Indian Butter Chicken
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A fragrant, creamy butter chicken in a rich tomato and cream sauce with warm spices like garam masala and cumin. Tender and flavorful, it's traditionally served with rice, quinoa, or naan.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 pounds boneless (skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt (divided)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder (divided)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided)
- 1 small yellow onion (diced (about 1 cup))
- 4 cloves minced garlic (about 4 teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce, plus 1/2 can of water
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (plus additional for serving)
- Brown rice
- Quinoa
- Homemade Naan
- Chopped fresh cilantro
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 45M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 35m
- Sodium
- 1427mg
- Total sugar
- 11g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1738mg
- Calcium
- 214mg
- Iron
- 7mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 1427MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.