date: 2020-08-13T18:20:05.073Z 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: Jared Patton ratingvalue: 5 reviewcount: 31361 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: 152 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT12M" cooktime: "PT55M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to make a special dish, indian butter chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Indian Butter Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. They're nice and they look fantastic. Indian Butter Chicken is something which I've loved my entire life. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have indian butter chicken using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Indian Butter Chicken: 1. Prepare 2-3 pieces boneless chicken breast 1. Take Rice or Bread for sides 1. Prepare Milk or Cream 1. Get Plain yoghurt 1. Prepare Tomato paste 1. Get Marinade 1. Get 1/2 cup plain yoghurt 1. Take 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1. Get 2 cloves minced garlic 1. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1. Prepare 1 tsp cumin 1. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric 1. Make ready 2 tsp garam masala 1. Take 1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder 1. Get 1/2 tsp salt (I use Himalayan Pink salt) 1. Make ready Gravy 1. Prepare 1 tbsp butter or ghee or olive oil 1. Make ready 1/2 cup tomato puree or tomato paste 1. Get 1 tbsp sugar 1. Get 1 1/2 tsp salt 1. Prepare 1 cup milk or cream ##### Steps 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 exceptional food indian butter chicken recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I'm sure that you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget 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!