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INSTANT POT BUTTER CHICKEN

Easy Instant Pot Butter Chicken

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 TBSP butter
  • 5 cloves garlic, finely diced You can use more or less depending on your love for garlic!
  • 1 large white onion, diced
  • 1 inch ginger, peeled and diced
  • 1 large boneless chicken breast, diced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pinch black pepper
  • 1 tsp chili pepper Again, you can add more or less depending on your spice tolerance
  • 1 TBSP garam masala powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin powder
  • 1/2 can (200ML) tomato sauce Or use fresh if you have any you made
  • 2 cups skim milk You can use cream or milk at any percentage. If you use skim milk, you will need a little cornstarch to thicken it up
  • 1 tsp cornstarch not needed if you are using cream
  • 2 tsp water not needed if you are using cream

Instructions
 

  • Put your Instant pot on sautee mode and let it heat up.
  • Add butter, garlic, white onion, and ginger. Sautee until golden brown
  • Add salt, pepper, chili pepper, garam masala, cumin into pot and stir to combine.
  • Add chicken
  • Add tomato sauce and milk and stir
  • Set your Instant Pot to MANUAL mode, HIGH for 3 minutes. When it is done cooking, manually release the pressure.
  • Set your Instant Pot back to sautee mode
  • Mix water and cornstarch together in a little bowl and add to butter chicken mixture, stir and let thicken. These last 2 steps are not necessary if you are using cream.
  • Serve with rice, naan, wedge of lime and some cilantro on top

Notes

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