If you’re looking for a recipe that delivers authentic Indian flavor without a long ingredient list, you’ve found it! The secret to creating robust flavor with this Instant Pot® version of butter chicken starts with a pre-pressure sauteeing of the key ingredients. It’s a tender take on chicken that’s perfect for a weeknight meal.
Instant Pot® Butter Chicken
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces, patted dry
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled gingerroot
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1/4 cup canned Muir Glen™ organic tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, stems removed
Instructions
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Step1On 6-quart Instant Pot®, select SAUTE; adjust to normal. Heat butter and oil in insert. Add half of the chicken; cook about 10 minutes, turning once, until browned. Using slotted spoon, transfer to medium bowl. Repeat with remaining half of chicken; transfer to bowl with browned chicken. Select CANCEL.
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Step2Select SAUTE; adjust to normal. Add onion to insert; cook about 2 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and gingerroot; cook and stir 1 minute. Add garam masala; cook 15 seconds. Add tomato paste and salt; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add chicken broth, and scrape bottom of insert with wooden spoon. Stir chicken back into mixture in insert. Select CANCEL.
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Step3Secure lid; set pressure valve to SEALING. Select MANUAL; cook on high pressure 3 minutes. Select CANCEL. Set pressure valve to VENTING to quick-release pressure.
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Step4In small bowl, beat whipping cream and cornstarch with fork. Select SAUTE; adjust to normal. Heat mixture in insert to boiling. Stir in cream mixture; cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened.
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Step5Top with cilantro leaves. Serve over rice, if desired.
Nutrition
350
Calories
19g
Total Fat
36g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: About 1 Cup
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 190mg
- 64%
- Sodium
- 470mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 440mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 36g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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