Butter Chicken

This homemade Butter Chicken is savory and full of flavorful spices like garam masala, turmeric & coriander.

⏱ 65 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Medium 🍽 8 servings 👁 8
Butter Chicken

Ingredients

8 servings

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken in the marinade, 30 min or overnight.
  2. Remove chicken from marinade allowing excess to drip off. Brown chicken in 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
  3. Melt butter over medium heat, cook onions until tender. Add the ginger, garlic, and spices and cook 1 minute or until fragrant.
  4. Add chicken broth, browned chicken, crushed tomatoes and sugar. Simmer 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add cream and cook an additional 5-10 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick.
  5. Top with cilantro and serve over rice.
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Nutrition per serving

444kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$3268.00
Per Serving
$409.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$6536.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (90% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
boneless skinless chicken thighs 2 lbs $198.00
butter 3 tbsp $49.00
onion 1 $50.00
grated fresh ginger 1 tbsp $16.00
garlic 5 cloves $988.00
cumin 1 tsp $36.00
garam masala 1 tsp -
ground coriander 1 tsp $54.00
chili powder 0.5 tsp $9.00
turmeric 0.5 tsp $20.00
cinnamon stick 1 $582.00
kosher salt 0.75 tsp $1.00
chicken broth 0.25 cup $10.00
crushed tomatoes 14 oz $316.00
granulated sugar 1 tsp $1.00
heavy whipping cream 1 cup $165.00
fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp $20.00
garam masala 2 tsp -
cumin 1 tbsp $107.00
plain yogurt 1 cup $646.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Butter Chicken

Ingredients:
  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 5 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ¾ tsp kosher salt (or to taste)
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 14 oz crushed tomatoes (1 can)
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 cup plain yogurt

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