# Butter Chicken

This is a creamy, spicy, and comforting butter chicken recipe that you will want to make over and over again.

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

## Ingredients

- 300 g Chicken
- 0.5 cup Curd (yogurt)
- 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 pinch Red food color
- 1 tbsp Mustard oil
- 1 tbsp Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
- 1 tbsp Cumin powder
- to taste Salt
- 0.25 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Tikka masala
- 0.5 tsp Black salt
- 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- for cooking Butter
- for cooking Oil
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Bay leaf
- 3 chopped Onions
- 1 tsp chopped Garlic
- 1 inch chopped Ginger
- 2 Green cardamoms
- 2 chopped Green chillies
- 3 chopped Tomatoes
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- to taste Salt
- 0.25 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 3 Kashmiri dry red chillies
- 1 tsp Coriander stems
- 10 Cashews
- 0.5 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 20 g Butter
- 1 finely chopped Onion
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 0.25 tsp Turmeric powder
- 0.5 tsp Coriander powder
- to adjust consistency Water
- as needed Fresh cream
- for garnish Kasuri methi
- 0.5 tsp Sugar
- chopped Fresh coriander

## Instructions

1. Combine all spices from the caption into a bowl.
2. Add chicken, lemon juice, and marinate for at least half an hour.
3. In a pan, add oil, cumin seeds, bay leaf, and chopped onions.
4. Fry the onions until golden.
5. Add fresh ginger, garlic, green cardamoms, green chillies, tomatoes, and all the spices mentioned in the caption, including dried Kashmiri red chilies.
6. Add water and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
7. Once cooled, blend the mixture into a puree.
8. In another pan, add butter and oil, then cook the marinated chicken until soft.
9. After cooking the chicken, smoke it with a hot coal.
10. In a pan, add ghee, butter, and finely chopped onion.
11. Add basic spices and strain the cooked gravy into the pan.
12. Adjust gravy consistency with water and add the cooked chicken.
13. Garnish with fresh cream, kasuri methi, and coriander before serving.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- mixer
- spatula
- strainer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLzqaNHRHsT/?igsh=eGZ2ajJwN3RhMmxx
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4ebde8c2-d068-4546-ba16-aa1040191f63
- Extracted: 2025-08-12

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