Easy Butter Chicken

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Total Time:
3 hours 40 mins
Serves: 6
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Cuisine: Indian Recipe
Technique: Stewed Recipe
Difficulty: Medium

Try this flavourful version of Butter Chicken for a unique twist. The addition of cream at the end makes it more tasty.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg - Chicken
  • 4 tsp - Butter
  • 1 tsp - Red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp - Lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • For marinade: 1 tbsp - Yogurt
  • 2 tbsp - Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp - Red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp - Lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • For gravy: 1 tsp - Garam masala
  • 2 tbsp - Tomato puree
  • 1 tsp - Sugar
  • 1 tbsp - Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp - Red chilli powder
  • 3 tbsp - Fresh cream
  • 1 tbsp - Butter
  • Salt to taste

How to Make Easy Butter Chicken

  • Clean and cut the chicken.
  • Make a paste with the ingredients for marinade, rub it well over the chicken pieces and marinate it in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  • Cook the chicken in an oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees and keep aside.
  • Meanwhile, heat butter in a pan, add garam masala, ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chillies. Cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add tomato puree, red chilli powder, salt and water and bring the gravy to boil.
  • Add sugar and lemon juice, and then the cooked chicken pieces and let the gravy simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add cream in the end.
  • Serve hot.

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