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Butter chicken without butter

 

Aromatic golden, full-flavored butter chicken that rivals your favorite restaurant. Easy and quick recipe with the perfect amount of flavorsome, you can try them at home.

 

Love restaurant-style, heart-healthy butter chicken but don’t want to use cream? Don’t worry. Here is the recipe you are looking for—butter chicken without butter yet with all the creaminess that your heart desires.

 

I know you all love food with a beautiful aroma, bold flavors, and nothing beats sitting down to an excellent great delicious curry to finish off a hectic day. The fragrance alone with eye-catching texture brings you to a completely different world.

 

Butter chicken, for sure, is one of the most demanding dishes in India, and around the world. The best part of the recipe is its delicious creamy curry sauce, a combination of tomato puree and all other spices. That gives them a compelling flavor.

For all the health and diet conscious people, protein-rich food with delicious flavors.

 Sounds strange, right?

 So here is a unique recipe with a fantastic twist.! You will love how easy it is to make in the comfort of your own home.

Let’s get into the easiest restaurant-style recipe of Butter chicken without butter.

Homemade butter chicken without butter:

 

A milder curry compared to other Indian curries makes Butter Chicken a favorite dish among families with little ones. You can certainly add as much or as little spices as your heart desires. In other words, YOU are in total control of how spicy you make it.

 The juicy and tender, yogurt marinated chicken makes it’s more delicious and adds more taste to it. The blended runny paste of almonds adds more flavor and creaminess to it and render it to the heart-healthy dish.

 

INGREDIENTS for Special Butter chicken without cream:

The only ingredients you need to start this recipe at home are:

 

For the Chicken:

·         450 grams boneless chicken (cut into bite-sized cubes)

·         2 tbsp. refined oil/ olive oil

 

For the Marinade:

·         4 tbsp. whisked yogurt

·         3 tsp. ginger-garlic paste

·         1 tsp. coriander powder

·         1 tsp. Cumin powder

·         ½ tsp. turmeric powder

·         1 tsp. red chili powder

·         Juice of 1 lemon

 

For the Gravy:

·         4 medium-sized ripe red tomatoes peel it off and blend it well

·         10 almonds, peel off & blended to a paste-like consistency with 3 to 4 Tablespoons of water

·         2 tbsp. refined oil

·         1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped

·         ½ -inch ginger, finely chopped

·         1 large green chili, finely chopped

·         ½ tsp turmeric powder

·         1 tsp red chili powder

·         ½ tsp cumin powder

·         1 tsp coriander powder

·         ½ tsp sugar

·         Salt to taste

 

Garnish:

·         2 Tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

 

Method of Preparation:

1.       In a mixing bowl, mix yogurt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, and ginger garlic paste.

2.       Add the boneless chicken pieces to the marinade and ensure all the pieces are coated equally with the marinade.

3.       Add some lemon juice and refrigerate it for at least 2 hrs.

4.       Put almonds and water in a blender and blend everything well to make a smooth paste.

5.       Shallow fry the chicken pieces and cook till the chicken has a charred edge.

6.       Add oil to it and add onions and chilly, garlic as well.

7.       Cook it for a couple of mins.

8.       Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix everything well.

9.       Add blended tomato paste to it and let it mix well with the spices.

10.   Simmer the flame and let it cook

11.   Add salt, sugar, almond paste to it and mix well

12.   Add the shallow fried chicken pieces to the gravy, cover the lid, and cook it thoroughly.

13.   Garnish with coriander leaves, in a platter, and serve the butter chicken.

 

The best part of this recipe you will probably find every ingredient in the cupboard of your kitchen.

 

If you want a more vibrant sauce, feel free to add a couple of tablespoons of butter (or ghee) right at the end, letting it melt though the sauce before serving.

You can try this with rice or naan, with a side of Raita (which is yogurt, cucumber, onion salad). I bet you will fall in love with the taste of the recipe.

 

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