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By Meriam

Butter Chicken Pasta

Name: Butter Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts cut into cubes; 1/2 cup plain yogurt; 1-1/2 tablespoons minced garlic; 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons garam masala; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons cooking oil (ghee preferred); 1 onion, diced small; 1-1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon ginger, minced; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoons garam masala; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 3 oz tomato paste; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1-1/4 teaspoons salt; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 cup pasta water; cilantro for garnish; heavy cream for garnish; chili flakes for garnish; 1 pound uncooked pasta of choice (I prefer fetucchini); 6 cups salted water for cooking pasta

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

This take on butter chicken is so delicious and elevates the dish so well. If you're a pasta lover and you love butter chicken, you must try this. This recipe went viral on Tiktok when I posted it about a year ago and for good reason. A must try and a definite addition to your weekly meal rotations!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:30:40 GMT

Ingredients

5 servings

Instructions

Step 1

Mix the chicken with all ingredients under chicken marinade and allow it to marinate for 1 hour or up to overnight in the fridge. If you're impatient, just have it sit in the marinade while you prepare the onions and other ingredients for the sauce and cook immediately.

chicken breasts2

plain yogurt½ cup

minced garlic1 ½ tablespoons

fresh ginger1 tablespoon

garam masala2 teaspoons

turmeric1 teaspoon

ground cumin1 teaspoon

red chili powder1 teaspoon

salt1 teaspoon

lemon juice1 tablespoon

Step 2

Sear the chicken in ghee or cooking oil of choice to get golden brown edges and remove from your pan.

cooking oil2 tablespoons

Step 3

In that same pan, add your onions and saute them for a few minutes until translucent. Then add the remaining sauce ingredients.

onion1

garlic1 ½ tablespoons

ginger1 tablespoon

ground cumin1 teaspoons

garam masala1 teaspoons

ground coriander1 teaspoon

tomato paste3 oz

red chili powder1 teaspoon

salt1 ¼ teaspoons

heavy whipping cream1 cup

sugar1 tablespoon

Step 4

While preparing the sauce, have your pasta cooking on the side. Take one cup of the pasta water and add it to the sauce.

pasta water1 cup

Step 5

Add the chicken back into the sauce and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 6

Strain the pasta when it is cooked and add it in with the sauce (if it fits in the same pan that's great otherwise transfer the pasta and sauce to a larger serving dish).