The Incredible birth of Butter Chicken

The universality of this dish is best explained in terms of its richness. While the recipe of the dish is simple, butter chicken is now served in every nook and corner of the streets as well as in five-star restaurants. But no one can replace the buttery after taste for which this classic dish is known for.

If you are not aware of the butter chicken recipe, you can check them out in major cookbooks. They are also available in major websites as well. You can easily cook butter chicken at home and surprise your guests anytime. It is best to serve butter chicken with naan, which is flatbread made in the tandoor oven!

The story behind the butter chicken recipe:

While various food critics, as well as historians, have different stories to tell regarding the recipe, some of the major facts about this dish are as follows:

1. Butter chicken is actually very creamy in nature. Earlier the dish was made with warm milk and lots of butter so that the creaminess and the texture retained itself.

2. The birth of this dish can be traced back to Delhi, India. Its name in Hindi is Murgh Makhani, where Murgh refers to chicken and makhani is the cream. According to some historians, butter chicken or tandoori chicken was brought by the mughals to India. But in reality, butter chicken was first experimented and invented by an Indian named Kundal lal Singh. It was made by Kundan Lal in his restaurant Moti Mahal in Delhi with leftover foods. Later, he was added gravy made with lots of spices to his tandoori chicken to make it spicier.  

3. Butter chicken was yet again made famous by a man named Kundan Lal Gujral. He started a restaurant chain by the name of Moti Mahal. This dish was the signature it on in the menu. When people started to love the dish, he received quite a lot of appreciations. As of today, Moti Mahal is known to have various national as well as international chains. It is widely known for its traditional butter chicken and other Mughlai Specialties.

When the Britishers came to India, they were mesmerized with the butter chicken and it’s after taste. They demanded that the butter chicken recipe must be handed to them. Although the original recipe was not disclosed butter chicken is known to be the national dish of Great Britain. Till today, there are several variations of this dish available all over the world!

In order to enjoy your butter chicken, you got to have patience. The dish is served hot and leaves an indelible smile upon your lips every time!