Khin's Kitchen· by Khin★ 4.8 (27)

Easy Butter Chicken Recipe

Name: Easy Butter Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3, 3 - 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 500 grams Boneless chicken thigh (or breast ( About 17.5oz )); 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter; 1 tbsp Oil (( for grilling chicken )); 1 tsp Dry fenugreek leaves (Kasuri Methi ( optional )); Fresh coriander (chopped ( optional )); 1 Cup Water (( add more water if needed )); ½ tsp Salt; ½ tsp Ginger paste; ½ tsp Garlic paste; ½ tsp Paprika powder (Or Chilli powder); ½ tsp Turmeric powder; ½ tsp Garam masala; 3 tbsp Plain yogurt; 2 Medium shallots ( ( finely chopped )); 1 tbsp Garlic paste; 1 tsp Ginger paste; ½ cup Tomato puree (( plain, un-salted, unflavoured ) ( see details in note ) About 8 tbsp); ½ cup Double cream (( Heavy Cream ) about 8-10 tbsp); 3 tbsp Cashew nut paste ( ( Optional )( see details in note )); 1 tsp Paprika (Or chilli powder ); 2 tsp Garam masala; 1 tsp Salt (or salt to taste); Cooked basmati rice or naan

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 3 · 20m total

Servings

Calories

40% of a 2,000 cal day

797KCAL

Protein

38g76% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat48g

62%

Saturated22g

100%

Unsaturated26g

—

Total Carbs52g

19%

Fiber4g

13%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch42g

—

Sodium1694mg

74%

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

Tender grilled chicken thighs in a rich, creamy tomato-based curry flavored with warming spices and cashew cream. Restaurant-quality Indian comfort food, typically served with rice or naan.

Ingredients

3 SERVINGS

500 gBoneless chicken thigh — 17½ oz, or chicken breast
4 tbspUnsalted Butter
1 tbspOil
1 tspDry fenugreek leaves (Kasuri Methi) — dried, optional
Fresh coriander — chopped, optional
1 cupWater
½ tspSalt
½ tspGinger paste
½ tspGarlic paste
½ tspPaprika powder — or Chilli powder
½ tspTurmeric powder — powdered
½ tspGaram masala
3 tbspPlain yogurt
2Medium shallots — finely chopped
1 tbspGarlic paste
1 tspGinger paste
½ cupTomato puree — unsalted, plain, unflavored, 8 tbsp
½ cupDouble cream (Heavy Cream) — 8–10 tbsp
3 tbspCashew nut paste — optional
1 tspPaprika — or chilli powder
2 tspGaram masala
1 tspSalt
Cooked basmati rice — or naan

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Method

20m total

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

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