Easy to make instant pot butter chicken curry so creamy, packed full of flavour and delicious. This pressure cooker butter chicken recipe is quick and you can get it ready in less than 30 minutes! Pair this classic Indian cuisine with instant pot brown rice or basmati rice for delicious weeknight dinner.
1kg(2lb)Chickenthighs or breast (boneless, skinless)
2tablespoonGingerpaste or minced
5clovesGarlicminced
1cupTomato paste or Passata
2tablespoonTomato puree
1tablespoonTurmeric
1tablespoonGaram masala
1teaspoonCumin
1tablespoonGround Coriander
1tablespoonSmoked Paprika
1teaspoonCayenne pepperor to taste
3tablespoonButter
Saltto taste
½cupHeavy cream
3tablespoonChopped coriander/cilantro or parsleyfor garnish
Instructions
Prepare all ingredients ready.
Turn on the saute function of the instant pot then add half of the butter in the pot of the instant pot, add ginger and garlic and sautee for 2 minutes. Make sure you keep stirring to avoid burn or sticking to the pot or add 2 tablespoons of water in to sautee.
Add in the spices (garam masala, cumin, coriander, etc) , tomato paste then stir the sauce.Scrape any bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Turn off the saute mode of the IP then add in chicken into the pot.
Add tomato puree and the remaining half of the butter on top. Don't stir.
Cover instant pot with it's lid, turn the valve into sealing position, set instant pot to manual pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. Once the instant pot cycle is complete after the 5 minutes of pressure cooking, the instant pot will beep to alert you. Then do 5 minutes natural pressure release.
When the instant pot is depressurised, open the lid and stir the content.
Leave the sauce to cool a bit, then add heavy cream in the butter chicken, stir till it thickens.
Put off instant pot, serve, garnish with cilantro and that's creamy, delicious butter chicken ready.
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Notes
Serve with rice or naan.Use as much cayenne pepper according to how spicy you want your butter chicken.You can make it dairy free by substituting heavy cream for full fat coconut milk.Wait a bit for the sauce to cool before adding cream. Adding cream immediately will thin the sauce.Nutritional information is estimate only.More information in the post.