Butter Chicken
Butter Chicken (ไก่ในซอสเนยมะเขือเทศ)
Tandoori chicken simmered in a smooth tomato gravy loosened with butter and cream, finished with crushed kasoori methi.
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · GrabFood and LINE MAN nearby · or order direct on WhatsApp — over ฿1,000 we deliver anywhere in Bangkok, free
About Butter Chicken
Butter chicken, or murgh makhani, was created at Moti Mahal in Old Delhi in the late 1940s. The Gujral family, who had moved to the city after Partition, ran a tandoori chicken restaurant and looked for a way to use the pieces that dried out by the end of the day. They simmered them in a tomato gravy loosened with butter and cream, and the dish quickly outgrew its practical origins.
The method still starts at the tandoor. At BHARAT the chicken is marinated and cooked on skewers in a charcoal tandoor running at around 480 °C, which gives the meat a light char before it ever meets the gravy. The sauce is a slow-cooked tomato base finished with butter, fresh cream, and a little cashew paste for body, then crushed kasoori methi rubbed in at the end for its dried-fenugreek aroma. The masalas are ground fresh in the kitchen every day rather than spooned from a jar, and the chicken is halal-marked, bought from Makro daily. There is no pork anywhere in the kitchen and no alcohol in the food.
The result is the mildest of the tomato gravies on the menu: smooth, faintly sweet, and rounded by the dairy rather than sharpened by chilli. The kasoori methi keeps it from tasting flat, and the tandoor char sits underneath the cream. Our head chef Santosh Shah is from Uttarakhand, and the spicing follows the northern style, though the heat can be raised if you ask.
It is served as a boneless gravy meant for scooping. Garlic naan or butter naan works best for soaking up the sauce, and plain basmati rice does the same job for a lighter plate.
Two minutes walk from Grand Mercure Bangkok Atrium; free parking at the Bangchak gas station right next door.
Our butter chicken page sets out what separates the Punjabi original from the sweet tomato version most kitchens serve, and our six checks for spotting the real thing tells you what to look for before you order it anywhere in Bangkok. It sits in our Chicken, Mutton & Seafood Curries menu, and regulars often order it alongside Paneer Butter Masala.
รายละเอียด Butter Chicken (ไก่ในซอสเนยมะเขือเทศ)
เนื้อไก่นุ่มหมักโยเกิร์ตย่างในเตาทันดูร์ดินเผา เคี่ยวในซอสมะเขือเทศสดบดละเอียดกับเนยแท้และครีมสดจนเข้มข้นนุ่มลิ้น ปรุงด้วยกะซูรีเมทีหอมกรุ่นและเครื่องเทศคัดสรรตำรับดั้งเดิมแห่งเดลี
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Butter Chicken so creamy?
The makhani gravy does it. Tomatoes are slow-cooked with cashew, ginger, garlic and whole spices, then blended to a silk; butter goes in near the end and fresh cream just before serving. Crushed kasoori methi is rubbed in last, and that slightly bitter dried-fenugreek back-note is what separates a real makhani from a sweet tomato curry.
Is Butter Chicken spicy?
No. It is the mildest gravy on our menu — tomato, butter and cream, rounded by the dairy rather than sharpened by chilli, which is why it suits children and anyone new to Indian food. If you want it hotter, say so when you order and the kitchen will raise the heat.
Are there bones in the chicken?
No — it is boneless. The chicken is cooked on skewers in the charcoal tandoor, then folded into the gravy, so there is no bone to work around.
What bread pairs best with it?
Garlic naan or butter naan, both baked to order against the tandoor wall; plain basmati rice does the same job on a lighter plate.
Does it contain nuts?
Yes — our butter chicken gravy contains cashew paste, so it is not suitable if you have a nut allergy. Tell us about any allergy when you order.
Is your Butter Chicken halal?
It is halal-friendly rather than CICOT restaurant-certified, and we say that plainly. The chicken is halal-marked — CP Foods and Betagro lines, bought fresh from Makro every day — there is no pork anywhere in the kitchen and no alcohol in the cooking.
How much is it and how do I order?
฿280 dine-in at 2055 New Phetchaburi Road, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310. Call or WhatsApp +66 97 923 7281, or order on GrabFood or LINE MAN — direct WhatsApp and app orders over ฿1,000 are delivered free anywhere in Bangkok.
