HEALTHY RECIPES
Healthy Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Medically Reviewed & Fact-Checked by FastingTracker Medical Board • Written by
Aly Owen •
Updated: Sep 18, 2026
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High-Protein
Total Time
55 mins
Phases
Prep: 30m
Cook: 25m
Yield
4 servings
Nutrition
480 kcal
Ingredients
- Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
- Yogurt
- Ginger-garlic paste
- Garam masala
- Kashmiri red chili powder
- Tomato puree
- Butter
- Heavy cream
- Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
- erythritol
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Marinate chicken thighs in a mixture of yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and Kashmiri red chili powder.
- In a pan, melt butter and sauté the marinated chicken until browned.
- Add tomato puree and cook until the oil separates. Stir in heavy cream.
- Sprinkle kasuri methi, erythritol, and salt. Simmer until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Serve this creamy butter chicken over cauliflower rice or with naan for an authentic Pakistani/Indian experience.
📚 Scientific Studies & Medical References (5 Sources) ▼
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- New England Journal of Medicine (2019): de Cabo R, Mattson MP. Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease. N Engl J Med. 381(26):2541-2551. PubMed 31881139 • DOI
- Cell Metabolism (2014): Levine ME, Suarez JA, Brandhorst S, et al. Low Protein Intake and Periodic Fasting Promote Longevity and Autophagy. Cell Metab. 19(3):407-417. PubMed 24606898 • DOI
- Obesity (Silver Spring, 2018): Anton SD, Moehl K, Donahoo WT, et al. Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Understanding and Applying Health Benefits of Fasting. Obesity. 26(2):254-268. PubMed 29086496 • DOI
- Annual Review of Nutrition (2017): Patterson RE, Sears DD. Metabolic Effects of Intermittent Fasting. Annu Rev Nutr. 37:371-393. PubMed 28715993 • DOI
- Autophagy (2010): Alirezaei M, Kemball CC, Flynn CT, et al. Short-term fasting induces profound neuronal and systemic autophagy. Autophagy. 6(6):702-710. PubMed 20534972 • DOI
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