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Butter Chicken

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Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken is one of those Indian dishes that has become very popular in the Arab world... and today you can make it at home with the easiest, tastiest, and most reliable recipe

Total time170 min
Prep80 min
Cook90 min
Yield6 servings
DifficultyHard
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MainsIndianGluten freeEgg freeHardLong cook

Recipe story

Butter Chicken is one of those Indian dishes that has become very popular in the Arab world... and today you can make it at home with the easiest, tastiest, and most reliable recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 2 tablespoons yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon ground red pepper - paprika
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon chicken masala spice
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste - optional
  • 1 tablespoon chili paste - optional
  • 2 cups cooking cream
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons cashews
  • 1 large onion, chopped

Method

  1. First prepare the chicken: wash it well and place it in a colander to drain and dry
  2. Mix the chicken with the marinade: combine yogurt with a pinch of salt, a pinch of paprika, hot red chili pepper to taste, a pinch of garam masala, a pinch of freshly grated or powdered ginger, and crushed garlic and salt
  3. Let the chicken marinate in the mixture for about two hours
  4. After the time has passed, put a little butter in a suitable cooking pot and fry the chicken until slightly browned and cooked. Remove it and set aside
  5. In the same pot fry the dried onions until they soften a little, then add the crushed garlic, chicken garam masala, and grated ginger
  6. Add the chopped tomatoes and stir a little, then add the cashews
  7. Add water as desired, then blend the mixture in a food processor
  8. Return the butter chicken mixture to the heat, add butter and cooking cream, and at this stage add tomato paste and pepper paste to taste
  9. Let the butter chicken mixture simmer over low heat for several minutes until the chicken is fully cooked, then serve with white rice and garnish with chopped parsley and fresh cream
  10. Today's butter chicken recipe is presented in the 'Shu Tabkhin Al-Youm' style
  11. You can follow a video of the butter chicken recipe on the 'Shu Tabkhin Al-Youm' TikTok page @shoutabkhin
  12. Or on our Instagram page: @shoutabkhinalyom
  13. To watch how to make chicken stroganoff the Shu Tabkhin Al-Youm way, click this link: Watch the video for chicken stroganoff
  14. For the best and easiest fettuccine with chicken, click this link: Chicken fettuccine pasta
  15. For the green bean stew recipe, click this link: The tastiest and easiest green beans with meat
  16. #recipes #ShuTabkhinAlYoum #chicken #chicken #Indian_recipes #Indian_cuisine #butter_chicken

Notes and serving ideas

  • Watch the video recipe for Chicken Stroganoff
  • Chicken Fettuccine Pasta
  • The easiest and tastiest recipe for green beans with meat
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