Creamy Butter Chicken
Main Course
Creamy Butter Chicken
15 mins
15 mins
30 minutes
6
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken breast about 2 large breasts cubed
- 1/4 cup plain whole yogurt
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1 tablespoon coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 to 2 teaspoons cayenne powder to taste for spicyness
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 tablespoon turmeric
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or ghee
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar or sweetness to taste
- garnish: chopped cilantro and yogurt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the cubed chicken breast, yogurt, fresh ginger, fresh garlic, garam masala, coriander, cumin, cayenne, salt, and turmeric. Mix together and optional, allow to marinade for at least an hour or more.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil or ghee to a pan and cook your chicken over high heat until it has some browning and is cooked through. Do not overcook because it will continue to cook in the sauce. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, add 2 tablespoons oil or ghee over medium-high heat. Add the tomato paste and cook for about 3-4 minutes until it darkens in color.
- Add the tomato sauce, heavy cream, butter, and sugar. Whisk until smooth.
- Now add the chicken into the sauce, mix, and taste. Adjust to your liking.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and a yogurt drizzle!
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I’ve made this so many times and its always a hit!! So easy to make too!
I love this recipe. The only one I use. As a mother of 3 small children, it is hard to find the time and energy to cook but your recipes make me excited and inspired to cook! ☺️
This Ramadan, I have mostly been making your recipes and they turn out amazing every. single. time. This butter chicken was absolutely delicious!
I have been using this recipe since 2021. Ever since, I exclusively use only your recipes. Always comes out insanely good!
I make this recipe regularly! My whole family loves it! The flavor is so comforting!
Made this for the family and it was a huge success! I definitely want to marinade the chicken over night next time but it will be on rotation going foward. (Accidentally grabbed diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce but it still came out delicious)
Best receipe for butter chicken. I don’t cook often and this was so easy to follow. Always a hit at home!
The best butter chicken I’ve ever had. We’ve stopped ordering it when we’ve gone out it’s so good
Thank you so much for this. My boyfriend and I lived across the country for work for about two years before having to move back home at the end of our assignment. While there, we fell in love with the local Indian restaurant. I loved their butter chicken so much, I had it at least weekly the whole time we were there. Since we came back home, I have been craving their butter chicken so badly but I can’t have it anymore. All of the Indian restaurants in our area don’t do it justice, but when I found your recipe, I decided to be brave and try to make it myself. And it’s delicious! I first made it about a week ago, and since then I’ve made it three more times! My boyfriend cannot stop asking for it, and I finally have my favorite comfort food back. I pair it with your homemade naan recipe and it’s just perfection. You have no idea how happy my heart is to have this again. Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you ❤️
This was a winner in my house. The taste is absolutely outstanding – adding to our rotation for sure.