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Which rich North Indian dish, invented at Moti Mahal restaurant in Delhi in the 1950s, combines tandoori chicken pieces in a velvety tomato, butter, and cream-based gravy?

Answer: Butter Chicken — Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) was created at Moti Mahal in Delhi by chefs who repurposed leftover tandoori chicken by simmering it in a rich tomato-and-butter sauce.

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) was created at Moti Mahal in Delhi by chefs who repurposed leftover tandoori chicken by simmering it in a rich tomato-and-butter sauce.

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