BUTTER CHICKEN in the Instant Pot
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Homemade butter chicken that’s super easy and fast to prepare in the Instant Pot. Stock your own spices and basics and forget about using bottled sauces. Enjoy …
Colonel Sanders may have taken a trip for some Nashville Hot Chicken, gone south for some Georgia Gold, and even to the final frontier for Zingers….but for Butter Chicken?!?! NOT! Recipe below.
Instant Pot Butter Chicken – Flo Lum
1/4 c veg oil to instant pot – Saute mode
6 cloves minced garlic ( or 2 T container garlic )
Saute about 1 min.
Turn Off
Now turn on Saute mode and then Adjust to Low setting.
Add 1 can tomato paste.
Cook 1 min.
Add spices:
1 t salt
1 T paprika
1 t cumin
1 t turmeric
1 t coriander
2 t garam masala
Stir 4 mins.
Turn off
Cut 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs into bite size pieces.
Add 3/4 cup water to pot. Add chicken and stir.
Put on lid.
Select Poultry and adjust time to 5 mins.
Turn pot Off.
Manual release.
Stir pot.
Select Saute mode.
Add 1 1/2 c whipping cream
Stir.
Heat to bubbling.
How come no butter or ginger? I'm obsessed with Indian food and I've never seen butter chicken made without butter. And haven't ever seen any kind of curry without ginger and garlic. Just curious. Not trying to hate on you or anything because it does look really good anyway. 🙂
Can you post the recipe please
This makes a good keto recipe. I served it over cauliflower rice.
Hi Flo! This is my second recipe of yours after trying your stove top portuguese chicken. Both were a hit!! Your recipes are so easy to follow and your videos are so laid back. I'd like to add potatoes to this recipe. When would I add it without over/undercooking? Can I just throw them in at the same time as chicken? Thanks!
I’ve used this recipe several times except I substitute the cream with coconut milk because I’m lactose intolerant. Delicious every time although I find I end up adding a bit more salt when it’s ready.
everything was good but you missed one key spice
Hi Flo, I have the Instant Pot Ultra and don’t have some of the settings that you used, can you please give me the adjustments for the Ultra.
Where is the butter? Good try but this is not butter chicken and no one uses whip cream in India.
Hi Flo! I was wondering about the can size of the tomato paste. Hunt's makes them in 6 oz. and 12 oz. Thanks!
This is another party I joined late! But I’m happy I found it 😁 I only discovered butter chicken recently and it’s exactly what I want in an Indian dish, TASTY, I find that too much heat takes the taste away. My dad used to go to an Indian restaurant and had the hottest of hottest curries, I don’t know how he ever did it! I tried a Madras in a restaurant once, and ordered ice cream after, so that I could hold the spoon to my lips to cool them down 🥵
His reaction is so UNDERWHELMING 🤣
This looks really good and I'd like to try it! What is the spice level of this? I'm a wimp and can't eat spicy food (plus I have kids) lol
Where’s the butter? Lol
My son loves this. I measure the spices out into individual containers so I can just toss a container into the pot without measuring each time. I'm lazy. Thank you for a really great recipe. It's on my regular rotation, and my son takes the leftovers to school for lunch.
hey how much chicken did you in this recipe??
How did your garlic not burn? I feel like if I threw mine in on the saute function for a minute it would turn golden brown then burn super quick.
Where’s the butter it’s butter chicken!!!!!!
Where’s the butter!!!!!
I could not see your carton. Was that "whipping cream" or "HEAVY" whipping cream? Thanks.
Coconut milk instead of cream?
Tomato puree here in the U.K. in a tube.
Dude says it's so easy to make! Let's see him make it! LOL