Last Updated on June 2, 2017
Butter Chicken, Butter Paneer , Hearing the word makes my mouth water..Because i love it so much. The sweet and tangy gravy can pair with anything and i love all recipes that have the base with this gravy..
I have a recipe for butter chicken before..It is a easy way of making this recipe, but this recipe taste so much better than that. It taste similar to the one which we get in restaurants.
If you are in the mood for more butter recipes..Here you go, check out my Easy Butter Chicken, My Butter Paneer Recipe. If you need a Low Fat Butter Paneer Recipe check that too. I have a Butter paneer recipe which is similar to restaurant style also. And this recipe is not similar to butter chicken but i have a awesome butter chicken roast.
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Marination Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 45 to 1 hour
Serves - 3 to 4
Ingredients:
Oil - 2 tblspn
For Marination:
Chicken - ½ kg
Curd / Yogurt - ½ cup
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For Masala:
Butter - 3 tblspn
Oil - 2 tblspn
Cumin Seeds / Shahi Jeera - 1tsp
Onions - 1 large chopped finely
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Red Food Colouring - a pinch
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1.5 tsp or to taste
Salt to taste
Tomato - 2 large pureed
Cream - ¼ cup ( I mixed up ¼ cup milk with 2 tsp cornflour)
Kasuri methi leaves - 1 tblspn
Water as needed
Method:
Take chicken and all the marination ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 15 to 30 mins.
Now heat 2 tblspn oil in a frying pan and place the marinated chicken in a single layer and cook them on high heat for 5 mins or till the chicken is charred. Flip them over and cook again till the chicken is charred. Switch off the flame and set it aside.
Now in a kadai. Add oil and butter and let them heat up.
Add in jeera and let them sizzle. Add in chopped onion and saute them for 5 mins or till the onion is well browned.
Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
Add in red food colouring, chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and sugar and mix well and cook for 30 sec.
Add in tomato puree and mix well. Cover and cook for 5 mins to 8 mins till oil separates from it.
Now add in required amount of water and bring that to a boil. I used 2 cups of water.
Add in grilled chicken pieces and mix well. Simmer the flame and cover the kadai. Cook on a low heat for 15 to 20 mins till the chicken is tender and juicy.
Once the chicken is cooked add in the ¼ cup of cream. I used the cheat version of cream, like mixing ¼ cup of milk with 2 tsp corn flour. Simmer it for a min.
Now crush in the kasuri methi leaves into the gravy andmix well. Simmer again for couple of mins.
Switch off the flame and add coriander leaves.
Serve with naan or pulav.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take your chicken |
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| Add all marination ingredients |
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| Mix them well and let them marinate |
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| Now time to grill those babies |
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| Add the chicken in a frying pan |
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| Cook on both sides for 5 mins.Leave them aside till use |
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| Melt some butter and oil in a kadai |
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| Add in cumin seeds |
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| add in finely chopped onions |
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| saute til they turn golden |
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| add in ginger garlic paste |
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| Add in spices, food colour, salt and sugar |
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| mix them up |
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| Add in pureed tomatoes |
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| cover and cook |
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| untill oil separates from them |
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| Pour over some water |
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| mix them well |
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| Add in the grilled charred chicken pieces along with any juices left |
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| Simmer the stove |
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| cover and cook on a low heat for 15 to 20 mins |
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| or Till the chicken is cooked |
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| Now add cream ( I used ¼ cup milk mixed with 2 tsp cornflour) |
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| Cook them for a min |
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| Add kasuri methi leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Amrita Matta
superb! recipe!!
Pretend Chef
Yummy!!!
Hamaree Rasoi
Simply awesome! That's the only adjective that I could find of this lovely looking butter chicken. Looks simply droolworthy.
Deepa
Ranjini Anandaraj
The best butter chicken I ve ever tasted !! Thanks for the great recipe
food lover
that was a really good recipe.. tried it out yesterday n it tasted really good! everyone liked it.. but i felt it didnt taste like the butter chicken we get in restaurents.. though it was really tasty. ive always wanted 2 make butterchicken the way we hav it in restaurents.. is there a recipe which will do the trick?
VENU GOPAL Kariyappa
They use tandoor oven cook the chicken (aka Tandoor chicken)
Aarthi
@food lover i will look into it. and post the recipe if i come across it.
Anonymous
@Aarthi thnx! looking forward to it! 🙂
Melinda
I made this for dinner last night and it was WONDERFUL! My family loved it, and my husband has taken leftovers to work today for lunch. Thank you!
Anonymous
since long i was tempting to eat good chicken dish, tried in manny hotels dint got dat taste.ur recipe just rocked..love it very much..best butter chicken..
Anonymous
@food lover, two minutes before turning off the stove.... Pour some tomato ketchup... 2 tablespoon maybe
Anonymous
thanks bro definitely try your version
Anonymous
AMAZING RECIPE!
Latha
Aarthi.. Do u have any vegetarian version for this.. Love the gravy actually
Anonymous
In marination ,is there any alternative for curd('coz milk products r allergy for me).
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou can skip that. There is no much alternative for that
Vidya Shetty
Excellent Finger Licking Recipe!
hala Rameez
Haii aarthi... thank u for sharing this recipe. .. its realy tasty.. me n my family realy loved it....
gogo chef
That is not real recipe
abhishek
It was Really Really GREAAAAAAAAAAAT !!!!
Thanks 🙂
Tina Chahal
Hi Aarti
Great recipe. I skipped the food colouring (allergic to red and orange) and added 2 tbsps of 18% cream instead of cream in your recipe. It was yummy.
shabina Ajaz
Its yummy and very tasty
shabina Ajaz
Its yummy and very tasty
sangram24
For the past 10 years me and my wife go to a restaurant to have one item - chicken tikka butter masala. the price of the item has gone from Rs 100 to Rs 450 in these 10 years. i saw this recipe of yours yesterday , made it today and it was mind boggling. Just awesome !! I think the restaurant just lost a customer today. Thanks a lot
Babita Karson
Can liquid food colouring be used in this dish ?
