date: 2020-10-13T02:53:14.232Z 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: Keith Alexander ratingvalue: 4.8 reviewcount: 3994 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: 101 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT10M" cooktime: "PT30M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, indian butter chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Indian Butter Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Indian Butter Chicken is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful. To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook indian butter chicken using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Indian Butter Chicken: 1. Get 2-3 pieces boneless chicken breast 1. Get Rice or Bread for sides 1. Get Milk or Cream 1. Get Plain yoghurt 1. Prepare Tomato paste 1. Prepare Marinade 1. Take 1/2 cup plain yoghurt 1. Take 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1. Prepare 2 cloves minced garlic 1. Get 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1. Make ready 1 tsp cumin 1. Get 1 tsp turmeric 1. Take 2 tsp garam masala 1. Get 1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt (I use Himalayan Pink salt) 1. Take Gravy 1. Make ready 1 tbsp butter or ghee or olive oil 1. Take 1/2 cup tomato puree or tomato paste 1. Prepare 1 tbsp sugar 1. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp salt 1. Take 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 it up for this special food indian butter chicken recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am confident that you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!