# Instant Pot Butter Chicken

This recipe for Instant Pot Butter Chicken delivers authentic flavors in a fraction of the time, using easy-to-find ingredients.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 tablespoons butter
- 0.25 cup diced onion
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger root
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 0.5 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 pound diced boneless skinless chicken breast or chicken thighs
- 15 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 0.25 cup heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Turn your Instant Pot to saute and let it heat up until it reads hot.
2. Add 3 tablespoons of butter and let it melt.
3. Add 1/4 cup of finely minced diced onion and saute until it begins to soften, for a couple minutes.
4. Add 5 cloves of minced garlic and 2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger root.
5. Saute for a minute to let the garlic and ginger toast.
6. Add 1 teaspoon of garam masala, 1 teaspoon of coriander, 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of paprika, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
7. Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and saute for a minute or two to toast the spices and tomato paste.
8. Add 1/2 cup of low sodium chicken broth (or 3/4 cups if you have an 8-quart Instant Pot) and scrape up any brown bits off the bottom of the inner pot.
9. Add 15 ounces of crushed tomatoes and 1 pound of diced boneless, skinless chicken breast or chicken thighs.
10. Stir gently to combine.
11. Pop the lid on the Instant Pot, making sure the venting knob is pointed towards sealing (not venting), and set the cook time to 5 minutes using the manual or pressure cook function.
12. Once the cooking time has elapsed, let pressure release on its own for at least 10 minutes to keep the chicken super tender.
13. Open the Instant Pot and hit cancel to turn off the saute function.
14. Add 1/4 cup of heavy cream and saute until it thickens (a couple of minutes).

## Equipment

- Instant Pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y49811VoFQ
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0c26476f-443e-4522-a7cd-b5a6f946ce99
- Extracted: 2025-02-20

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