World Food Day: A journey into the origins of Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken is one of most loved delicacies in India. It is go-to dish for chicken lovers out re. Butter chicken originates from Delhi, India. Just like any genius recipe, this was also product of an experiment gone right and since its creation. Butter chicken is also called as Murgh Makhani in Hindi. Re more to kw about surprising origin story of this mouth-watering delicacy. re may be several variants of chicken dishes in Mughlai cuisine, but silky texture of gravy, succulent pieces of chicken, sweetness of tomatoes and crunch of side of onions along with a tandoori naan is an irreplaceable feeling that only Butter Chicken offers.

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Origins of Butter Chicken 

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Butter Chicken originated during 1950s in Delhi. It has been reported by several food blogging websites that a man named Kundan Lal Gurjal operated a restaurant called Moti Mahal which went on to become birthplace of Butter Chicken. It is said that cooks of restaurant would mix leftover marine juices with butter and tomato, and n stew tandoor-cooked chicken with it. This is how y stumbled upon this amazing dish unkwingly. Butter chicken has many variations across several states of India. In some versions of recipe chicken is cooked with many variations, it can be boiled, stir-fried, and grilled. basic recipe remains same. butter-chicken is eir served with roti, pav, and bre. 

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World Food Day 

World Food Day is celebrated on October 16.  day is celebrated in hour of establishing of United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which was founded in year 1945.  occasion is celebrated globally and focuses on raising awareness on food-related issues like hunger and poverty. aim of celebrating this day is to provide healthy and good food to underprivileged section of population. World Food Day is also celebrated to spre awareness of eating right to counter  increase in an unhealthy diet among current youth. 

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