Koray KöylüoğluCommis de Cuisine
20 May 2026 Last updated: 12 September 2026

Butter chicken, a favorite Indian restaurant classic, is made by marinating chicken in spiced yogurt and quickly cooking it in a pressure cooker with a buttery paste-based sauce. Leftover sauce can be reheated with bread the next day as a late-night snack.

Step by Step

How to make it?

1

Marinate the chicken

15 min

Mix the chicken pieces with the yogurt, crushed garlic, grated ginger, cumin, and salt. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

2

Sauté

8 min

Melt the butter in the pressure cooker and briefly cook the paste. Add the marinated chicken and turn the pieces until their surfaces turn white.

3

Pressure-cook

8 min

Add half of a 200 ml measure of water and close the pressure cooker. Cook for 8 minutes after it starts to whistle, then turn off the heat and wait for the pressure to release naturally.

4

Add the cream

4 min

After opening the lid, add the cream and red pepper flakes. Simmer for 4 more minutes to thicken the sauce.

Reminder

Marinate the chicken for at least 15 minutes so the spices can penetrate; if possible, let it marinate longer. Allergens: dairy (yogurt, cream, butter).

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Gizem Yörük Commis 3 months ago

Tarifte önerilen en az 15 dakikalık marinasyon süresi bende yeterli olmadı, baharat tavuğun içine iyice işlemedi; bir sonraki seferde gece boyunca bekleteceğim. Salçayı kavururken de dibi tutmaya başladı, ateşi kısmam gerekti.

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İbrahim Yıldız Aide de Cuisine 3 months ago

Tarifte belirtilen 8 dakika benim düdüklümde yetmedi, tavuk hâlâ diriydi; ek olarak 5 dakika daha bastırmam gerekti. Kapağı açtıktan sonra kremayı eklerken sos biraz cıvık kaldı, belki tereyağını biraz azaltmalıyım.

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Şükrü Uçar Aide de Cuisine 4 months ago

Düdüklü tencerede 8 dakikada yumuşacık pişti, kreması da tam kıvamında oldu; ailem tabağını sildi.

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