# Butter Chicken

Learn to make Gordon Ramsay's butter chicken recipe. A curry in a hurry ready in just under 15 minutes.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken
- salt
- pepper
- fresh turmeric
- cumin
- ground coriander
- cayenne
- garam masala
- 3 tablespoons yogurt
- oil
- red onion
- 2 cardamom seeds
- cloves
- ginger
- chilli
- garlic
- butter
- fresh cilantro
- tomato sauce
- double cream
- lemon juice
- lemon zest

## Instructions

1. Place the chicken into a bowl.
2. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, fresh turmeric, cumin, ground coriander, cayenne, and garam masala.
3. Add three tablespoons of yogurt to the chicken.
4. Mix the chicken, spices, and yogurt.
5. Add a little bit of oil to the chicken mixture.
6. Start the sauce by adding oil to a pan and heating it.
7. Add red onion to the hot pan.
8. Add salt to the onions to caramelize them.
9. Add a couple of cardamom seeds and cloves to the onions.
10. Slice the ginger.
11. Slice the chili.
12. Slice the garlic.
13. Add the sliced ginger, chili, and garlic to the pan with the onions.
14. Add butter to the onions and other ingredients in the pan.
15. Chop fresh cilantro, separating the stalks from the tops.
16. Add the cilantro stalks to the pan.
17. Add garam masala, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne to the pan.
18. Toast the spices with the vegetables.
19. Add another touch of butter to the pan.
20. Start cooking the marinated chicken in a separate pan with oil.
21. Once the vegetables are caramelized, add tomato sauce to them.
22. Stir the tomato sauce with the vegetables.
23. As the sauce starts to boil, add double cream.
24. Stir until a rich color is achieved.
25. Add a touch of lemon juice to the sauce.
26. Transfer the sauce mixture to a blender.
27. Blend the sauce slowly as it is hot.
28. Pass the blended sauce through a sieve into a clean pan.
29. Check the cooked chicken.
30. Add the cooked chicken to the smooth sauce.
31. Add a couple of knobs of butter to the chicken and sauce.
32. Grate some lemon zest into the dish.
33. Add fresh cilantro for garnish.
34. Serve the butter chicken.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- cutting board
- knife
- wooden spoon
- sieve
- blender
- grater

## Tips

- Use cilantro stalks for the sauce and the tops for the garnish.
- When blending the hot sauce, blend slowly.
- Pass the sauce through a sieve for a smooth consistency.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSP1XFwdE/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b67d364a-f56d-4591-90b0-b440f4ed089d
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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