Aarthi
@Babita KarsonYes u can use...But you can skip it entirely
Sanjeev Kumar
Wah lajawab taste ummah I can't tell
Really great
Anonymous
Hi aarthi
like ur blog a lot.. Ur receipes r way good n step by step pictures r easy to view..
would like to know muglai butter chicken receipe instead of punjabi style ..
SAGAR SABHARWAL
Too Good Aarthi Brilliant Presentation
SAGAR SABHARWAL
Awesome Brilliant Presentation
Suvarna Sonavane
Instead of milk cream you can use pumpkin seeds past.
The receipe is awesome n deliciouso. 😘 😘 😘
Aarthi
@Suvarna Sonavaneyes u can use.Add little milk while grinding it
Anonymous
I had made it last night and it was loved by my family a thanks..........................to u
Butter recipe
Mam can i skip food color....
Aarthi
@Butter recipeyes u can skip food colour
Sachin Deshmukh
awesome recipe I must say....
just one thing to know... how the taste changes by adding fresh cream into it...
Aarthi
@Sachin DeshmukhFresh cream will give this curry a lot of creaminess.
Daya Vani
For preparing cream we have to use boiled or unboiled milk
Aarthi
@Daya Vaniboiled
Daya Vani
Thanks I plan to use unboiled, tomorrow butter chicken 🙂
Daya Vani
Did butter chicken, wow,great,its like heaven to have after cooking it with lots of effort
Munira Shabbir
Luking frwd for dis dish at lunch nw, hope it tastes d same like urs
Munira Shabbir
Luking frwd for dis dish at lunch nw, hope it tastes d same like urs
tulika ghosh
your cheat version of cream is mind blowingly simple and new. also i like your blog so mucu. i picked up the schezwan chicken recipe from yours and had huge appreciation from frnds. keep posting new recipes and wish u all the very best. supeb work Aarthi.
Anonymous
Lovely recipe tasted really good
Anonymous
I've lately started cooking. This recipe was simple & I tried it out. My butter chicken turned to be so yummy. Thanks Aarthi for sharing the recipe.It is really helpful atleast for first timers like me... Keep up the good work!
tulika ghosh
Aarthi thank you sooooo muchhhh. I have tried four recipes from ur blog and blv me that mughlai chicken korma was outstanding. all of my frnds appreciated it so much and u clearly made our party foodiliciously hit. God bless u and keep posting new recipes. I m so happy to find ur blog.
Anonymous
d way u hav poured red color in it as if its artificial curry. Jus put a little. Not as much as its dark red
Anonymous
Hi dear,
This recipe looks yummy. What is the alternative for full cream.
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can use some milk mixed with some corn flour
Sandra Duvall
Good review. I like this recipe. Informative and interesting which we share with you so i think so it is very useful and knowledgeable. I would like to thank you for the efforts. I am tiring the same best work from me in the future as well.
Anonymous
Hi arathy, great recipe. Usually you add sugar to the dishes which requires tomatoes. Why did you skip it this time?
Aarthi
@Anonymousi have added in this..check it, it is along with the spices
Sandra Duvall
The information in this blog is extremely useful for the people. Thank's for sharing.
Anita Kamath
Thank you Arati,tried it today for lunch and my family loved it and so did I.Was yum
Bhavesh Bhoir
Thank you arathi, its yummy delicious I tried it its really fabulous
Anonymous
Tried your recipe.........it was so goooood. Thanks for sharing
Unknown
Tried ur receipe today .., it was a big hit in my family .. Thanks dear
Unknown
Salma Niyas
Tried this today ' s dinner .. Very yummy .. Thanks for ur superb receipe ..
Sonal Verma
Hi Aarthi!
Following your various recepies for past one year almost!
Hats off to you! The way you explain and show the step by step pics is really awesome !
And your recipes are easy and so practical. The food turns out to be perfect and really yummy!
You are an excellent cook !
Will try your butter chicken soon and get back to u. This is the first time I'm writing to you!
In this recipe could u please tell me how much readymade tomato puree can be added? If I don't have tomatoes?
Thanks .
Aarthi
@Sonal Vermaif u are using readymade tomato puree, use around 1 cup of it
Sukanya
Hi Aarthi, can u tell me the measurement in grams for the cup u use for milk or curd ??
Aarthi
@Sukanyamy 1 cup measures 240 ml
Rahul
Thanks! Cooked and enjoyed it. Turned out great! A 5 Star recipe and presentation, very clearly explained.
Rahul Thacker,M.D.
Dolly
thank you for this recipe! like most recipes from your blog this too was a hit at home.
Anonymous
Hi Arthi....instead of milk n cornflour shal i use readymade whipping cream whether it givs dat much taste????
Unknown
Hello! I have some tandoori chicken masala and kit hen kong masala, would any of these two work? Can i put ginger and garlic in powder instead of paste?
gayathri g3
wow!!! mouthwatering receipe sister..let me try this on sunday sister..i like your blog sooo much sister...keep rocking...
Sathya
Hello Arthi 🙂
I am usually a little lazy to leave comments on blogs.. But I had to do it today for you because I have been trying a few recipes from your site and they have all turned out very Yummy.. This Butter Chicken recipe of yours is simple to follow, yet absolutely mouth watering with Authentic Taste.. Kalakureenga ponga... Keep Rocking..
A New fan of yours,
Sathya
Foodlifes
Butter chicken is my favorite..