Cafe Delites· by Karina Carrel★ 5.0 (565)

Butter Chicken Recipe

Name: Butter Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5, 5 - 6 people
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 28 oz boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces); 1/2 cup plain yogurt; 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (minced ); 1 tablespoon ginger (minced, or finely grated); 2 teaspoons garam masala; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon red chili powder (recommend Kashmiri); 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons ghee (or 1 tbs butter + 1 tbs oil); 1 large onion (sliced or chopped); 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon ginger (minced or finely grated); 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 14 oz crushed tomatoes; 1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to your taste preference (use Kashmiri)); 1 1/4 teaspoons salt (or to taste); 1 cup thickened cream (heavy or evaporated milk to save calories); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon kasoori methi (or dried fenugreek leaves)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 5 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

29% of a 2,000 cal day

589KCAL

Protein

34g69% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat42g

54%

Saturated17g

84%

Unsaturated25g

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Total Carbs20g

Fiber4g

14%

Total Sugars11g

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incl. Added Sugars2g

Starch6g

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Sodium1359mg

59%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Tender chicken thighs in a creamy tomato-based curry sauce with warm spices and ghee. Rich and aromatic, rivaling restaurant versions.

Ingredients

5 SERVINGS

28 ozboneless and skinless chicken thighs — bite-sized pieces, or boneless and skinless chicken breasts
½ cupplain yogurt
1½ tbspgarlic — minced
1 tbspginger — minced or finely grated
2 tspgaram masala
1 tspturmeric
1 tspground cumin
1 tspred chili powder — kashmiri recommended
1 tspsalt
2 tbspolive oil
2 tbspghee — or butter or oil
1large onion
1½ tbspgarlic — minced
1 tbspginger — minced or finely grated
1½ tspground cumin
1½ tspgaram masala
1 tspground coriander
14 ozcrushed tomatoes
1 tspred chili powder — kashmiri
1¼ tspsalt
1 cupthickened cream — or heavy or evaporated milk
1 tbspsugar
½ tspkasoori methi — dried

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Method

45m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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