Best 1 pot Butter chicken

Emily Reiter
Emily Reiter @notsoablemama

Butter chicken is one of my favorite Indian dishes. I’ve tried many recipes, but created this to be easy and fast

The longer you let the raw chicken marinate, the more flavorful it will be. Also, I often let my sauce simmer, covered, for awhile- longer than the recipe says. If it ever gets too thick, add a few drops of water.
Taste and salt and pepper as you go.

Best 1 pot Butter chicken

Butter chicken is one of my favorite Indian dishes. I’ve tried many recipes, but created this to be easy and fast

The longer you let the raw chicken marinate, the more flavorful it will be. Also, I often let my sauce simmer, covered, for awhile- longer than the recipe says. If it ever gets too thick, add a few drops of water.
Taste and salt and pepper as you go.

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Ingredients

4 people
  1. 1 lbboneless, skinless chicken thighs- breast also work too. Cut into about 1”pieces
  2. Marinade
  3. 1 cplain, non Greek yogurt
  4. 1lemon- juice and zest
  5. 2 tbspgarlic, at least
  6. 1 1/2 tbspfresh ginger
  7. 1 tspcumin
  8. 1 tspturmeric
  9. 1/2 tspground coriander
  10. 1 tbspgaram masala
  11. Sauce
  12. 3 tbspbutter
  13. 1Lg onion, diced
  14. 1 tbspchopped garlic more if you like garlic
  15. 2 tspginger
  16. 1 (14 oz)can of good canned tomatoes
  17. 1 tsptomato paste
  18. 1 1/2 tspgaram masala
  19. 1/2 tspground coriander
  20. 3/4 tspcumin
  21. 1 cheavy whipping cream
  22. 1 tspsugar (optional. If you use San martzano tomatoes, you won’t need this)
  23. Cilantro for garnish
  24. Serve over basmati rice
  25. * optional if you want spicy- add red chili flakes to your sauce OR add a diced hot pepper to your onions

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large freezer bag, add all the ingredients for your marinade. Mix well. After salting and peppering both sides of the chicken, add to marinade. Refrigerate at least 2 hrs but over night is best

  2. 2

    In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil. When hot, add chicken and brown on both sides- doesn’t need to be fully cooked as it’ll finish cooking later. Remove the chicken from pan, leaving the drippings

  3. 3

    Add butter to pan. Once melted add onions and caramelize- add salt and pepper to taste.

  4. 4

    Once onions are soft, add ginger and garlic, cook until fragrant, about a minute

  5. 5

    Add the spices and cook for a or 2 minutes, until they’re aromatic

  6. 6

    Add canned tomatoes and your chicken back into the pot. Simmer on low, for about 20 min, until sauce is a deep red color.

  7. 7

    Remove chicken for a moment and use an immersion blender or regular blender to mix the sauce until it’s got a smooth consistency.

  8. 8

    Add cream, chicken and blended tomato sauce back to your pot and stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste

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Jennifer Heaton
Jennifer Heaton @cook_114021438
This was really delicious. I had leftover chicken thighs from grilling and wanted something that wouldn’t cover up that delicious grill flavor; it was perfect.

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