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Pressure Cooker Indian Butter Chicken
Express Cooker Indian Butter Chicken is a delicious and healthy weeknight meal ready in just 30 minutes from prep to plate and this one using a special secret ingredient!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 402 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken thighs , trimmed and whole
- 14 ounces plain diced tomatoes
- 2 heaping tablespoons tomato paste
- ¼ cup water
- 4 cloves garlic , roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger , minced
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 teaspoons garam masala , divided
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 stick cinnamon
- ¼ cup white cooking wine
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For serving: lime wedges, flakey sea salt, fresh cilantro, plain yogurt, flatbreads, rice
Instructions
- In the inner pot of your Express Cooker, combine chicken thighs with diced tomatoes (with liquid), tomato paste, water, chopped garlic and ginger, turmeric, smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons garam masala, cumin and cinnamon stick. Stir to combine.
- Lock lid and place valve to “seal”. Set to manual pressure high for 10 minutes.
- Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes before releasing pressure.
- Take out cinnamon stick and discard.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove chicken thighs to a plate, leaving sauce in the inner pot. Cut into bite-size pieces.
- Using an immersion blender, blend the sauce (still in the inner pot) until smooth. Add white cooking wine and blend again.
- Add coconut milk and butter, blending again until smooth.
- Add Kosher salt and remaining 1 teaspoon garam masala, blending one more time.
- Return chicken to the butter sauce mixture and toss to coat.
- Serve over rice or with naan. Top with fresh cilantro, Maldon sea salt and fresh lime spritz.
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!
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Notes
- Use full fat coconut milk and shake the can well to combine it before adding to sauce. If the mixture has totally separated, you might need to transfer it to a microwave safe dish and heat just long enough to stir it back together.
- Instead of an immersion blender, you can transfer the sauce to a blender or mixing to make smooth.
- Wait for sauce to cool slightly before blending. There is less likelihood it will separate. Do not heat sauce to hot or it will seperate.
Nutrition Information
Calories
402kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
142mg
(47%)
Sodium
245mg
(10%)
Potassium
385mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
624IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 402kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 142mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 245mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 385mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 624IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.