Cooking Guide
Butter Chicken
Chicken marinated in spiced yogurt, seared, then simmered in a silky tomato-cream sauce with garlic, jalapeño, and warm spices, and finished with fresh cilantro.
- Indian
- Main
- Savory
- Contains
- milk
- eggs
- high-protein
- paleo
Cooking Guide
Step 1
1In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ground ginger, and salt.
The Why
The yogurt's acidity and the salt do the tenderizing, while the fat carries the fat-soluble spices deep into the meat rather than just coating it.
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Version history
- v1current7/14/2026