Home Recipes Nut-free Traditional Butter Chicken Close Avantages exclusifs Deviens membre BPT+ pour ajouter une recette en favori et profiter d'une foule d'autres avantages! Deviens membre BPT+ Traditional Butter Chicken Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Hubert Cormier, Ph.D., docteur en nutrition Preparation 15 min Cooking 40 min Refrigeration 0 min Freezing 0 min 4 to 6 servings Piece of cake (easy) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Main dishes Like it? Share it! Traditional Butter Chicken Discover Indian Cuisine With This Traditional Butter Chicken Recipe! BPT definitely scored with THE best butter chicken recipe! Plus, it’s a great meal to cook in the middle of your week or just for fun. For a quicker version, use grilled or cooked chicken leftovers and mix them with the sauce! You can also subsitute the diced tomatoes with tomato sauce! The secret? Garam masala! To successfully make your butter chicken, some ingredients are essential, such as garam masala powder, a mix of spices including cinnamon, peppercorns, cardamom, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, cloves, mace, and nutmeg. SIMPLY DELICIOUS : Got some chicken fans in your family? Try these this cripsy oven baked chicken, this chicken salad, this honey glazed chicken, these Greek chicken skewers or this Caribbean chicken Like it? Share it! Bonà savoir The importance of letting your chicken simmer To make a good butter chicken, it’s important to let the chicken simmer. The sauce must be just below the boiling point. This slow-cooking method tenderizes the meat and enhances the flavours of the ingredients. On the other hand, a boiling sauce will harden the meat. Ingredients Switch to cook mode Metric Imperial Marinated chicken Chicken breasts, diced - 2.2 lb 1 kg To discover! Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Chopped garlic - 3 cloves 15 mL To discover! Fresh ginger, chopped - 1 tablespoon 15 mL To discover! Garam masala - 1 tablespoon 15 mL To discover! Ground coriander - 1 tablespoon 15 mL To discover! Kosher salt - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Amchur powder (optional) - 1 tablespoon 15 mL To discover! Butter sauce Butter or clarified butter/ghee - 3 tablespoons 45 mL To discover! Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Onions, chopped - 2 cups 500 mL To discover! Chopped garlic - 2 cloves teaspoon 10 mL To discover! Garam masala - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Paprika - 2 teaspoons 10 mL To discover! Cinnamon - ½ teaspoon 2.5 mL To discover! Kosher salt - 2 teaspoons 10 mL To discover! Diced tomatoes - 2 cups 500 mL To discover! 35% M. F. cooking cream - ¾ cup 180 mL To discover! Fresh coriander - To taste To taste To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Marinated chicken Step 1 In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients with the chicken cubes. If possible, let marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours. Butter sauce Step 2 Over low heat, heat the butter in a large pan. Add the onions and cook slowly for 20 minutes until they are golden. Step 3 Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Incorporate the garam masala, the paprika, the cinnamon and the salt. Cook for 1 minute. Step 4 Add the diced tomatoes and cook for2 minutes. Then, incorporate the cooking cream. Step 5 With an hand blender, mix the sauce until smooth. Butter chicken Step 6 Bring the sauce to a boil. Pour the marinated chicken in the sauce. Cover and let simmer over medium-low heat until the chicken is well-cooked, or about 15 minutes. Step 7 Garnish the butter chicken with coriander leaves and serve immediately with jasmine rice or naan bread. Like it? Share it!
