The Ultimate Smooth Butter Chicken Hack

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In this video, we are sharing our recipe for the Ultimate Butter Chicken. You'll notice we intentionally skipped the onions in this gravy, this deliberate move lets the sweet acidity of the tomatoes and the warmth of the whole spices shine through for a cleaner, richer, and more authentic flavor profile.

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Here is what you'll need:

Ingredients

For the Ultimate Butter Chicken Base Gravy

600 g tomatoes, cubed

125 ml cooking oil (or ½ cup + 2 tbsp)

2 bay leaves

6–7 green cardamoms

2 black cardamoms

2 medium cinnamon sticks, broken

1 tbsp + 1 tsp garlic paste

1 tbsp ginger paste

1 ½ tbsp tomato paste

1 ½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder

1 ¼ tsp salt

1 tsp garam masala

¾ tsp roasted cumin powder

1 tsp honey

Pinch of sugar

1 green chili

¾ tsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasuri Methi)

For the Chicken Marinade

1 kg chicken

1 tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1 tbsp lime juice

1 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder

¼ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp roasted cumin powder

½ tsp garam masala

3 tbsp full-fat Greek yogurt (or strained yogurt)

1 tsp mustard oil

To Finish the Dish

¾ cup to 1 cup whipping cream (or cooking cream)

2 tbsp butter

Step-by-step Instructions

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