Butter Chicken Edmonton: Curries, Combos and Pizza

Choosing an Indian dinner should start with the format and flavours you want on the table. At Aanchal Indian Restaurant & Bakery in Griesbach, this Butter Chicken Edmonton overview focuses on the signature curry, its included bread choices, comparable chicken curries, the Butter Chicken Combo, and a distinct pizza option. It also covers practical location and ordering details for an Edmonton meal.

What Makes Butter Chicken a Signature Choice in Edmonton

Butter Chicken is one of the dishes customers return to at Aanchal Indian Restaurant & Bakery. The restaurant describes it as tender spiced chicken in a rich, creamy tomato sauce, giving diners a clear starting point when they want a familiar Indian curry in Edmonton. For a closer look at the dish, visit the Butter Chicken page.

At Aanchal, Butter Chicken is served with a choice of Butter Naan or Tandoori Roti. That built-in accompaniment makes the selection straightforward for diners who want to enjoy the sauce with warm bread rather than assemble a separate bread order. The choice is simply between Butter Naan and Tandoori Roti.

For an Edmonton meal with more than one person choosing, Butter Chicken also works as a central curry alongside dishes from other areas of the menu. Its creamy tomato sauce gives it a distinct identity among the restaurant's chicken entrees, while the included bread keeps the main order focused and complete.

Start with the format you want

Before comparing curry names, decide whether you want a traditional entree with bread, a rice-and-naan combo, or a pizza format. Aanchal offers all three routes for diners who want the Butter Chicken flavour profile in different kinds of meals.

Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Lababdaar

Butter Chicken is not the only chicken curry on Aanchal's menu, so it helps to compare only the details that are actually listed. Chicken Tikka Masala is described as Chicken Tikka cooked with onion tomato gravy and finished with cream. Chicken Lababdaar is another Non-Veg Entree served with the same choice of Butter Naan or Tandoori Roti.

Menu-Listed Details for Three Chicken Entrees

The comparison is most useful when you are choosing between known menu descriptions rather than trying to rank the dishes by heat or richness. Butter Chicken is the restaurant's signature chicken curry; Chicken Tikka Masala provides a specifically listed onion tomato gravy and cream finish; and Chicken Lababdaar offers another named chicken entree with the same bread accompaniment.

For a deeper menu view of the onion-tomato option, see Aanchal's Chicken Tikka Masala information. If Butter Chicken is the priority, the simplest choice is to stay with the signature entree and use the bread selection that best fits the table.

When the Butter Chicken Combo Makes Sense

The Butter Chicken Combo is the clearest choice for diners who want rice and naan included with their Butter Chicken. The combo is served with white rice and naan, changing the meal format from a curry-and-bread entree to a more complete rice-and-naan plate.

That distinction matters when ordering for different appetites. The regular Butter Chicken entree comes with a choice of Butter Naan or Tandoori Roti. The Butter Chicken Combo adds the rice-and-naan combination, so it is an especially direct selection when both accompaniments are part of the plan.

Choose the Butter Chicken Format That Fits Your Meal

• Butter Chicken: choose this for the signature curry served with Butter Naan or Tandoori Roti.
• Butter Chicken Combo: choose this when white rice and naan are the desired accompaniments.
• Butter Chicken Pizza: choose this for an Indian-style pizza with Butter Chicken among its listed toppings.

The full Aanchal menu is the best place to review the current dish names and all available sections before making a selection. It is particularly useful for a group order where one person wants a chicken curry while another person is looking for pizza, appetizers, or a beverage.

A Pizza Option for Butter Chicken Fans

Butter Chicken Pizza brings the signature curry into a different format. It is listed with butter sauce, mushroom, onions, green peppers, Butter Chicken, and mozzarella cheese, and it is available in 10-inch Medium and 12-inch Large sizes. For Edmonton diners deciding between curry and pizza, this is a way to choose the Butter Chicken profile while ordering from the pizza section.

The pizza is not simply a renamed Cheese Pizza. Its listed toppings put Butter Chicken alongside butter sauce, vegetables, and mozzarella cheese. That makes it a useful option when the table wants pizza while a Butter Chicken fan still wants the flavours associated with the restaurant's signature dish.

How the Two Pizza Choices Differ

Cheese Pizza centres on pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. Butter Chicken Pizza includes butter sauce, mushroom, onions, green peppers, Butter Chicken, and mozzarella cheese. The two choices therefore serve different ordering preferences: a simple cheese-focused pizza or a pizza built around the Butter Chicken selection.

Pizza can be a useful addition when a group wants an option alongside a traditional curry order. The sizes listed for both Cheese Pizza and Butter Chicken Pizza give diners a choice between two pizza formats while staying within the restaurant's Indian and Indian-style pizza menu.

Build a Butter Chicken Meal with Starters and a Drink

Butter Chicken can anchor a broader order without making every choice another curry. A starter creates a crisp contrast before the main dish, while a beverage can round out the meal after the curry and bread. The menu offers several grounded additions that work naturally with a Butter Chicken order.

Three Focused Additions

• Veg Samosa: crispy triangular shells stuffed with potatoes and green peas. This vegetarian appetizer is a straightforward choice for a table that wants a familiar starter.
• Gobi Manchurian Dry: crispy cauliflower tossed in a sweet, tangy, lightly spiced sauce. This brings an Indo-Chinese option to a meal centred on a North Indian curry.
• Mango Lassi: a whipped mango yogurt drink. It is listed as vegetarian and gluten-free, and is a fitting drink choice alongside Butter Chicken.

For a smaller order, Butter Chicken with its included Butter Naan or Tandoori Roti may be enough on its own. For a larger table, adding a starter lets diners begin with something separate from the curry, while Mango Lassi provides a drink option that is distinct from the savoury dishes.

The restaurant's menu spans North Indian classics, Indo-Chinese dishes, Indian-style pizza, and bakery items, so a Butter Chicken order does not have to follow one fixed path. Keeping the main dish as the common choice and adding one or two contrasting selections is an easy way to accommodate different preferences at the table.

Find Butter Chicken at Aanchal in Griesbach

Aanchal Indian Restaurant & Bakery is located in Edmonton's Griesbach neighbourhood at 6875 Ad Astra Blvd NW, Edmonton, AB T5E 4G6, Canada. The dining room is a welcoming neighbourhood destination, and the restaurant draws diners from across Edmonton for North Indian classics, Indo-Chinese dishes, Indian-style pizza, and bakery items.

Restaurant Hours

• Monday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• Thursday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• Friday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
• Saturday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
• Sunday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

For an Edmonton dinner built around the signature Butter Chicken, choose the regular entree, the Butter Chicken Combo, or Butter Chicken Pizza based on the meal format you want. Order online or call (780) 761-8001 to place your order.