Butter Chicken is a classic Indian curry and usually a safe bet even for folks new to Indian cuisine. Its a tasty Indian dish incorporating spices, tomato sauce and heavy cream and butter as the base along with chicken.. It can be served over rice or with naan (flat bread) but I prefer to serve with vegetable pilaf (aka veg pulao) so this way the dish incorporates proteins and well as vegetables.
Butter Chicken
A tasty Indian dish incorporating spices, tomato sauce and heavy cream and butter as the base along with chicken.. It can be served over rice or with naan (flat bread) but I prefer to serve with vegetable pilaf (aka veg pulao) so this way the dish incorporates proteins and well as vegetables.
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast cut in medium sized cubes
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2.5 tablespoons of Shan Butter Chicken Masala
- 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons of ground cashews
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of kasuri methi leaves fenugreek leaves
- 1.5 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon oil
- Cilantro to garnish
- Salt if needed
Instructions
- Take a pot and put the butter and oil. When it melts add the chicken and stir for a couple of minutes.
- To it add the ginger garlic paste and Shan masala and stir for a couple of minutes
- Then add the tomato sauce, milk, heavy cream, kasuri methi, ketchup, ground cashews and paprika
- Cover and cook till chicken is done and gravy is thick Take care not to overcook the chicken
- Garnish with cilantro and butter
- Serve with nan of choice or over pilaf
This is scrumptious!!! I followed your recipe and it was absolutely yummy, creamy and decadent. Perfect spice level for me. Please do post recipes kinda like this