Pressure Cooker Indian Butter Chicken

This surprisingly easy to make chicken recipes for savory flavors and will give you dinner menu some flair. Butter chicken is one of the most popular curries at any Indian restaurant around the world.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:32:34 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories372.3 kcal (19%)

Total Fat22.4 g (32%)

Carbs11.8 g (5%)

Sugars3.8 g (4%)

Protein32.1 g (64%)

Sodium880.9 mg (44%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

4 tablespoonsbutter

1 cupsweet onion

peeled and chopped

3 tablespoonsminced garlic

2 tablespoonsminced Ginger

1 tablespooncurry powder

2 tablespoonsGaram Masala

1 teaspoonsalt

¾ teaspoonssmoked paprika

2 poundsboneless skinless chicken thighs

cut into one inch pieces

1 x 15 ouncecan tomato sauce

1 cupunsweetened canned coconut milk

full fat

0.25 Cupfresh cilantro

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Add the butter, onions, garlic, Ginger and all spices in the pressure cooker. Turn pressure cooker on to Sauté for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Press the cancel button.

Step 2

Add chicken and tomato sauce. Place lid on pressure cooker and lock it into place. Set the steam release knob into the sealing position. Press the manual button and set to 7 minutes.

Step 3

When the cookie cycle has finished, manually release pressure by turning the knob to venting. Hot steam will be released from the valve in venting mode. Once all steam has been released and pressure valve has lowered, removed the lid.

Step 4

Stir in milk turn the pressure cooker on to Sauté again, and simmer for two minutes to thicken sauce. Serve topped with cilantro.