date: 2020-12-10T17:52:24.719Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/13d44993a61c250e/751x532cq70/indian-butter-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/13d44993a61c250e/751x532cq70/indian-butter-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/13d44993a61c250e/751x532cq70/indian-butter-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Harriett Wilkerson ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 5450 recipeingredient: - "2-3 pieces boneless chicken breast" - " Rice or Bread for sides" - " Milk or Cream" - " Plain yoghurt" - " Tomato paste" - " Marinade" - "1/2 cup plain yoghurt" - "1 tbsp fresh grated ginger" - "2 cloves minced garlic" - "1 tbsp fresh lemon juice" - "1 tsp cumin" - "1 tsp turmeric" - "2 tsp garam masala" - "1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder" - "1/2 tsp salt I use Himalayan Pink salt" - " Gravy" - "1 tbsp butter or ghee or olive oil" - "1/2 cup tomato puree or tomato paste" - "1 tbsp sugar" - "1 1/2 tsp salt" - "1 cup milk or cream" recipeinstructions: - "First, cut chicken breast into small to medium size dice bites. Prepare the marinated and mix all together in a bowl before putting in the chicken." - "Put in the chicken and mix again until even." - "Marinate the chicken for 24 hours but if you don’t have time, 30 mins to an hour should be enough for the chicken to absorb the spices." - "Heat 1 tbsp butter or ghee on the pan (high heat) and fry the chicken for more or less 5 mins. The chicken will not browned because of the marinate." - "Take it out of the pan, and fry again for the second time for another 5 mins or until the chicken is fully cooked." - "Add on 1/2 cup of tomato sauce to the chicken, milk or cream, sugar and salt. Turn down the heat to low and simmer it for around 20 minutes." - "Taste it if it needs more salt or any other spices. Garnish with left over cream and some cilantros." categories: - Recipe tags: - indian - butter - chicken katakunci: indian butter chicken nutrition: 162 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT30M" cooktime: "PT52M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, indian butter chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Indian Butter Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It's appreciated by millions daily. Indian Butter Chicken is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful. To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have indian butter chicken using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Indian Butter Chicken: 1. Take 2-3 pieces boneless chicken breast 1. Take Rice or Bread for sides 1. Take Milk or Cream 1. Make ready Plain yoghurt 1. Get Tomato paste 1. Take Marinade 1. Take 1/2 cup plain yoghurt 1. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1. Take 2 cloves minced garlic 1. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1. Prepare 1 tsp cumin 1. Prepare 1 tsp turmeric 1. Prepare 2 tsp garam masala 1. Make ready 1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt (I use Himalayan Pink salt) 1. Prepare Gravy 1. Get 1 tbsp butter or ghee or olive oil 1. Prepare 1/2 cup tomato puree or tomato paste 1. Prepare 1 tbsp sugar 1. Take 1 1/2 tsp salt 1. Get 1 cup milk or cream ##### Instructions to make Indian Butter Chicken: 1. First, cut chicken breast into small to medium size dice bites. Prepare the marinated and mix all together in a bowl before putting in the chicken. 1. Put in the chicken and mix again until even. 1. Marinate the chicken for 24 hours but if you don’t have time, 30 mins to an hour should be enough for the chicken to absorb the spices. 1. Heat 1 tbsp butter or ghee on the pan (high heat) and fry the chicken for more or less 5 mins. The chicken will not browned because of the marinate. 1. Take it out of the pan, and fry again for the second time for another 5 mins or until the chicken is fully cooked. 1. Add on 1/2 cup of tomato sauce to the chicken, milk or cream, sugar and salt. Turn down the heat to low and simmer it for around 20 minutes. 1. Taste it if it needs more salt or any other spices. Garnish with left over cream and some cilantros. So that's going to wrap this up for this special food indian butter chicken recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am confident you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!