Description
Creamy homemade butter chicken with tender chicken, warm spices, and a rich tomato sauce made easy at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 medium onion
- 15-ounce tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Marinate chicken with spices and yogurt
- Cook chicken until golden and set aside
- Sauté garlic and onion in butter
- Add tomato sauce and sugar, simmer
- Return chicken and add cream
- Season and simmer gently
- Finish with butter and garnish
Notes
- If sauce is thin, add cornstarch slurry
- Adjust cayenne for heat preference
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 24g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 185mg