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Butter Chicken Recipe
Photo: Lily Banse

Butter Chicken Recipe

13 ingredients 3 openrecipes

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

599
Calories
52g
Protein
31g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Tea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon of peanut oil
  • 1 Shallot
  • 1/2 onion
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 table spoon ginger garlic pasted
  • 1 tablespoon grama masala (get the box that has butter chicken)
  • 1 teas spoon chili powder
  • 1 tea spoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 plain yogurt
  • 1 cup 1/2 and 1/2
  • 1 can of tomato puree
  • salt and pepper to tasted

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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