Culinary World Tour
Butter Chicken Deluxe – India
Creamy butter chicken in classic Indian style – inspired by Sven's butter chicken wok, here as a silky pan version. Mild, aromatic and very popular.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 20 minutes (incl. marinating)
- Cooking time: approx. 30 minutes
- Total: approx. 50 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 455 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 39 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 8.4 g
- Fat
- ≈ 28.8 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- butter · ≈ 10 g
- garlic · ≈ 3 g
- ginger · ≈ 10 g
- yoghurt · ≈ 100 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- paprika · ≈ 150 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 700 g chicken
- yoghurt
- garam masala
- paprika
- cumin
- 400 g tomatoes
- 200 ml cream or coconut milk
- butter
- garlic
- ginger
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken.
- Sear briefly.
- Cook the tomato and spice sauce.
- Gently cook the chicken in the sauce.
- Finish with butter and cream.
