Easy Butter Chicken
This simple Butter Chicken dish can be ready in 30 minutes. It's creamy, delicious and soon will become a family favorite. Butter Chicken is a popular Indian dish that consists of tender cubed chicken breasts and a rich creamy tomato based sauce that can be served with rice or naan.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 large chicken breasts cut in cubes
- 2 tbsp plain yoghurt heaped spoons
- 2 tsp ginger minced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 tbsp coriander ground
- 2 tsp cumin ground
- 2 tbsp garam masala
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 3 tbsp olive oil vegetable oil or ghee
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup cream heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the cubed chicken breast, yogurt, ginger, garlic, garam masala, coriander, cumin, salt, and turmeric then mix. Allow the chicken to marinade for at least 30 minutes or more for best results.
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil (vegetable / ghee) to a pan and cook your chicken over high heat until its color has turned brown and cooked through.
- In the same pan, add the rest of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the tomato paste and cook for about 3 minutes until the paste has become dark red in color.
- Add the tomato sauce, heavy cream and sugar. Stir until smooth.
- Add the chicken into the sauce.
- serve with rice or naan
Notes
- You can add cayenne pepper, chili powder or chilies if you want the butter chicken to have some heat.
- Try not to overcook the chicken as it will continue to cook once you have taken it out of the skillet and after you add it back to the sauce.
- You can substitute chicken breasts with chicken thigh.
- Marinade the chicken overnight or early morning for best results. You may use it immediately after mixing the plain yoghurt and spices.