Butter Chicken

Cuisine: Indian

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Serves: 4

Treat your loved ones to this tender, juicy, and creamy butter chicken recipe. It’s mouth-watering, simple, and super delicious, all at once!

1 kg boneless chicken thigh or breast
½ cup of fresh yogurt
1 tbsp turmeric
Grated ginger and garlic
1 tbsp lemon juice
A handful of cinnamon sticks
1 tsp cloves
1 tbsp garam masala
2 tbsp salt
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp Kasuri methi
3 tomatoes
½ cup of cream

Our quick and easy butter chicken recipe will leave you craving for more!

Marination: In a big bowl, mix your chicken, yogurt, turmeric, chili powder, salt, and lemon juice. Make sure each chicken piece is generously coated.
Cover the bowl with cling film and let the chicken rest for 20 minutes or a full day. The longer, the better!
In a pan, pour the olive oil. Once it sizzles, cook the chicken for up to 3 minutes on each side till brown.
Remove from the pan and keep aside.
In the same pan, add the ghee.
Sauté the onions, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, and ginger.
Chop the tomatoes and put them in the mixture. Let them cook for 15 minutes.
Once the tomatoes are cooked, blend them in a mixer or a hand blender.
Cook the mixture.
Add in the garam masala, cumin, and sugar and stir well.
Put the cream, butter, and ghee.
Add the chicken to the curry.
Put some crushed Kasuri methi on top to finish.

Chef Tip: Make your curry richer by adding in some cashew paste. Serve the butter chicken hot with naan or rice.

Indulge in this delicious butter chicken recipe right away. Love the recipe? Don’t forget to share it with your friends and family!

Quick Bites

Fun Fact

• The best things in the world are invented by accident, and Butter Chicken is no different. A young chef Kundan Lal Gujral founded a restaurant in Delhi. The lack of refrigeration often led him to innovate to avoid wastage of leftovers, especially tandoori tikkas. He decided that tomato gravy with butter and cream will soften his chicken and served it as such. The combination proved to be a hit. Is this what we call an accidental act of a genius?.

Historical Fact

• Founders of Moti Mahal restaurant at Delhi, India developed the dish in 1947.

• In 1974, a recipe was published for “Murgh Makhani” (Tandoori chicken cooked in butter and tomato sauce).

Nutrition Fact

• A serving of Butter Chicken consists of 384 calories, 8g of carbs, 29g of fat, and 24g of protein.

• Because of the presence of cream and butter, Butter Chicken recipes often have high-fat content. Like the calorie, the fat content can also vary depending upon the choice of ingredients.