Recipes / North Indian
Butter chicken (home method)
Tomato-cream gravy; Kashmiri chilli for colour, kasuri methi at the end.
Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.
4 servings · Prep 20 min · Cook 40 min · Delhi / Punjab
Ingredients
- Chicken thighs
- Butter-chicken masala or Kashmiri chilli + garam masala
- Tomato puree
- Butter, cream or yoghurt
- Kasuri methi
Method
- Marinate chicken with yoghurt and spices.
- Simmer tomato with masala, finish with butter and cream.
- Add chicken, kasuri methi last.
Spices used
- Butter Chicken Masala (बटर चिकन मसाला)Shop →
- Kashmiri chilli (कश्मीरी मिर्च)Shop →
- Garam Masala (गरम मसाला)Shop →
- Dried fenugreek leaves (कसूरी मेथी)Shop →
- Green cardamom (इलायची)Shop →
