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
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1.
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6
Marinate the chicken in the BUTTER CHICKEN SPICES and half of the yoghurt.
Arrange on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 15 mins.
Meanwhile, cook the rice according to packet instructions.
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2.
Make the curry base
Fry the onions in oil in a pan for 6-8 mins, or until golden.
Add the MAKHANI CURRY PASTE and fry for 2 mins.
Stir in the passata and let it cook for 5 mins. Meanwhile, prep the optional cucumber/tomato salad.
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3.
Finish the curry sauce
Put all the chicken into the curry. Add the FENUGREEK LEAVES and mix them in.
Turn down the heat to low, add the butter and the cream and stir well.
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4.
Serve!
Serve the curry with rice and the salad (optional) along with some extra yoghurt.
Chicken Makhani Reviews
BASED ON 6897 reviews
Michelle - Jan 22, 2019 
Love it. Best curry I’ve made!
Catla - Jan 22, 2019
Just had this for dinner! Absolutely beautiful. Calories higher then I’d like as I’m on skimming world. Next time think I’d used creme fraiche and no butter to keep the calorie intake lower
Lyn - Jan 22, 2019
A really delicious dish , the best curry I’ve ever made
Anthony - Jan 22, 2019
Pretty good, slightly more calories then I'd like though.
David - Jan 22, 2019
Best curry we've had.
Farha - Jan 21, 2019
Amazing
Mark - Jan 21, 2019
Didn't add the butter and was very nice not as creamy without the butter
Nadia - Jan 21, 2019
Delicious and very easy - chicken is very tender. I used half fat creme fraiche instead of cream and it worked absolutely fine!
Leanne - Jan 21, 2019
Delicious and very simple
Karen - Jan 20, 2019
Great taste
Peter - Jan 20, 2019
Chicken was sublime! So tender!
Tracy - Jan 20, 2019
So tasty & easy to make
Elsa - Jan 20, 2019
It was amazing !!! As good as the best indian restaurant in town !
Caroline - Jan 20, 2019
Kind of bland, and a little rich for my taste.
Anne - Jan 20, 2019
Very impressed, this was so tasty with a great depth of flavour.
Donna - Jan 20, 2019
Really enjoyed it x
Andrea - Jan 20, 2019
Superb!
Josie - Jan 20, 2019
The chicken was so tender, loved it.
Daniel - Jan 19, 2019
Absolutley beautiful, however I did marinate the chicken with both double cream and plain yogurt and also added some coriander on the top when put on a low heat. Apparently it tastes even better according to a friend that I know who is also subscribed to simply cook and has used this recipe
Jacqueline - Jan 19, 2019
This dish could have 10 stars an.d more. It is absolutely delicious. I've ordered it again
Leah - Jan 19, 2019
Delish!!
Rachel - Jan 19, 2019
So easy and delicious
Claire - Jan 19, 2019
This was so nice. Lovely sauce with lots of flavour. Already ordered it again.
Anne - Jan 19, 2019
Just as good as a much more complex recipe I normally use.????
Emma - Jan 19, 2019
Very nice even the other half liked it he’s very picky
Holly - Jan 18, 2019
Very tasty and easy to follow steps - surprising amount of flavour
Annmarie - Jan 18, 2019
Easy and delicious
Neil - Jan 18, 2019
Very nice will be getting again, great flavours, I did use chicken breast but worked well
Jess - Jan 17, 2019
Tasty but a bit rich
Barry - Jan 16, 2019
Nice very rich though if you like that.
Sandra - Jan 16, 2019
Extremely tasty
Emma - Jan 16, 2019
Nice curry
Kelly - Jan 16, 2019
Very tasty
Samantha - Jan 16, 2019
Really delicious! Only a mild spice but full of flavour. The additional salad was nice with it too.
Barbara - Jan 15, 2019
This was so good, the best curry I’ve cooked at home
Heather - Jan 15, 2019
I think this is my favourite Simply Cook dish of all the ones I've tried. Really rich, buttery and better than a takeaway
Kirsty - Jan 15, 2019
Tasty and not hot so it’s great for the whole family!
Clare - Jan 14, 2019
Impressed with flavours and impressed that I made it!
Kerrie - Jan 14, 2019
Tasted amazing and so easy to do.
Anna-Marie - Jan 14, 2019
Very nice, sauce was a nice consistency and very tasty.
Tracy - Jan 14, 2019
Looked exactly like the box, other half normally likes a spicy curry, but really enjoyed the flavours
Mick - Jan 14, 2019
Absolutely delicious i will be ordering more of this. Thankyou Simply Cook
Katie - Jan 13, 2019
Incredible flavours. Would highly recommend x
Rachel - Jan 13, 2019
This was our first recipe from Simply Cook and it was the best curry we have ever cooked!
Debbie - Jan 13, 2019
2nd time we’ve ordered & can highly recommend!
Lisa - Jan 13, 2019
Unfortunately it was quite bland.
Adam - Jan 13, 2019
Amazing!
Jan - Jan 12, 2019
So tender! Just delicious
Sarah - Jan 12, 2019
The yogurt seemed a bit pointless but it was lovely.
Samantha - Jan 11, 2019
Quick and easy to do, mildly spicy, even the kids loved it