# Butter chicken

A very simple recipe for butter chicken, one of the top 3 favorite dishes of the chefologist.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 chicken fillets
- 3 chicken thighs
- 120 g Greek yogurt
- 1 c. à soupe garam masala
- 1 c. à soupe paprika
- 1 c. à soupe turmeric
- 2 c. à soupe olive oil
- 0.5 yellow lemon juice
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 red onions
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 100 g cashew nuts
- 300 g crushed tomatoes
- 1 c. à soupe garam masala
- 1 pincée chili
- 12 cl water
- 6 cl liquid cream
- 120 g butter
- fresh coriander

## Instructions

1. Season chicken fillets with turmeric, paprika, garam masala spices, salt, pepper, a good fillet of yellow lemon, and Greek yogurt. Massage the chicken.
2. Cook the chicken for 2 to 3 minutes in a hot pan until golden brown.
3. Remove the chicken from the pan and start making the sauce.
4. For the sauce, add red onion, garlic, 1 cinnamon stick, and 2 bay leaves.
5. Add cashew nuts and tomato paste to the sauce.
6. Add 1 glass of water and let it cook for about 15 minutes.
7. After 15 minutes, add the and mix the sauce.
8. To add character to the sauce, add the same mixture of spices with butter and liquid cream.
9. Mix everything together and add the chicken pieces cooked beforehand.
10. Let the chicken finish cooking gently in the sauce to soak up all the flavors.
11. For finishing, add a stroke of liquid cream with freshly sizzled coriander.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Acidity will break the chicken's fibers and make it very tender.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexcook.in/video/7604921193740635414
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/13dec063-6768-469f-b159-493c6c97ada8
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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