Best Butter Chicken in Winnipeg

About Our Butter Chicken

Butter chicken — murgh makhani — is the most recognised dish in East Indian cooking, and at Charisma Of India it has been on the menu for as long as we have been feeding West Broadway. The chicken is halal, bone-free and marinated in yogurt with ginger, garlic and warm spices before it ever meets the gravy.

Because the chicken is roasted in the clay tandoor first, every piece carries a little smoke and char into the sauce. The makhani gravy itself is built slowly from tomatoes, butter, cream and garam masala, then finished with crushed fenugreek leaves for that unmistakable sweet-savoury edge. It is mild enough for children and first-timers, and we are happy to take the heat up if you like your curry with more of a kick.

How We Make Our Butter Chicken

• Halal chicken marinated overnight in yogurt, ginger, garlic and warm spices
• Roasted in a traditional clay tandoor for a smoky, lightly charred finish
• Folded into a house-made makhani gravy of tomatoes, butter and cream
• Finished with kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) and a swirl of cream
• Served hot with your choice of butter naan, garlic naan or basmati rice

Spice Level & Dietary Notes

How spicy is it?

Mild to medium as it leaves our kitchen. Ask for extra heat and we will spice it up.

Dietary information

Contains dairy (butter, cream, yogurt). Made with halal chicken. No beef or pork is used anywhere in our kitchen.

What to Order With Butter Chicken

• butter naan or garlic naan from the tandoor
• jeera rice or steamed basmati
• Dal Makhani
• Paneer Pakora
• a cold mango lassi to finish