Easy Butter Chicken

Easy Butter Chicken Photo by Mohammad Fahim on Unsplash

Butter chicken is rich, mild and a favourite with all ages.

  • ⏱ Prep: 15 min
  • 🔥 Cook: 30 min
  • 🍽 Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 700 g boneless chicken
  • ½ cup yogurt, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala, salt (marinade)
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ cup cream
  • 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken for 30 minutes, then pan-fry until browned.
  2. Melt butter, cook onion until soft, add ginger-garlic paste.
  3. Add tomato puree, sugar and salt. Simmer 10 minutes, then blend smooth if you like.
  4. Add chicken and simmer 10 minutes until cooked through.
  5. Stir in cream and fenugreek. Serve with naan or rice.

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