Butter Chicken Recipe With Yogurt. Add chicken thighs stir to coat and cover with plastic. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours see notes.
Murgh makhani also known by its English name butter chicken is a wildly popular dish that has reached royal status in northern Indian cuisine. April Preisler for Taste of Home In a large bowl mix together the yogurt lemon juice spices and salt until well combined. In a large bowl stir together Greek yogurt garlic garam masala cumin salt ginger and chili powder.
Pour the marinate ingredients over the chicken and stir to coat all of the chicken.
Add the oil butter and onions and cook onions down until lightly golden about 3-4 minutes. Butter chicken is a well-known Indian dish that is very similar to chicken curry and chicken tikka masala. You can use boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts. The chicken is marinated in a spiced Greek yogurt marinade then added to a.