How long does Butter Chicken take to cook?

Total time is about 50 minutes for 4 servings.

Is Butter Chicken vegetarian?

No — this recipe contains non-vegetarian ingredients.

What are the main ingredients?

The headline ingredients are chicken thigh, yogurt, tomato.

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Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 600 g chicken thigh; 0.5 cup yogurt; 6 tomato; 0.25 cup cashews; 4 tbsp butter; 0.5 cup cream; 1 tbsp ginger; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp kasuri methi; 1 tsp chili powder; salt

Tender chicken in a creamy tomato-butter sauce.

50 min4 servesmedium

Tender chicken in a creamy tomato-butter sauce. This Indian high-protein is sized for 4 and comes together in about 50 minutes — full ingredient list, step-by-step method and per-serving nutrition are below.

Nutrition · per servingestimated

209

kcal

17g

Protein

11g

Carbs

11g

Fat

high-proteincomfortclassic

Ingredients

chicken thigh600 g
yogurt0.5 cup
tomato6
cashews0.25 cup
butter4 tbsp
cream0.5 cup
ginger1 tbsp
garlic6 cloves
garam masala1 tsp
kasuri methi1 tsp
chili powder1 tsp
saltstaple

Method

1
Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic, chili and salt for 30 minutes.
2
Char chicken in a hot pan; set aside.
3
Simmer tomato and cashews till soft; blend smooth, strain.
4
Cook sauce in butter, add cream, garam masala, kasuri methi and chicken. Simmer 10 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does Butter Chicken take to cook?: Total time is about 50 minutes for 4 servings.
Is Butter Chicken vegetarian?: No — this recipe contains non-vegetarian ingredients.
What are the main ingredients?: The headline ingredients are chicken thigh, yogurt, tomato.

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