Butter Chicken

Source : Mix All The Ingredients Except Chicken For The Marinade In A Bowl Taste It Adjust Flavour If Needed Add Chicken And Coat It In The Marinade Fully L...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : June 6, 2026

Step:

  1. Mix all the ingredients (except chicken) for the marinade in a bowl. Taste it, adjust flavour if needed.

  2. Add chicken and coat it in the marinade fully. Let it rest for few hours (1-2 hours at least).

    Butter Chicken recipe step 2 photo
  3. Grill the chicken on stove top with butter.

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  4. For the gravy, add oil to a pan.

  5. Add cashew nuts and roast till they are light brown.

  6. Add onions and cook till translucent.

  7. Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell fades.

  8. Add the tomatoes and cook till oil separates/gets mushy.

  9. Let it cool down and then blend to a paste.

  10. To finish the sabzi, add butter to a pan.

  11. Add the whole spices (cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, clove) and cook till it sizzles.

  12. Add onions, ginger-garlic paste and green chilli slits and cook.

  13. Add tomato ketchup/sugar and all the dry spices except garam masala and kasuri methi.

  14. Mix well and let it cool for 2-3 min.

  15. Add cream (or butter and milk) and mix well.

  16. Add kasuri methi and garam masala.

  17. Add the chicken pieces and cook for a minute.

  18. Serve hot with rice/paratha/naan!


Ingredients

  1. For the marinade
  2. Chicken (boneless)
  3. 2 tsp curd
  4. Pinch salt
  5. 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  6. 1/8 tsp turmeric
  7. 1/4 tsp garam masala
  8. 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
  9. 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  10. 1 tsp oil
  11. For the gravy
  12. 1 tsp oil
  13. 1 tbsp cashew nuts
  14. 1/2 medium onion, roughly chopped
  15. 1 medium tomato, roughly chopped
  16. 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  17. For finishing the sabzi
  18. 1/2 tbsp butter
  19. 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  20. 1-2 cloves
  21. 1-2 cardamom
  22. 1/4 " cinnamon
  23. 1 green chilli slits
  24. 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  25. 1/2 tsp cumin-coriander powder
  26. 1/2 tbsp sugar/tomato ketchup
  27. 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
  28. 1/4 tsp garam masala
  29. 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
  30. 1 tbsp cream (or butter and milk)

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