Here’s a delicious Crispy Butter Chicken recipe—crispy chicken pieces tossed in a rich, creamy, mildly spiced butter gravy.
🍗 Crispy Butter Chicken Recipe
🛒 Ingredients
For the crispy chicken:
- 500g boneless chicken (cut into bite-size cubes)
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup cornflour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 egg (optional, helps crispiness)
- Oil for frying
For butter sauce:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 medium tomatoes (pureed)
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1–2 tsp sugar (balances acidity)
- 1/2 cup cream
- Salt to taste
- Fresh coriander (for garnish)
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate chicken
- Mix chicken with yogurt, spices, ginger-garlic paste, and lemon juice
- Let it sit for 30 minutes (or overnight for best flavor)
2. Make it crispy
- Coat marinated chicken in cornflour (and egg if using)
- Deep fry or shallow fry until golden and crispy
- Set aside on paper towels
3. Prepare butter gravy
- Melt butter in a pan
- Sauté onions until golden
- Add ginger-garlic paste and cook briefly
- Add tomato puree and cook until oil separates
- Mix in spices (chili, turmeric, cumin, garam masala)
- Add sugar and salt
4. Make it creamy
- Lower heat and stir in cream
- Simmer for 2–3 minutes until smooth and rich
5. Combine
- Add crispy chicken pieces into the sauce
- Toss gently so they stay slightly crispy
- Simmer 2–3 minutes only
🍽️ Serve with
- Steamed basmati rice 🍚
- Naan or roti 🫓
- Salad or raita 🥗
⭐ Pro tips
- Don’t overcook chicken after adding to sauce or it loses crispiness
- Add a splash of water if sauce gets too thick
- For extra crunch, double-fry chicken (fry once, rest, then fry again quickly)
If you want, I can also make:
🔥 restaurant-style Butter Chicken recipe
🌶️ extra spicy version
🍯 honey butter chicken twist
🍗 or air-fryer crispy version
