Name: Indian Butter Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Butter Chicken Marinade:; 1 cup plain yogurt; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp Cayenne pepper; ¾ tsp black pepper; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp salt; 3 chicken breasts; For Butter Chicken Sauce:; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 clove garlic; 1 jalapeno pepper; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp kosher salt; 8 oz tomato sauce; 1 cup heavy cream; To Finish:; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; ¼ cup fresh cilantro

How To Make Indian Butter Chicken

This butter chicken recipe is an Indian-inspired curry dish with a tomato sauce and cream-based broth. You get a hearty dish that’s bursting with flavor.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Marinate Time: 8 hours

Total: 8 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Butter Chicken Marinade:

1cupplain yogurt
1tbsplemon juice
2tspground cumin
1tspground cinnamon
1tspcayenne pepper
¾tspblack pepper
1tspground ginger
1tspsalt
3chicken breasts,boneless, skinless

For Butter Chicken Sauce:

1tbspunsalted butter
1clovegarlic,minced
1jalapeno pepper,finely chopped
2tspground cumin
2tsppaprika
1tspkosher salt
8oztomato sauce,canned
1cupheavy cream

To Finish:

2tbspunsalted butter
1tbspvegetable oil
¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped

Instructions

In a large ziploc bag the night before cooking, add the yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ginger, salt and chicken and mix well. Marinate overnight.
Add the butter, garlic and jalapeño to a large skillet on medium heat for 1 minute until the garlic is aromatic.
Add the 2 teaspoons cumin, 2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly until the spices darken in color.
Add in the tomato sauce and heavy cream, stir and cook for 1 minute.
Remove the sauce from the pan and keep to the side, then wipe the skillet clean.
Add in 2 tablespoons of butter and vegetable oil to the large skillet on medium high heat.
Remove most of the marinade (and discard this marinade) from the chicken and add it to the skillet.
Cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side until cooked through.
Top with sauce and bring to a simmer, then top with cilantro.