Butter Less - Butter Chicken Once you open the Instant Pot, the rice will be Let the sauce cool just a little before adding the butter and the cream. Adding it to the boiling sauce will make your sauce very thin. Butter chicken is a classic Indian dish.

Ingredients of Butter Less - Butter Chicken

  1. You need of For the chicken.
  2. It's 500 gms of Chicken Thighs (Skinless Boneless - Cut into bite size pieces and marinated in the spices mentioned below.).
  3. You need of (Do not use breast pieces. However you can use curry cut pieces on the bone as well. Just follow the tips section on how to cook it a beat differently.).
  4. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Ginger Paste.
  5. It's 1 Tbsp of Garlic Paste.
  6. It's 1 Tbsp of Besan or Chickpea Flour.
  7. You need 1 Tbsp of Coriander Powder.
  8. It's 1 Tbsp of Cumin Powder.
  9. Prepare 1 Tsp of Chilli Powder.
  10. It's 1 Tsp of Paprika or Kashmiri Chilli Powder for the Colour.
  11. Prepare 1 Tsp of Punjabi Garam Masala.
  12. It's 1 Tsp of Turmuric Powder.
  13. You need to taste of Salt.
  14. It's of For the Gravy.
  15. It's 6 of Medium Tomatoes.
  16. You need 2 of Medium Onions.
  17. It's 6 of Garlic Cloves.
  18. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Poppy Seeds.
  19. Prepare 20 of Almonds.
  20. You need 4 of Cloves.
  21. You need 1 of Big Elaichi.
  22. You need 4 of Small Elaichi.
  23. You need 1 inch of Cinnamon Stick.
  24. Prepare 1 of Bay leaf.
  25. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Tomato Ketchup.
  26. Prepare 1 tbsp of Brown sugar.
  27. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Kasuri Methi.
  28. It's 1/2 Tsp of Garam Masala.
  29. You need to taste of Salt.

Butter Less - Butter Chicken step by step

  1. After thoroughly washing the chicken, marinate the same in the list of powders mentioned about - coriander, cumin, turmeric, chilli, paprika, garam masala, besan and ginger and garlic paste along with salt and leave aside..
  2. In a pressure pan, add in the roughly chopped tomatoes, onions, poppy seeds, whole spices namely cloves, cinnamon, cardamom big and small, bay leaf, garlic cloves and almonds and pressure cook for about 10 minutes -15 minutes for 2-3 whistles depending on your cooker. What w.
  3. Remove from the pan, remove all the whole spices from the mixture and blend it into a smooth paste. Transfer back to the pan without adding any ghee or oil and let it cook with the lid on for about 10 minutes. (Only lid on here, do not use the pressure.).
  4. Meanwhile in another nonstick pan, saute the marinated chicken without any oil/ghee until the chicken kind of seals from the outside but is still raw inside. At this point the chicken will give out some water..
  5. Add back the chicken pieces along with the water to the tomato paste..
  6. Now add in the ketchup/ sugar and salt if required. Let the chicken cook in the gravy for about 15 minutes adding a beat of milk + water if the gravy is too thick. Check for cooking on the chicken pieces..
  7. Once the chicken is cooked, add in the garam masala and sprinkle with crushed dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) and mix well..
  8. Serve with a sprinkle of coriander leaves and enjoy with hot Chapatis or Rotis or even Naan if you wish to indulge..

This creamy curry Indian butter chicken recipe combines ethnic spices with simple ingredients like onion, butter, and tomato sauce for a tasty dish. I caramelized the onions and garlic in the butter once they were done I removed them to a bowl and deglazed the pan with a little chicken broth. Butter chicken is best served with a side of steamed basmati rice (or cauliflower rice for a healthier version). If you love butter chicken, make sure to check out this This easy butter chicken recipe is one I've been making for YEARS. I feel like I owe you a big apology for holding out on you for so long.

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