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Classic Butter Chicken
Creamy tomato gravy, tender chicken, and a finish of butter — weeknight comfort from a home kitchen.
- Time 45 min
- Serves 4
- Level Easy
- Course Dinner
Ingredients
- 500g boneless chicken, cubed
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 400g tomato puree
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- Salt to taste
Method
- 1Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic, chilli, and salt for 20 minutes.
- 2Pan-sear the chicken until lightly charred. Set aside.
- 3In the same pan, simmer tomato puree with garam masala and a pinch of salt.
- 4Stir in butter and cream. Add chicken and cook 8 minutes.
- 5Crush kasuri methi over the top and serve with rice or naan.