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How To Make Butter Chicken

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How To Make Butter Chicken

How To Make Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken Recipe. A delicious chicken dish that can be made as hot or as mild as you wish - a perfect meal for curry lovers who want to keep it simple. Taste our Butter Chicken recipe.

You will need…

  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp ginger, crushed
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp ground almonds
  • 220 g can of whole peeled tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp natural yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander or spinach, chopped
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 large frying pan
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 tray


Step 1:

Season the chicken.

Begin by seasoning the chicken with a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper.


Step 2:

Heat the oil and begin to fry the chicken.

Using a large frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and add the chicken.


Step 3:

Fry for 3-4 minutes.

Fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes until it turns a golden-brown colour.


Step 4:

Remove the chicken.

Take the chicken out of the frying pan and put it aside.


Step 5:

Melt the butter.

Use the same frying pan to melt the butter.


Step 6:

Fry the onion with the cinnamon.

Now add the onion and cinnamon and fry together in the pan.


Step 7:

Add the remaining ingredients.

At this point add the crushed garlic, crushed ginger, turmeric, chilli powder, almonds, peeled tomatoes, tomato paste and the natural yoghurt. Stir all of the ingredients together and mix thoroughly.


Step 8:

Bring to the boil and cook.

Bring the ingredients to a boil and stir for 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


Step 9:

Add the chicken.

Put the chicken back into the pan and combine with the other ingredients.


Step 10:

Add the fresh coriander.

To compliment the dish, add the coriander (or fresh spinach if you prefer) and mix with the sauce.


Step 11:

Serve while streaming and eat up!

Spoon the chicken and the sauce onto a large serving dish and serve with rice and naan bread. A perfect curry dish that goes down well with an icy Asian beer.

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    2 out of 2 people found this comment helpful nufu (28 days ago)

    are the almonds integral to this recipe? It looks good, but the missus has an allergy to them. Will it ruin it if I leave them out?

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful stevethespartan (32 days ago)

    can this curry be cooked in a soucepan instead of a frying pan?

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    1 out of 5 people found this comment helpful mpopovits (36 days ago)

    one additional comment to make: I let the mixture simmer on the stove for at least 20 minutes at the end of the recipe to allow the flavours to blend more and to ensure that the chicken is fully cooked through.

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    3 out of 3 people found this comment helpful mpopovits (36 days ago)

    i made this last night...I really enjoyed it. Had to add a fair bit of cayenne pepper to spice it up. I particularly like that it doesn't require whipping cream like many other butter chicken recipes so not nearly as unhealthy. The ground almonds are a really nice touch too and add a nice texture and flavour to the sauce. The recipe was fairly simple to make and I was surprised that I had all of the ingredients in my cupboards and fridge except for the chicken...no need to buy a special spice mixture or sauce as some other recipes require.

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful rhiwbinadragon (48 days ago)

    Very nice, but it looks like more than 1 spoon of yogurt

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    3 out of 6 people found this comment helpful zey (61 days ago)

    whatever its called, it was wonderful!

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful bhooki1968 (61 days ago)

    Made this for a potluck (doubled the recipe) and it was a big hit!

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    3 out of 5 people found this comment helpful nicola123 (62 days ago)

    Does anyone know how to make bacon and onion dumpling..

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    4 out of 7 people found this comment helpful monspoti (72 days ago)

    As great as that looks its not a butter chicken haha. You gotta add some cream to it.

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    3 out of 5 people found this comment helpful aimmie (78 days ago)

    i love this site!helps me a lot and they gave clear instructios!try it at home!

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    2 out of 4 people found this comment helpful HazelMT (86 days ago)

    I love this site! The videos are well presented! Will definitely try the recipes.

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    3 out of 3 people found this comment helpful jroe (91 days ago)

    Made this dish last night. So simple to do and very very tasty. Will definately be a dish I'll repeat time and time again

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful gallopinggourmet (94 days ago)

    More Please!! This is delicious, I like mildish my hubby hot, but this would please all curry lovers! Great 10/10 Made it from friends and they all love it, having it again today for Sunday Lunch! Roast Beef Eat your heart out....

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    1 out of 2 people found this comment helpful steve fitzsimons (105 days ago)

    Indian or not this dish went down a treat in my household, well done I love my spices.

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    3 out of 5 people found this comment helpful intercook (139 days ago)

    Indian dishes are like so burning hot...it really burns your taste buds....but at the same time it really gets you drooling! I usually use no chilli...it still works well and tastes good

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