Ramneek Singh scored Kashmiri Delight's bone-in butter chicken 5.10 out of 5. A mathematically impossible number that signals something obvious once you taste it: the bone makes a difference. Not a small one.

Why bone-in butter chicken tastes different

Most Edmonton butter chicken comes boneless. It's easier to eat, quicker to prepare, and looks cleaner on the plate. But you lose something critical: the bone itself.

When bone-in chicken simmers in sauce for hours, the marrow transfers into the curry. The fat renders slowly. The stock becomes richer, thicker, more complex. Boneless chicken is fast. It absorbs the sauce but doesn't transform it. The gravy stays flat.

Bone-in pieces also stay juicier. The bone insulates the meat. Without it, chicken dries in minutes. You'll notice this in most North Indian restaurants across Edmonton: the meat falls apart, the sauce coats it evenly, and nothing surprises you. Kashmiri Delight's version tastes like something else entirely. More like stew than curry, but stew sounds cheap. It's not cheap.

How Kashmiri Delight earned the #1 ranking in Edmonton

Ramneek Singh tasted butter chicken at 50 Edmonton restaurants over two years. He scored each out of five. Kashmiri Delight scored 5.10.

Five stars is the highest score. Singh's 5.10 meant he'd found something better than perfect. So much better that the runner-up (a legitimate five-star dish) deserved its own tier. The ranking made the news. CTV News covered it. Travel Alberta picked it up. By spring 2026, food people across the province knew Harjap Dutta's name.

Harjap is the person who makes the recipes work. She pulls from two sources: the clay-tandoor method (which goes back centuries in Kashmir) and her own spice sourcing. That combination, ancient technique plus curated ingredients, is what Singh found at 50 restaurants and found nowhere else.

The clay tandoor: what it does to the chicken

A clay tandoor is a sealed, barrel-shaped oven made of clay. It's been used in Kashmir and North India for centuries. Heat it to 700°F or higher, and something happens that gas ovens can't replicate: the clay itself becomes a heat source, holding and radiating warmth unevenly.

Skewer your marinated chicken and lower it in. The outside hits extreme heat. It chars instantly, developing that blackened, char-marked crust. Inside, the meat cooks slower, staying tender. It's the temperature chaos that makes the difference.

Gas ovens cook too evenly. The chicken browns on all sides at the same rate. It looks cooked. It tastes cooked. But it never develops that char-marked crust or the smoky finish. Kashmiri Delight's clay tandoor is the reason the butter chicken tastes different. The chicken goes in marinated, comes out textured and complex, then finishes in the sauce where it releases all that char-flavour.

What to order alongside the butter chicken

The butter chicken alone is a complete dish, but it needs something to carry the sauce. Order our garlic naan. It's baked in the same tandoor that cooks the chicken. The naan soaks up sauce better than basmati, and you'll want the bread.

If you're hungry or dining with others, add the Kashmiri Rogan Josh. It's a red curry, no tomato, lots of spice, and the lamb is slow-cooked until it falls apart. Rogan Josh is a Kashmir recipe, not a Delhi one. It's not as famous as butter chicken in Edmonton, but people who've had both ours say the Rogan Josh is worth the trip alone. The two curries complement each other: one's rich and buttery, the other's red and complex.

Finish with Kashmiri Chai. It's pink, salty, made with green tea and milk, topped with crushed nuts. Chai settles your stomach and tells you the meal's over.

Find us in West Edmonton + how to order

Kashmiri Delight sits at 9815 Winterburn Rd NW, in Winterburn. Walk in and you'll see three teal leatherette booths. That's the dine-in experience. Most people order for pickup or delivery. We cover Winterburn, Secord, Lewis Farms, Stewart Greens, and surrounding West Edmonton neighborhoods. Open every day, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Order online at www.kashmiridelight.online or call (780) 760-4989 for pickup. Delivery times vary by location but typically arrive within 30–50 minutes. Or sit in if you prefer to eat fresh — the teal booths are cozy, and you'll see Harjap in the kitchen.

Ready to taste why it's ranked #1?

Order bone-in butter chicken from Kashmiri Delight today. Pair it with garlic naan and Kashmiri Chai. Delivery, pickup, or dine-in. Visit us at www.kashmiridelight.online.

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