butter chicken
Makhani poultry dish
Butter chicken is an Indian dish of chicken pieces in a creamy, mildly spiced tomato-based sauce.
The sauce typically includes butter, cream, and warming spices like garam masala.
Originally from Delhi, it has become one of the most popular Indian dishes worldwide, often served with rice or naan: We ordered butter chicken and garlic naan.
Spiced tomato-cream curry
- kormaMild, creamy braised dish
- vindalooTangy Goan meat curry
- rogan joshBraised meat in red sauce
- saagSouth Asian cooked greens
biryani · curry · kebab · samosa · naan · roti · chapati · papadum
Red culinary fruit
- creamRich milk fat
- makhaniIndian tomato-butter gravy
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- silkySmooth and lustrous
velvety · rich · smooth · thick · luscious · simmered · coating · ladled
Indian spice mixture
- cuminGround aromatic seed
- corianderHerb yielding fragrant seeds
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- fenugreekAromatic legume seed spice
cardamom · ginger · garlic · paprika · cayenne · masala · warm · fragrant
South Asian agricultural region
- DelhiIndia's capital territory
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- tandoorVertical clay cooking chamber
- repurposedConverted to new use
restaurant · invention · iconic · popularized · diaspora · adaptation
Warm and substantial
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
cozy · familiar · homestyle · weeknight · takeout · craving · soothing · fulfilling
tikka masala
Spiced tomato-cream curry
- kormaMild, creamy braised dish
- vindalooTangy Goan meat curry
- rogan joshBraised meat in red sauce
saag · biryani · curry · kebab · samosa · naan · roti · chapati · papadum · raita
tomato
Red culinary fruit
silky · velvety · rich · smooth · thick · luscious · simmered · coating · ladled · mopping
garam masala
Indian spice mixture
fenugreek · cardamom · ginger · garlic · paprika · cayenne · masala · warm · fragrant · toasted
Punjab
South Asian agricultural region
repurposed · restaurant · invention · iconic · popularized · diaspora · adaptation
hearty
Warm and substantial
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- indulgentToo willing to yield
warming · cozy · familiar · homestyle · weeknight · takeout · craving · soothing · fulfilling · nostalgic
- curriescurry, green curry, red curry, yellow curry, lamb curry
- non-vegmutton, beef, pork, goat, bacon
- poultry dishescrispy duck, braised duck, roast duck, duck soup, duck curry
- mild currieskorma, lamb korma, vegetable korma, tikka masala, cashew curry
- famous dishespizza, tacos, sushi, pad thai, paella
- frozen mealsfrozen dinners, frozen dinner, frozen entrees, TV dinners, Lean Cuisine
butter chickenfish and chips
Fried seafood with potatoes
boiled chicken · hamburger · steak · roast beef · beef bourguignon
butter chickentofu
Coagulated soy milk block
tandoori chicken · chicken tikka · boiled chicken · grilled chicken · plain rice
chicken, butter, buttery, buttered, buttering, butters, buttermilk, butterball, unbuttered