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Butter ChickenNagi Pressure Cooker Recipe You Gonna Love

This creamy Indian-style Butter Chicken made in the pressure cooker delivers deep spice flavor, tender chicken, and restaurant-quality results in a fraction of the time.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 3 people
Calories 402 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • ½ cup plain full-fat yoghurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoon garam masala
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder or cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1.5 lb chicken thigh fillets cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoon ghee or butter or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup tomato passata
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Mix yoghurt, lemon juice, turmeric, garam masala, chilli, cumin, ginger, and garlic in a bowl.
  • Add chicken pieces and coat in marinade. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight.
  • Heat ghee or butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken for 8–10 minutes.
  • Transfer chicken to pressure cooker. Add tomato passata, cream, sugar, and salt. Stir gently.
  • Lock lid and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. Quick release pressure when done.
  • Open lid, stir gently, and serve hot over basmati rice with fresh cilantro.

Notes

For extra flavor, marinate chicken overnight. Serve hot over rice with fresh coriander. Leftovers freeze well and reheat on low heat to prevent cream from splitting.