By Catherine Crow, NTP on Last Updated 16 Comments | No Medical Advice | This post may contain affiliate links
I love Indian food, andsurprise-surprisebutter chicken is one of my favorite dishes! So cook up this silky butter chicken recipe stat-- you'll be happy you did.
Butter Chicken ingredients:
1 cup yogurt (optional, to marinate chicken prior to cooking, strain and discard yogurt)
1 tablespoongaram masala
1½ teaspoons ground ginger
¼ teaspoon cayenne (use ⅛ teaspoon or less for mild heat)
2 tablespoons honey or simple syrup
1tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
1tablespoon fresh garlic, chopped
¼-½ teaspoon salt (to taste)
8 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2tablespoons tomato paste
1 (14 ½-ounce) can tomato sauce (like this)
1 (14 ½-ounce) whole peeled tomatoes (like this)
1 pound chicken breast or thighs, chopped
Rice (optional)
- 1 cup jasmine rice (like this)
- 1 cup chicken bone broth or chicken stock
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
Process:
- Marinate chopped chicken in yogurt for 1-12 hours to tenderize. Strain yogurt and discard (optional).
- Combine spices: 1 tablespoongaram masala, 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
and¼ teaspoon cayenne in a small bowl. Set aside. - Over medium low heat, saute onion in butter for about 10 minutes. Add fresh ginger and garlic. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until tender.
- Add spice blend stirring frequently for 30-60 seconds, careful to not burn the spices.
- Add tomato sauce, whole peeled tomatoes, and paste. Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
- Transfer sauce to bender (or immersionblender) and process until smooth. I prefer the smooth texture from a Vitamix blender.
- Pour butter chicken sauce back into pan. Add salt and sugar to taste.
- In aseparatepan, cook chicken for about 8-10 minutes or until done.
- Add chicken to sauce, simmer briefly.
- Serve with rice (if desired).Enjoy this nutrient dense butter chicken!
Do you have a favorite Indian recipe other than butter chicken? Please tell me about it in the comments!
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Jessica @ Bint Rhoda's Kitchen
This looks amazing! I've been looking for a good recipe for butter chicken, from scratch. I love real, traditional foods from around the world. Thanks for an amazing recipe!
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Zareen
This is a wonderful recipe. I make it similarly except that I add in some cumin with the ginger/garlic and stir in some cream in the end.
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April
Sounds absolutely delicious and I'm dying to try it! Do you happen to know the calorie count per serving? Thanks!!
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Catherine Crow
Hi April, I'm sorry I don't have any calorie information for any of my recipes.
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shamim
Who CARES about how many calories are in it. When it tastes this good, you eat to your hearts content. It's NOT like you pig out on it every single day!!!
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Noel
Wow. I made this last night and ate it tonight. DIVINE. I LOVE Indian food, especially during the summer. My brain (and the rest of my body) is extremely satisfied now.
THANK YOU!
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Sarah M.
This recipe is fantastic! I have made it several times. It is one of my boyfriends' favorite dishes! It keeps really well, and tastes even better the next day. Perfect amount of heat and divine flavor. Thanks!!
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Catherine
Thanks Sarah!
I'm glad you're enjoying it as much as I do 😉
Catherine
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Klara
This looks amazing. My little toddler is starting to reject all her old favourites, so I think I will give this a try. The only problem is that we don't seem to have canned tomato sauce available in Australia - tomato sauce is what we put on hot chips (aka French fries). Can I just whizz up another can of whole tomatoes, or is there another substitute you would recommend?
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Susan
This is absolutely one of my favorite dishes ever. Truly comfort food. I add fenugreek leaves to mine and it adds a bit of pungent (just a hint) and is also quite yummy.
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Julie T
I have made this five times now and it is so good! I just had to thank you. Thank you! 🙂
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Sarah
I tried making the same dish before but it turned out not so good,
This butter chicken is my all time Indian favorite dish.
Thanks for sharing how you make yours.Reply
rachel
I have made this recipe so many times and it's AMAZING and even my toddler girl loves it. I add full-fat coconut milk to make it more rich, and just play with the spice blend a bit to compensate. My question is, how would you make this in a slow cooker, while still pureeing the ingredients? i wonder if you can... Help!
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Catherine
Good question -- I'm not sure because I've never tried it!
Let me know if you have success.
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Holly Bohmfalk
I just found this recipe, and made it tonight. I think it is the best chicken dish I have ever made! Absolutely perfect!
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Laura
Can I just say a HUGE thank you for this recipe! It has become a family favourite and somehow my 1 year old, 5 year old, and 7 year old all devour it. They get excited when they hear that it's for dinner!
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