Instant Pot Butter Chicken Recipe: How To Make This Favorite Comfort Food In Your Pot
There is this place I love going to. It’s an Indian food restaurant. My absolutely favorite dish made with deliciously spicy curry is butter chicken. But, now I don’t have to spend my hard earned money ordering out. Instead, I can make Instant Pot Butter Chicken right from home!
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Contents
Instant Pot Butter Chicken Ingredients
The ingredients in this recipe are for 6 people. Here’s what you need:
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- A tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed
- 2 lb diced chicken thigh meat
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
How to Make Instant Pot Butter Chicken
Step one:
Add the tomato sauce, minced garlic, curry powder, Garam Masala, paprika, onion powder, sugar and salt to the Instant Pot and mix together.
Step Two:
Add in the diced chicken thighs and butter on top.
Step Three: Cook Butter Chicken
Cover your Instant Pot, seal, select pressure cook / manual setting, high pressure and set the timer for 6 minutes.
Step Four:
When done, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then quick pressure release the rest of the pressure.
Step Five:
Set the Instant Pot to the Sauté mode mix in the heavy cream and simmer till the butter sauce thickens to your taste.
Step Six: Enjoy Your Butter CHicken
Switch off the heat and prepare to serve. We like to eat our butter chicken with rice. You may also like some naan bread to go along side this dish.
Your delicious Instant pot butter chicken recipe is now ready to eat. Enjoy.
Other Chicken Recipes to Try
Chicken is so versatile. You can make Chinese, Indiana, and Mexican food with it. Here are some of my other favorite Instant Pot Chicken Recipes to try:
- Instant Pot Bourbon Chicken
- Chicken Taco Soup
- Instant Pot Chicken Marsala
- Chicken Jalapeno Wings
- Instant Pot Italian Chicken
- Keto Snacks You Will Love
- Instant Pot Baked Potatoes
Instant Pot Butter Chicken Recipe
Instant Pot Butter Chicken Recipe is a spicy Indian dish better serve with rice.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- A tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed
- 2 lb diced chicken thigh meat
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
Instructions
Add the tomato sauce, minced garlic, curry powder, Garam Masala, paprika, onion powder, sugar and salt to the Instant Pot and mix together.
Add in the diced chicken thighs and butter on top.
Cover your Instant Pot, seal, select pressure cook / manual setting, high pressure and set the timer for 6 minutes.
When done, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then quick pressure release the rest of the pressure.
Set the Instant Pot to the "Sauté" mode mix in the heavy cream and simmer till the butter sauce thickens to your taste.
Switch off the heat and prepare to serve. We like to eat our butter chicken with rice. You may also like some naan bread to go along side this dish.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 402Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 225mgSodium: 761mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 39g
About Angela Milnes
Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and adults. Angela has also taught cooking classes and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Instant Pot Table. Follow her on Pinterest!
