Butter chicken is a popular Indian curry-based dish that’s enjoyed by everyone and is served at all Indian restaurants. Make the best tasting & restaurant-style butter chicken in the Instant Pot. Made effortlessly and is ready in just 15 minutes.
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How to Make Restaurant Style Butter Chicken in the Instant Pot- Easy & Popular Indian Curry Recipe
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
- Oil- 1 tbsp
- Onion, finely chopped- 1
- Ginger-Garlic paste- 1 tbsp
- Tomatoes, finely chopped- 2
- Kashmiri chili powder- ½ tbsp
- Note: also add ½ to 1 tsp regular chili powder if you want it spicy
- Chicken breasts or thighs, diced- 2 breasts or thighs
- Tomato paste- 2 tbsp
- Garam Masala- 1 tsp
- Butter, unsalted- 1 tbsp
- Sugar- 1 tsp
- Cream- ½ cup
- Dried fenugreek leaves- 1 to 2 tbsp (optional)
- Cilantro, chopped- ¼ cup
- Salt- 1 tsp
Instructions
- Turn on the Instant Pot
- Select saute setting at medium temperature.
- Add oil to the hot stainless steel pot.
- Add onion, season with ½ tsp salt; saute for 2 minutes.
- Add ginger-garlic paste, cook for 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes, cook for 2 minutes.
- Add Kashmiri chili powder, combine well. If you want this curry to be spicy, add ½ to 1 tsp chili powder.
- Add chicken, combine well.
- Add ½ tsp salt.
- Close the pot with the lid.
- Select pressure cook setting- set the time to 8 minutes at high pressure.
- After 8 minutes of pressure cooking, do a quick pressure release.
- Open the lid.
- Combine the cooked chicken with the gravy.
- Add tomato paste & garam masala, combine well.
- Select saute setting at medium temperature.
- Add butter, sugar & cream, combine well.
- Cook for 2 minutes.
- Taste & add salt if required.
- Add dried fenugreek leaves & cilantro. Combine well.
- Remove the stainless steel pot from the main pot, keep it covered for 5 minutes.
- Serve butter chicken along with basmati rice, naan or roti.
- This is a finger-licking & delicious butter chicken.
