Butter Chicken

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 59.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	45%	58%
fat	7%	4%
aromatics	22%	18%
sweetener	2%	0%
salt	2%	1%
vegetables and beans	50%	26%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

794 g	28 oz boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
122 g	1/2 cup plain yogurt
13 g	1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (minced )
6 g	1 tablespoon ginger (minced, or finely grated)
4 g	2 teaspoons garam masala
2 g	1 teaspoon turmeric
2 g	1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 g	1 teaspoon red chili powder (recommend Kashmiri)
6 g	1 teaspoon salt
27 g	2 tablespoons olive oil
28 g	2 tablespoons ghee (or 1 tbs butter + 1 tbs oil)
150 g	1 large onion (sliced or chopped)
13 g	1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (minced)
6 g	1 tablespoon ginger (minced or finely grated)
3 g	1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 g	1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
2 g	1 teaspoon ground coriander
397 g	14 oz crushed tomatoes
3 g	1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to your taste preference (use Kashmiri))
8 g	1 1/4 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
238 g	1 cup thickened cream (heavy or evaporated milk to save calories)
12 g	1 tablespoon sugar
	1/2 teaspoon kasoori methi (or dried fenugreek leaves)

Method: 6 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

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