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Preparation time = 1 hour for chicken marination + 5 minutes for cutting vegetables and gathering ingredients

Cooking time for butter chicken recipe = 45 to 55 minutes (included chicken fry timing and sauce cooking timing)

Good enough for 4 to 5 person in the family

Try my style Indian butter chicken recipe + very useful pro tips + calories, nutrients, + how to thicken butter chicken + more,

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How to make Simple Indian butter chicken recipe in English step by step

Here is a classic, delicious Rich Creamier Butter Chicken Masala Recipe in English Step-by-Step Detailed Process:

Butter chicken recipe Ingredients:

I love my butter chicken pieces with bones and with skin chicken pieces (bones-in and skin-on)

Yess, you have heard that right, butter chicken is purely soft chicken pieces with delicious sauce. But I prefer with skin, with bones chicken pieces.

So I am taking 1 KG with skin and with bones Chicken pieces

Quantity = good enough for 4 to 5 persons

Ingredients for chicken marination:

Star Ingredient, Take 1 KG of with skin and with bones Chicken pieces
Next take 1/2 (half) cup of fresh plain curd (Dahee)
Then take 1 good table spoon of lemon juice
Then take 2 table spoon of fresh ginger and garlic paste
Next take 1 good table spoon of Red Chilli powder
Next take 1 good table spoon of Coriander Powder
Next take ½ (half) tea spoon of turmeric powder
Then take ½ (half) tea spoon of garam masala powder
And lastly for chicken marination take ½ (half) tea spoon of salt

Now Ingredients for preparing butter chicken sauce:

Here first take 3 table spoon of butter (unsalted butter would be perfect here)
Next take 1 table spoon of any cooking oil
Then take 2 bay leaves
Then take 4 green cardamoms
Next take 4 to 6 cloves
Then take 2 cinnamon sticks (1 inch size each)
Next take 2 medium sized of onions and chop them finely thin slices
Next take again 1 table spoon of ginger garlic paste
Then take 2 green chillies and chop them finely

Next take 3 good medium sized of Tomatoes and chop them finely
Next take ½ (half) cup of cashews and almonds (and soak them for at-least for 1 hour)
Next take 1 table spoon of red chilli powder
Then take 1 table spoon of coriander powder
Then take ¼ (half of half) tea spoon of sugar to maintain the sweet balance in hot spices of whole spices
Then take ½ (half) cup of fresh heavy cream
Next take salt ½ (half) tea spoon
And lastly take fresh finely chopped coriander leaves and some mint leaves for garnishing our butter chicken.

So these are all the 26 ingredients combining (marination and for sauce) we need to prepare this rich delicious butter chicken recipe.

Now let’s see the preparation process with my simple and easy to follow instructions steps by step for cooking butter chicken recipe.

Instructions for cooking butter chicken recipe step by step

Cook Butter Chicken Recipe in Just simple and Easy to Follow 11 Steps:

Step 1:- First Marinade the Chicken

For this we will take a large bowl and in that add ½ (half) cup of fresh plain curd (dahi)

Then add 1 good table spoon of lemon juice, 2 table spoon of ginger garlic paste,

1 table spoon of coriander powder, then ½ (half) tea spoon of turmeric powder,

Then add ½ (half) tea spoon of garam masala powder and ½ (half) tea spoon of salt in the large bowl

Now add the star ingredient 1 KG Chicken in the large bowl and now mix everything perfectly,

Chicken pieces should be coated with all the masalas perfectly.

Now cover the bowl with lid and we will keep it for marination process for at least for 1 hour or

For more deeper flavours, you can keep it for overnight in the fridge.

Step 2:- Tender Fried Chicken:

Now, after 1 hour of chicken marination, now take a pan and add 2 table spoon of oil in the pan

Heat oil for 1 minute on medium heat, next add those 1 KG marinated chicken pieces in the pan

And you have to cook chicken pieces on slow to medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes on one side and 7 to 8 minutes on other side of the chicken

Basically we are here frying our marinated chicken pieces until 80% chicken cooks.

If you have oven, best you can do is, first preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C)

And put all the marinated chicken pieces on the baking sheet of oven and bake it for 20 to 24 minutes.

