Ingredients

• Butter chicken
• 2 tablespoons ghee
  
• 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
  
• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, halved and patted dry
  
• 1 cup canned tomato puree
  
• ¹/₂ cup water
  
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  
• 2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chile powder or another mild red chile powder
  
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
  
• ¹/₂ teaspoon ground turmeric
  
• ¹/₂ cup canned coconut cream (see Note)
  
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  
• 2 tablespoons dried fenugreek leaves
  
• 2 teaspoons sugar (optional)
  
• ¹/₂ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  

• Rice
• 1 cup basmati rice
  
• 1 ¹/₂ cups water
  
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt