date: 2020-12-13T08:33:06.215Z 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: Jeremiah Carroll ratingvalue: 4.3 reviewcount: 42457 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: 156 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT24M" cooktime: "PT52M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it's Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, indian butter chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Indian Butter Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Indian Butter Chicken is something which I've loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic. To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook indian butter chicken using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Indian Butter Chicken: 1. Get 2-3 pieces boneless chicken breast 1. Make ready Rice or Bread for sides 1. Take Milk or Cream 1. Make ready Plain yoghurt 1. Take Tomato paste 1. Get Marinade 1. Take 1/2 cup plain yoghurt 1. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1. Take 2 cloves minced garlic 1. Get 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1. Take 1 tsp cumin 1. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric 1. Get 2 tsp garam masala 1. Take 1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder 1. Prepare 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. Get 1 tbsp sugar 1. Make ready 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 your time. I am confident that you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in 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!