Note: you have to cook marinated chicken pieces like chicken fry, not cooking like chicken curry

Step 3: Sauce Preparation:

Now again, take a separate heavy bottomed pan or kadai and in that,

Add 3 table spoon of butter and 1 table spoon of cooking oil in the pan and heat it for few seconds, until butter melts

And now add 2 bay leaves, 4 green cardamom pods, 4 to 6 cloves, and 2 cinnamon sticks (1 inch each) in the pan

And sauté it (let it cook) for a minute on medium heat

Step 4:

Now add 2 finely chopped onion slices in the pan and cook it for 5 to 6 minutes on medium flame

Onions will become little soft and shiny, then add 1 table spoon of ginger garlic paste and

2 chopped green chillies in the pan and cook it for another 1 minute on medium flame,

Step 5:

Now add 3 finely chopped tomatoes in the pan and cook tomatoes for 10 minutes on low flame,

This much time is enough to soften and release the juices of the tomatoes while cooking.

Step 6:

Now take those ½ (half) cup of 1 hour soaked cashews and almonds and add in the mixer grinder and make a smooth paste of it

And then add cashews and almonds smooth paste in the tomato mixture pan and mix it perfectly.

Step 7:

Now time to give our sauce the taste with spices, so for this

Add 1 table spoon of red chilli powder, 1 table spoon of coriander powder, ¼ (half of half) tea spoon of sugar and ½ (half) tea spoon of salt in the pan

And mix it again perfectly and we will let this to cook for 15 to 20 minutes on low flame

This much time is enough to thicken the sauce and all the flavours will cook and release their flavours perfectly.

Step 8:

Time to add heart in the dish, which is those fried chicken, which we have prepared in the 2nd step.

Yess, now add those 80% perfectly cooked fried chicken pieces in the sauce pan

And mix it gently (don’t cut the chicken pieces mixing it roughly), and coat all the masala with chicken pieces

Step 9:

And now reduce the flame to very low and cover the pan or kadai and cook it for another 10 to 15 minutes

This will allow all the flavours and chicken pieces to combine perfectly with their flavours.

Step 10:

Now the second final step but super important ingredient of this butter chicken recipe,

now add ½ (half) cup of fresh heavy cream in the pan and mix it gently and let it cook for another 2 to 3 minutes on very low flame.

Step 11:

Now the final step in cooking butter chicken recipe is

Now you can taste little bit of butter chicken and if needed, you can adjust the flavours like adding more salt,

If you find too spicy, then add little bit of more sugar to adjust the spiciness of wholes spices,, if only needed

If everything is perfect with the flavours, simple do final step.

Of-course every rich dish need garnishing, like we need perfume before going to party

So garnish your butter chicken with some fresh finely chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves finely chopped.

Indian butter chicken recipe in English step by step

So, that’s it for cooking our rich butter chicken recipe. Now how will you enjoy this delicious master piece,

I like my butter chicken recipe with my jeera rice, ahahahahaaaa, I just love this combination.

But if you are a roti lover or regular eater, then this butter chicken tastes good with roti, chapatti, naan also.

But my favourite is jeera rice and also with kaaju rice.

Ok, so now let me give you some delicious tips for cooking this butter chicken recipe.

Tips for Cooking Butter Chicken Recipe: murgh makhani recipe

Chicken Marination step is super important in cooking butter chicken recipe, so please don’t skip this step
Also cashews, almonds, and cream are super important ingredients of this butter chicken recipes, so don’t skip these ingredients also.
You can also use full fat yogurt, instead of curd, in the chicken marination process.
You can first fry chicken pieces and also, you can roast them in a griller or oven, both tastes good. But this step is needed.
For garnishing, you can use kasoori methi, or coriander and mint leaves.
Using unsalted butter gives more taste in this butter chicken recipe. So using butter is also important.
If you are a proper Indian masala spicy food eater, then you can skip adding sugar, which we add to balance the spiciness of whole spices.
Best serving combination for butter chicken is jeera rice, kaajuu rice, roti, chapatti, rupali roti and also naan. (BELOW I HAVE GIVEN JIRA AND KAJU RICE VIDEO)
Everyone uses boneless chicken for butter chicken (murgh makhani), but I take with skin and with bones (bones in, on skin chicken pieces), because I can’t eat only soft boneless chicken pieces. So it’s your wish, you can take boneless and skinless chicken pieces or take what I use in this recipe.
You can use simple market bought garam masala powder or for more best flavours, you can use market bought butter chicken masala powder also.
Best tip, if you want smooth creamier butter chicken sauce, then you can grind the sauce (after step 5 process), before adding cashews and almonds paste in the pan.

jeera rice recipe

Kaju Rice Recipe

And now let me give you some answers to the audience who wants to know about butter chicken recipe about like below:

Is butter chicken made from chicken breast?

