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Al Jazeera
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Sarah Shamim

Butter chicken battle: How the dish brought two Indian restaurants to court

A butter chicken dish served at the Moti Mahal restaurant in New Delhi [Abhaya Srivastava/AFP]

Butter chicken has long been a national and global crowd-pleaser. Golden, succulent pieces of chicken cooked in a bright, tangy and silky tomato and cream sauce, the dish is often served with naan or steaming white rice.

Now, the decadent dish is at the centre of a bitter legal spat between two restaurants in the Indian capital, New Delhi.

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