Easy Butter Chicken

Name: Easy Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp butter; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced or finely grated; 2-3 cloves garlic, minced or finely grated; 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, tenderized and cubed into 1/2 in; 4 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tsp chili powder, or smoked paprika; 1 tsp fenugreek, powdered; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 1 cup heavy cream; Basmati rice and Naan for serving

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

If you like your sauce heavier, I would suggest doing 1.5x of the spices and 2x the heavy cream.

Updated at: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 02:06:18 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

3 Tbspbutter

1onion

medium, diced

1 tspfresh ginger

minced or finely grated

2 clovesgarlic

minced or finely grated

1.5 lbsboneless chicken breasts

tenderized and cubed into 1/2 in

4 Tbsptomato paste

1 Tbspgaram masala

1 tspchili powder

or smoked paprika

1 tspfenugreek

powdered

1 tspcumin

1 tspsalt

¼ tspblack pepper

¼ tspturmeric

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet or medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oil, onion, 1 tbsp butter and cook until onions are lightly golden brown (3-5) mins. Add the ginger & garlic and cook for 30 seconds, stirring as not to burn.

Step 2

Add 1 tbsp butter and melt it down. Add the tomato paste and half of the spices, mix well. Add in the remaining butter and melt down, then add in the chicken and mix well. Toss in remaining spices and mix well, cooking thoroughly for about 3-5 minutes.

Step 3

Add the heavy cream and simmer on medium/medium-low for 8-10 minutes. Serve with basmati rice and your choice of Naan.