavour.
Slow-cooker butter chicken
This easy butter chicken dish made in your slow cooker is sure to become a family favourite in no time.
Butter chicken puff pastry hand pies
These spicy, golden puffs are delicious served with a cooling yoghurt and mint dipping sauce.
Butter chicken biryani
Sure to become a family favourite.
Butter chicken in your pressure cooker
A rich, mildly spiced butter chicken that uses pressure cooker to cut the cooking time significantly.
Butter chicken with vegetables
You can’t go past the classics.
Butter chicken with spinach and mustard seeds
Suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave. If you are short of time, omit the mustard seeds, extra onion and butter, then stir the spinach through the butter chicken at the end of the cooking time. Note
Zingy butter chicken curry
This delicious creamy curry will become a family favourite. Even the kids will love it!
Butter chicken drumsticks
Garam masala literally means “blended spices” in its northern Indian place of origin; it is based on varying proportions of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, coriander, fennel and cumin, roasted and ground together. Black pepper and chilli can be added for a hotter version. Note
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