Description
A rich, creamy, restaurant-style butter chicken made easy with simple ingredients, tender chicken, aromatic spices, and a velvety tomato-cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breast or thighs (cut into bite-size pieces)
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil (optional)
- 1 onion (finely diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp ginger (grated)
- 1 cup tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes)
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 tsp salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp sugar (optional)
- fresh cilantro (for garnish)
Instructions
- Combine chicken with yogurt, garam masala, turmeric, cumin, paprika, and salt. Let marinate 10–20 minutes.
- Heat oil or butter in a skillet and sear chicken until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.
- Melt butter in the same pan. Add onion and cook until softened.
- Stir in garlic and ginger, cooking until fragrant.
- Add garam masala, paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Stir for 30 seconds to toast spices.
- Pour in tomato sauce and simmer 8–10 minutes.
- Reduce heat and stir in heavy cream until smooth.
- Add browned chicken back to the pan and simmer 5–10 minutes.
- Taste and adjust salt or sugar, then garnish with cilantro and serve.
Notes
- Serve with rice or naan for a complete meal.
- Adjust spices according to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg
Keywords: Butter Chicken, Creamy Chicken, Indian Recipe, Easy Butter Chicken