How long does it take to make Butter Chicken?

About 30 minutes in total: 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.

How many servings does this Butter Chicken recipe make?

This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.

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It was shared by Gordon Ramsay on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.

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Butter Chicken – 30-Minute Recipe

Name: Butter Chicken – 30-Minute Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: chicken; 3 tbsp plain yogurt; a pinch oil; to taste salt; to taste black pepper; to taste fresh turmeric; to taste ground cumin; to taste ground coriander; to taste cayenne pepper; to taste garam masala; 1 red onion; a few cardamom seeds; a few cloves; to taste ginger; to taste chili; to taste garlic; a few tablespoons butter; to taste fresh cilantro; tomato sauce; double cream; to taste lemon juice; to taste lemon zest; to taste turmeric; to taste cumin

This buttery, aromatic butter chicken is a quick, comforting Indian classic. Tender chicken is marinated in yogurt and spices, then simmered in a silky tomato‑cream sauce with fresh cilantro and a hint of lemon. Perfect for a family dinner that feels like a gourmet treat.

Recipe by Gordon Ramsay· Structured by ReelsMeals

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Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

15 min

Servings

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30 min estimated total time for 4 servings.

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Ingredients

chicken
3 tbsp plain yogurt
a pinch oil
to taste salt
to taste black pepper
to taste fresh turmeric
to taste ground cumin
to taste ground coriander
to taste fresh cilantro
to taste lemon zest

Sauce

1 red onion
a few cardamom seeds
a few cloves
to taste ginger
to taste chili
to taste garlic
a few tablespoons butter
to taste garam masala
to taste turmeric
to taste cumin
to taste cayenne pepper
tomato sauce
double cream
to taste lemon juice

Instructions

1
Season the chicken with salt, pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, cayenne, garam masala, and yogurt.
2
Heat a little oil in a pan and add the chicken; cook until browned and set aside.
3
In the same pan, add butter and caramelize the sliced red onion until golden.
4
Add cardamom seeds, cloves, ginger, chili, and garlic; sauté until fragrant.
5
Stir in the garam masala, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne; toast the spices for a minute.
6
Pour in tomato sauce and bring to a boil, then add double cream and lemon juice; simmer until the sauce thickens.
7
Blend the sauce slowly to smoothness, then strain through a sieve.
8
Return the cooked chicken to the pan, add a few knobs of butter, lemon zest, and chopped cilantro; stir to coat.
9
Serve hot, garnished with extra cilantro.

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Pre‑brown chicken first

After seasoning, brown the chicken in oil before setting it aside.

Caramelize onions fully

Sauté the sliced red onion in butter until golden before adding spices, as described in instruction 3.

Toast spices briefly

After adding the aromatics, stir in garam masala, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne and toast for a minute per instruction 5.

Blend and strain sauce

Smooth the sauce by blending slowly then straining through a sieve before returning the chicken, per instructions 6‑8.

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