Butter Chicken
Calm Dolphin

Butter Chicken

33Min
4Servings
520Cal
MediumLevel
Kid friendlyhalal
#butter chicken#indian#creamy#comfort food

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
Frying pan
Spatula
Serving plate

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

chicken breast (cubed)

800 g

plain yogurt

200 g

lemon (juiced)

1 piece

garlic (minced)

4 clove

ginger (grated)

20 g

butter

50 g

onion (diced)

2 piece

tomato sauce

400 ml

heavy cream

200 ml

olive oil

30 ml

Spices

garam masala

15 g

cumin

5 g

turmeric

5 g

chili powder

5 g

salt

5 g

Instructions

1

Marinate the chicken

Mix yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and half the spices with chicken cubes.

2

Cook the chicken

Heat oil in a pan and cook marinated chicken until golden brown.

8 minMedium-high heattimer 8 min
3

Prepare the sauce base

In the same pan, melt butter and sauté onions until soft.

5 minMedium heattimer 5 min
4

Add spices and tomato sauce

Add remaining spices and tomato sauce to the pan and simmer.

10 minMedium heattimer 10 min
5

Finish with cream and chicken

Add cream and cooked chicken, simmer until sauce thickens.

10 minMedium heattimer 10 min
6

Serve

Serve hot with garlic naan or rice.

Storage

Fridge: 3 days
Freezer: 60 days
Reheat: Microwave 3-4 minutes or stovetop

Store in airtight container. Sauce may thicken when cold - add a splash of water when reheating.

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