# Butter Chicken for Dummies

A simple and quick 20-minute butter chicken recipe, perfect for beginners, featuring tender chicken in a creamy, spicy, and tangy sauce.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- cut up chicken thighs
- salt
- pepper
- chili powder
- corn starch
- 2 onions
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 handful cashews
- oil
- ginger paste
- minced garlic
- butter
- coriander powder
- Greek yogurt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- sugar
- ketchup
- coriander for garnish
- extra butter for garnish

## Instructions

1. Start with cut up chicken thighs and add salt, pepper, chili powder, and a little bit of corn starch.
2. Let the chicken marinate for at least an hour.
3. Cut up two onions, three tomatoes, and a handful of cashews.
4. Add some oil to your pan.
5. Throw everything that was just cut up (onions, tomatoes, cashews) into the pan.
6. Mix it all together for about 5 minutes.
7. Add a little more salt, ginger paste, and minced garlic to the mixture.
8. Mix it all together and then blend until everything is smooth.
9. Strain the blended sauce (this step was forgotten in the video, but recommended).
10. To the same pan, add some butter.
11. Throw the marinated chicken in the pan and let it cook until fully cooked.
12. Once the chicken is fully cooked, throw the strained sauce back into the pan.
13. Add more chili powder for extra spiciness, coriander powder, and some other spices (not specified beyond coriander powder).
14. Add a little bit of Greek yogurt.
15. Add about a cup of heavy cream (or whipping cream).
16. Add some sugar and a little bit of ketchup for sweet and tanginess.
17. Garnish with a little bit of coriander and some extra butter.
18. Plate everything up and enjoy, possibly with garlic naan.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- blender

## Tips

- Eyeball all ingredients.
- Marinate chicken for at least an hour.
- To avoid crying while cutting onions, use the cup of water hack.
- Blend the sauce until smooth and make sure to strain it.
- For an authentic experience, use heavy cream, but any cream works.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRsXfvuksx9/?igsh=cXBwa3AwMHJld295
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/63ff0c21-93a9-4d1b-8038-a2cab4e32143
- Extracted: 2026-03-26

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