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Best Butter Chicken in London

“Possibly the best butter chicken I have ever had”

Butter Chicken

What the real thing tastes like

Moti Mahal in 1950s Delhi drowned day-old tandoori chicken in a sauce of tomatoes, butter, and cream — and invented the most exported Indian dish alive. The real thing keeps the char: smoky tandoor chicken against a silky, tangy-sweet makhani sauce, finished with kasuri methi's dusty perfume. Sweetness is the corruption to watch for.

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Reviewers keep describing the Butter Chicken as a masterclass in balance, with the chicken being 'perfectly cooked' and having a 'perfect amount of spice'. The most repeated praise is for the dish's rich, velvety sauce, which is 'full of flavour' and 'refined'. The combination of smoky tandoor chicken and silky makhani sauce is a winning formula, with many considering it the 'best' they've ever had.

Order it here when it has

  • perfectly cooked
  • full of flavour
  • great value
  • excellent service
  • delicious

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