Delhi and North IndiaFood & Cuisine
Butter Chicken
Delhi's famous tandoori chicken curry, known for tomato, butter, cream, smoke, and a rich gravy built for naan or rice.
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Region
Delhi and North India
Spice Level
2/5
Diet
Non-vegetarian
Where to Try
Old Delhi, central Delhi, Amritsar-style North Indian restaurants, and long-running tandoori houses.
Butter chicken is a North Indian restaurant classic with roots in Delhi's post-partition food scene. It typically starts from tandoori chicken pieces folded into a tomato, butter, spice, and cream sauce, though every restaurant has its own balance of sweetness, smoke, and heat. It is not everyday home food for most Indians, but it is one of the country's most globally recognized dishes.