Butter chicken curry is one of the most famous dishes in Indian restaurants I would say. Curry with a deep, rich taste with naan or rice.
Do you want to try homemade butter chicken curry with Japanese taste? I can say Japanese way of making butter chicken curry is much milder and simpler taste than Indian butter chicken curry. So if you are looking for a mild butter chicken curry recipe that is easy, quick, and tasty, you are in the right place!
I have been using this recipe forever and never failed. My family love it, so I want to share with so many people 🙂 I’ll explain later in the recipe, but I personally recommend you use tomato juice when making this curry. But, if you love tomatoes and are ok with chunks of tomatoes in the curry, you can replace the tomato juice with diced tomatoes!
What is Butter Chicken Curry
Butter chicken curry is a dish originally popular in India. It is said that when making tandoori chicken that is marinated chicken in yogurt and spices, someone added leftover tomatoes and butter, and that is how this dish was born. Because butter and fresh cream are used, it has a rich flavor and is less spicy. Indian curry has a strong image of spiciness and spices, but butter chicken is exceptionally characterized by its mild taste.
Ingredients for Making Butter Chicken Curry
I loved to go to curry restaurants in Japan and I didn’t even wonder how to make because it looked so difficult. But after trying to make butter chicken by myself, I was surprised by how easy it was! Since then, I haven’t used any pre-made butter chicken curry or instant ones.
- boneless chicken thigh
- salt
- garlic
- onion
- butter×2
- water
- tomato juice
- ketchup
- shredded cheese
- sugar
- bouillon
- whole milk
- Japanese curry roux
My recipe adds Japanese curry roux. You can buy it online or at an Asian grocery store. Besides curry roux, you can get all the ingredients at a local grocery store so easily!
How to Eat Butter Chicken Curry
I love to eat butter chicken curry with rice, but I strongly recommend making naan. Naan is a type of bread that is perfect when you eat butter chicken curry. There are a lot of curry restaurants that offer rice and naan when you order curry. You can buy naan at grocery stores but you can make it by your self!
Here is the naan recipe and this recipe is also easy and tasty!
Easy Curry Naan Bread Recipe
Video – How to Make Butter Chicken Curry
How to Make Butter Chicken Curry
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Butter chicken curry
Ingredients
- 400 g boneless chicken thigh
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic HERE to buy
- 1/3 large onion 1/3 is about 75-90 g (Change depending on how many Serving you set)
- 10 g unsalted butter
- 250 g water
- 350 g tomato juice
- 2 Tablespoon ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon shredded cheese
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon bouillon HERE to buy
- 150 ml whole milk
- 25 g Japanese curry roux HERE to buy
- 10 g unsalted butter
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Cut the chicken thighs into 1 inch chunks and season lightly with salt.
- Cut onion into 1/2 inch wedges.
- Use a medium size pan and set to medium heat. Cook the chicken until both sides are cooked.
- After chicken is cooked, move them to a bowl. In the same pan, add cut onion, 10g butter, and minced garlic and cook on medium-low heat. Cook until the onion gets soft and clear.
- After onion is cooked, add cooked chicken back, water, tomato juice, ketchup, shredded cheese, sugar, and bouillon. Cook for 40 minutes with low heat.
- After 30 minutes, check if the water is absorbed. If there's still too much water, cook another 20 minutes.
- Add milk, Japanese curry roux, and 10g butter and cook for 10 minutes.
- Let's serve! You can eat it with cooked rice, or naan!
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