With roots in Punjab in Northern India, rumour has it that the famous Moti Mahal restaurant in Delhi designed this delicious curry. Also known as “butter chicken”, this dish is traditionally made by cooking the chicken in a hot oven (or tandoor) and then simmering it in the curry sauce which is then garnished with fenugreek leaves.
Cook our delicious Chicken Makhani in just Minutes
We’ve sourced and blended all of the unique flavour ingredients to make our authentic Chicken Makhani. We bring these all together in a recipe kit, which consists of 3 flavour pots; a Butter Chicken Spices pot, a Makhani Curry Paste pot and a Fenugreek Leaves pot. Simply follow our recipe, adding a few items from your fridge, to cook this delicious Chicken Makhani in just 20 minutes.
How Our Recipes Kits Work
We provide flavour ingredients:
Butter Chicken Spices
Makhani Curry Paste
Fenugreek Leaves
Your shopping list:
- 3
- boneless chicken thighs
- 100g
- plain yoghurt
- 120g
- Basmati rice
- 1
- large onion
- 300g
- passata
- 50ml
- double cream
- 15g
- butter (from cupboard)
- half
- a cucumber(optional)
- 1
- tomato(optional)
Our 20 minute recipe
-
1.
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/ gas 6. Put the chicken pieces in a bowl with the Butter Chicken Spices and half of the yoghurt. Mix well and then arrange the pieces on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 15 mins, flipping them over halfway through.
-
2.
Meanwhile, cook some rice according to packet instructions. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and and fry for 5-7 mins until they start to go golden.
-
3.
Add the Makhani Curry Paste and mix well. Pour in the passata and stir it through. Bring it to a gentle boil and let it simmer until the chicken is done. While you’re waiting, you can prepare your cucumber and tomato salad now (if having).
-
4.
Put all the chicken into the curry along with the Fenugreek Leaves and gently stir. Turn down the heat to low and add the butter and the cream. Stir well, letting the butter melt into the sauce and become glossy.
-
5.
Serve the rice with the Chicken Makhani curry on top with the salad on the side (if having) and a spoonful of the remaining yoghurt.
Chicken Makhani Reviews
BASED ON 2851 reviews
Francesca - Jul 17, 2018 
Too hot to the ones I have ordered at takeaway
Rachel - Jul 17, 2018
Not bad but paneer is pretty tasteless so would have liked a stronger flavoured sauce
adam - Jul 16, 2018
Full of flavour. Easy to make
Neil - Jul 14, 2018
Was really tasty and full of flavour would of liked to marinate the chicken longer but we really enjoyed it
Graeme - Jul 14, 2018
Son’s favourite dish, and he rated it as one of the best he’s tasted ????
Joanna - Jul 13, 2018
First box try-out of a newbie customer .......... my son (who is a Butter Chicken addict) and I loved it. Will be buying again and we both didn't think it was too spicy or hot.
Holly - Jul 13, 2018
Tastes a little like tomato soup! But would definitely eat again! X
Melanie - Jul 12, 2018
Creamy and smooth but with a good background heat.
Gemma - Jul 10, 2018
Absolutely amazing, need to sample again
Scott - Jul 10, 2018
This is the first of the four boxes I cooked and whilst I have always thought that cooking a from scratch curry would be difficult, I was very wrong. The instructions were easy to follow and the additional ingredients were easy to get hold of. Would happily recommend this to anyone!
Claudia - Jul 09, 2018
Delish
Danielle - Jul 08, 2018
A dish that wouldn't be out of place in a curry house. Absolutely delicious, so rich and full of flavour.
Wendy - Jul 05, 2018
Nice flavour but to much sauce.
Sasha - Jul 03, 2018
Best curry I’ve ever cooked.
Annette - Jun 30, 2018
Very tasty and sooooo easy to cook
Rachel - Jun 30, 2018
Mild as suggested
Adelle - Jun 27, 2018
Absolutely delicious, filling and seemed pretty healthy.
Becky - Jun 26, 2018
Absolutely amazing! Time and time again! Would definitely recommend!
Brandon - Jun 23, 2018
Amazing
Marc - Jun 21, 2018
This was packed with taste - one fo my favourites.
Karen - Jun 16, 2018
Delicious.
Kelly - Jun 16, 2018
Totally, absolutely delicious!
Samantha - Jun 15, 2018
Really liked this one, would get it again. Definitely worth putting the end spoonful of yoghurt as garnish, made it fresh and tasty.
Sophie - Jun 15, 2018
Too hot
Sophie - Jun 15, 2018
Too hot
Sophie - Jun 15, 2018
Too hot
Amie - Jun 15, 2018
This is lovely. As usual i doubled the ingrediants which served four with generous amount
Cushla - Jun 13, 2018
Delicious!
Kirsten - Jun 12, 2018
Saved two for a lovely big meal for 4 of us when the in-laws were over. Everybody loved it - better than eating out.
Adrian - Jun 11, 2018
Really tasty without being overly spicy
Jimmy - Jun 10, 2018
Delicious! Could use a naan bread
Nigel - Jun 09, 2018
Great, much better than the curry house down the road, healthier too! A lot more fun as well!
Joanne - Jun 08, 2018
Love this! One of our favourites!
Susan - Jun 07, 2018
Too hot for me
Allan - Jun 06, 2018
Delicious
Carole - Jun 06, 2018
Husband said it was as good as a meal you will get in an Indian restaurant! Will definitely get again.
Debbie - Jun 03, 2018
So so tasty it’s my favourite dish so far!
- Jun 02, 2018
Beautiful!
Heather - Jun 02, 2018
Nice curry - tasted like shop bought but healthier
Shaun - Jun 02, 2018
Delicious curry. will def order again
Kyrie - Jun 02, 2018
Delicious!
Lorraine - Jun 01, 2018
Love this and will order again.
Anouska - May 31, 2018
Feels like a take away
gina - May 30, 2018
Beautiful...if I say so myself.
Samantha - May 30, 2018
Was a bit heavy on the raw, pure passata taste at first, so I added a spoonful more of butter and a glug more of cream and the improvement was lovely, made the flavour a little more cohesive. Definitely recommend putting the spoonful of yoghurt on for serving, was quite lovely. Portion size wasn't huge, which is ok if one of you has a smaller appetite than the other, like me and my husband.
Zoe - May 30, 2018
First time I tried it, think I went a bit wrong!
Andrew - May 29, 2018
Better than most takeaways!
donnamarie - May 29, 2018
Nice but I wouldn’t order it again
Scott - May 29, 2018
Delicious dish with just enough spice and very tender chicken
Jayni-Leigh - May 25, 2018
Absolutely beautiful! Had a slight kick to it (my taste buds maybe!) but all my family loved it inc my 2 & 10 year old xxx