Butter Chicken
This is an absolutely delicious chicken dish; I just can’t stress that enough. Truly, this is one of my favorites. You can make it with or without the whipping cream or you can use half and half instead, I have made it either ways and it’s equally delicious. This dish is also great to make ahead of time, as a matter of fact, the flavors are more intense the following day. Try serving this with Jasmine Rice if you can find it at your local grocery store. Also, I cut back on the amount of butter. Come to think of it, should we still call this Butter Chicken then?
Ingredients:
4 pieces Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
5 Garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground Coriander
1/4 teaspoon Cumin
1/4 teaspoon Cardamom
1 whole Lime, juiced
1 whole Onion, diced
2 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 can (14.5 oz) Tomato Sauce
1 can (14.5 oz) Diced Tomatoes
a pinch of Crushed Red Pepper
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
1 bunch chopped Cilantro, to taste
Serve with Jasmine Rice
Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces and place in a large zip lock bag or bowl. Add first 8 ingredients to the chicken and mix it up well. Marinate 12-24 hours in refrigerator.
Saute onion in butter and olive oil until soft. Add marinated chicken and cook 8-10 minutes over medium heat. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and crushed red pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes over medium-low heat with the lid on. Add whipping cream and cilantro just before serving over Jasmine Rice.
Source: The Pioneer Woman, originally posted on Tasty Kitchen by lillieknits
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Great recipe, looks wonderful…Love the photo of the chicken simmering 🙂
Ummmmm my FAV ever! We make it once in a while when we want creamy yummy stuff 🙂
Great post! & pics
-Kausambi
I love it! Making me hungry 🙂
Oh how I love butter chicken!! I came over to comment on the shrimp but just had to stop here as well to to see your delicious version of butter chicken. Now you’ve got me craving a big ol’ bowl of it. Yummy!
I just went to an Indian Bday party this past weekend and they served this. It was amazing. So tasty and spicy of course
You can of course adjust the spices however you like it, more or less. I like a little bite but not too much.
I ate this at a great restaurant last week! Thanks for the recipe!
That looks wonderful! I love the spices in this dish.
This is truely one of my favorite chicken dishes and it’s actually so easy to make, just gotta have all the spices on hand. Tasty!
This looks delicious! So many awesome spices!
We recently had a version of Butter Chicken at a restaurant and my kids loved it. Your post is timely for us to make our own!
Hi Gitte, I can see why you favorite this recipe, the spices and marinating make it a rich tasting and flavorful dish. And served over the jasmine rice, wonderful!
Bon appetit!
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looks delicious I add cashews
Gitte,
You’ve so brave to cook this amazing dish. Butter chicken is one of my favourite dish which I have not yet be able to make as perfect as the restaurant bought. It looks so delicious here! I will try this recipe soon 🙂
I love Indian inspired dishes! I have yet to cook Indian but this looks like something I could do. I bet it was tender and full of flavor!