Not at all dear, my be you are asking this question, because may be you saw chicken breast butter chicken in big popular restaurant, right?

But do you, they want to save time to cook it fast, but the real butter chicken (murgh makhani) is made with chicken thighs,

Because chicken thighs has the wanted juicy flavour, fat, but chicken breast dries very fast,

Butter chicken needs those juicy and natural chicken fat to give a rich butter chicken recipe with delicious flavours.

If you use, my tip taking chicken what I mentioned in this blog post, will give you super delicious butter chicken recipe.

How can I thicken butter chicken?

This is very easy to thicken your butter chicken recipe, follow these steps:

We use onions, tomatoes in butter chicken, not cooking it perfectly like mushy, soft, this will release water in the curry, so for this, you can grind the paste, I told you this in 11th tip point in above tips points.
Using cashews and almonds paste in butter chicken, makes your butter chicken thicker.
And best you can do to thicken your butter chicken is, allowing a good simmering on 15 to 20 minutes on low flame after adding cashew almond paste.

These 3 tips can help you to thicken your butter chicken recipe.

Is butter chicken high in fat?

Yess, butter chicken is high in fat, but not that high in fat also, that you can’t even enjoy it once in a week or in a month.

But do you know, this fat is the main reason for delicious flavours in butter chicken recipe.

Now if you don’t want high fat butter chicken recipe, then follow my

Tips to cook low fat butter chicken recipe:

You can take only chicken breast pieces, instead of using chicken thighs or with skin, with bones chicken pieces.
You can use low fat cream, instead of using heavy cream, don’t worry guys, it still creamy butter chicken with no extra fat.
Lastly you can use ghee or any cooking oil, instead of using butter. Again don’t worry, you will still get that rich and delicious butter chicken recipe.

Following these 3 tips which I am giving you, will give you best and delicious butter chicken with no extra fat butter chicken recipe.

How many calories are in butter chicken and rice?

This totally depends on how much quantity of butter chicken and rice quantity you are eating.

But let me tell you, how much calories are there In my butter chicken recipe, because I took 1 KG Chicken (with skin and with bones)

Good enough for 4 person in the family.

Calories in 1 KG with skin and with bones Chicken piece = 1200 to 1400 calories approximately

And I have cooked 1.5 cup of basmati rice for my 4 persons in the family.

So calories in 1.5 cup of steamed rice is = 285 calories approximately.

And I have cooked butter chicken with 1 kg of with skin and with bones chicken pieces,

So in this much quantity of butter chicken sauce calories included = 300 to 350 calories.

So this is clear now, how much calories are their in our 1 kg of with skin and with bones butter chicken recipe

1200 calories in chicken + 285 calories in rice + 350 calories in butter chicken sauce = 1835 calories.

Now I told you, this is for 4 person in the family. Now you divide per person, how many calories are there in this much quantity of butter chicken recipe.

How many calories you are eating per person, tell me in the comment sections, let our audience also know.

I am waiting for your answers in the comment section.

What are the nutrients in butter chicken and rice?

Now, you know, how many calories are there in butter chicken, right?

So it is also important to know, how many nutrients are there in butter chicken and rice, let see,

You already know this; chicken is fully loaded with good protein, which is important for building our bodies muscles tissues.

And basmati rice is loaded with carbohydrate, of-course which is good for our body energy.

Now if you are worry about the glycaemic index of rice, then my dear, why don’t replace basmati rice with brown rice.

Now if you are heart health conscious, then you can use low fat cream, use ghee or oil, instead of using butter, and u can use only chicken breast, instead of using with skin chicken pieces.

These all will give you good nutrition’s and delicious flavours also from your butter chicken recipe.

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