The Michelin Star Butter Chicken Secret: No Onions, Just Tomatoes and Roasted Cashews

The Golden Balance visited Jamavar (Doha), a Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, and spent time with their chef to decode their legendary butter chicken. The video reveals surprising techniques โ€” like skipping onions entirely in the sauce, double-straining a tomato-cashew base, and using dried fenugreek leaves at every stage โ€” then walks through the full recipe including cumin-spiced basmati rice.

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๐Ÿงพ Ingredients

  • 1boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2yogurt
  • 3garlic
  • 4ginger
  • 5lemon
  • 6mustard oil
  • 7green chili
  • 8bay leaf
  • 9cinnamon stick
  • 10cardamom
  • 11coriander seed
  • 12cumin seed
  • 13black peppercorns
  • 14cloves
  • 15turmeric
  • 16Kashmiri red chili powder
  • 17kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
  • 18peeled plum tomatoes
  • 19raw unsalted cashews
  • 20sugar
  • 21butter
  • 22heavy cream
  • 23garam masala
  • 24ghee
  • 25basmati sella rice
  • 26salt
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