Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds Chicken (boneless, skinless); 1 medium, finely chopped Onion; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Garam masala; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Salt; 0.5 tsp Black pepper; 1/2 cup Tomato sauce; 1 cup Heavy cream; 2 tbs Fenugreek leaves (dried); 2 tbs tbsp, chopped Fresh cilantro; 1 tbsp Oil; 1 tbs Butter

Arjun Ramachandran @cook_113333229

A very easy yet delicious traditional chicken tikka masala recipe. A very warm and rich flavor profile much like the dish at your local Indian restaurant.

Arjun Ramachandran @cook_113333229

A very easy yet delicious traditional chicken tikka masala recipe. A very warm and rich flavor profile much like the dish at your local Indian restaurant.

Saved

Ingredients

40 minutes

2 servings

2 poundsChicken (boneless, skinless)
1medium, finely chopped Onion
1 tspCumin powder
1 tspGaram masala
1 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspSalt
0.5 tspBlack pepper
1/2 cupTomato sauce
1 cupHeavy cream
2 tbsFenugreek leaves (dried)
2 tbstbsp, chopped Fresh cilantro
1 tbspOil
1 tbsButter

Saved

Steps

40 minutes

1

Heat oil and butter in a pan and sauté onions until translucent.
2

Add cumin, garam masala, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Saute for 1 min on medium.
3

Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes on medium low.
4

Pour in tomato sauce and simmer for 5 min.
5

Add cream, stir, and simmer covered on low until chicken is cooked through.
6

Add fenugreek leaves and cilantro, mix, and cook for 2 min more.

Saved

Cooksnaps

Saved

Arjun Ramachandran @cook_113333229

on November 30, 2025 19:45

Comments (4)

Patricia @patricooks

December 02, 2025 12:12

Looks wonderful! 😊 Do you think I could substitute the fenugreek leaves for something else? I don't have those available... but it looks like it is very important for the final flavor, right?

Keywords

Onion Turmeric Cilantro Masala Pepper Tomato Sauce Butter Chicken Fenugreek

Similar Recipes

More Recipes

High-Protein Garlic Chicken Fried Rice Recipe

Chef Jasbir
Oat Fiber Pizza Base or Wrap

Maya’s Wine Bar & Kitchen
Kung Pao Chicken

ZMA
Fried Rice

Gabe
Miso Butter Roasted Cabbage Wedges

Brian Moore
Janet Bacon's Baked Spaghetti Sauce

Bob Barker
Persian Sour Grape & Rosewater Syrup (Sharbat-e Abghooreh)

Fateme Persian Kitchen
Persian Torshe Shami (Sour Shami from Gilan)

Fateme Persian Kitchen
Chocolate Orange Muffins

John Carroll
Chocolate Chip Muffins

John Carroll
Hoisin Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Esha Syal
Buffalo Chicken Dip

Esha Syal
VashBake Famous Salmon Burger

VashBake
Baked Chicken Wings - Perfect and WOW with a beer :P - Enjoy

farang31
Very Merry Hot Chocolate

Emily B.
Palak Paneer

Renukabala
Guava Mocktail

Janki Badiyani
Gochujang Cream Rigatoni

SrinidhiSatish
Hoisin Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Esha Syal
Buffalo Chicken Dip

Esha Syal
Kari Khawsey (Burmese Noodle Dish)

Khatidja Jiwani
Black Bean Tostadas

SrinidhiSatish
Crispy Tofu Tacos with Pico de Gallo

Esha Syal
VashBake Famous Salmon Burger

VashBake
Potato, Tuna, Chickpea, Egg Salad 🇵🇹

Kels Ro