# Butter Chicken

A delicious Indian butter chicken dish made with marinated chicken in a rich, creamy tomato-based sauce.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 pc Tomato
- 0.5 big one white onion
- 5 cloves Garlic cloves
- 1 small Ginger
- 4 Cardamom
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 4 Dried red chillies
- 20 pc Cashews
- 6 Coriander stems
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- Water
- 500 gram Chicken breast
- 4 tablespoons Mustard oil
- 1 tablespoon Ginger and garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons Greek Yogurt
- 1 tablespoons Kasoori methi
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 pc squeezed Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Food color
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Condensed milk
- 4 tablespoons Cream
- Fresh coriander leaves

## Instructions

1. Chop the tomatoes and onions.
2. Add oil to a pan.
3. Add cardamom, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, garlic cloves, ginger, dried red chillies, cashews, and coriander stems to the pan.
4. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, and salt to the pan.
5. Add water to the pan, cover it, and cook until tomatoes and onions are soft.
6. Cut chicken breast into cubes.
7. Add mustard oil to the chicken.
8. Add ginger and garlic paste to the chicken.
9. Add yogurt to the chicken.
10. Add kasoori methi to the chicken.
11. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, lemon juice, garam masala, and salt to the chicken.
12. Add food color to the chicken and mix well.
13. Spread the marinated chicken onto a baking tray.
14. Cook the chicken in the oven at 220°C for 14 minutes.
15. Remove the cinnamon stick from the cooked tomato and onion mixture.
16. Blend the mixture until smooth.
17. Strain the blended mixture to get a smooth gravy.
18. Add butter to a pan.
19. Add kasoori methi and a little bit of chilli powder to the butter.
20. Add the strained gravy to the pan.
21. Add the cooked chicken to the gravy.
22. Add cream to the butter chicken.
23. Add condensed milk to the butter chicken.
24. Add a little bit of salt and more butter to the butter chicken.
25. Add fresh coriander and final kasoori methi to the butter chicken.
26. Serve the butter chicken with a swirl of cream.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Spoon
- Blender
- Strainer
- Baking tray
- Oven
- Bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9hAJSbI4jx/?igsh=enZtOGRmM25pdWdq
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/60865505-e16f-4f28-b230-068ee6125ac7
- Extracted: 2025-12-05

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