Butter Chicken Recipe: A Delicious & Creamy Indian Delight for Lunch!

Butter Chicken Recipe: Craving a rich and creamy butter chicken? Try this authentic Indian butter chicken recipe, perfect for lunch or dinner. Serve it with naan or rice for a mouthwatering experience!

By Amit Kaul
Location: India
Published on: October 26, 2026 –

Chicken lovers! Butter chicken is perfect for lunch; it will taste great with both naan and rice. Butter chicken is a popular and delicious dish in Indian cuisine, which is known for its creamy gravy and spicy taste. This dish is very much liked in North India. Typically, it is served with rice, roti, or naan. The process of making butter chicken can be a bit time-consuming, but it is so delicious that all this hard work seems ‘worth it’. Let’s learn how to make butter chicken.

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Butter Chicken Recipe: Ingredients

1. Chicken: 500 grams (boneless, chopped into small pieces)
2. Curd: 1 cup
3. Garlic paste: 1 tbsp
4. Ginger paste: 1 tbsp
5. Kashmiri red chili powder: 1 tbsp
6. Coriander powder: 1 tbsp
7. Garam masala powder: 1 tsp
8. Salt: to taste
9. Butter: 3-4 tbsp
10. Oil: 2 tbsp
11. Onion: 2 large (finely grated)
12. Tomatoes: 4 large (finely grated)
13. Cashew paste: 2 tbsp
14. Fresh cream: 1/2 cup
15. Green chili: 2 (finely chopped)
16. Fresh coriander leaves: for garnish

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Method :

1. Firstly, wash the chicken pieces thoroughly. In a bowl, add curd, garlic paste, ginger paste, Kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, and salt, and mix well.
2. Add the chicken pieces to it, coat them well, and keep it in the fridge to marinate for at least 2 hours.
3. Grill the marinated chicken or fry it in a pan by adding a little oil till it becomes golden brown. Keep it aside.
4. Heat butter in a pan and add ground onions and fry till it becomes golden. Then add ground tomatoes and cook well.
5. When the tomatoes are cooked completely and the oil starts separating, add cashew paste to it and mix it.
6. Let the gravy cool down, then put it in a blender and make a smooth paste.
7. Heat some butter in a pan and add the blended paste to it. Add fresh cream, green chilies, and salt,t and mix well. Cook the gravy for 5-7 minutes.
8. Add the grilled chicken pieces to the gravy and mix well. Cook it on a low flame for 5 minutes, so that the chicken can absorb the taste of the gravy.
9. Serve the butter chicken with hot naan, roti, or rice. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and some cream on top.

About the Author

Amit Kaul is a food content writer and digital publisher based in India. He specializes in creating original, experience-driven recipes and home-cooking guides. All recipes published on this website are personally researched, tested, and written by him, following Google’s E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) guidelines.