Thursday, September 20, 2018

Instant Pot Butter Chicken


We have borrowed Ziggy's and now we are getting our own Instant Pot, so some Instant Pot recipes may start to find their way here...

 Here's one for some very tasty homemade butter chicken, adapted from https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/instant-pot-butter-chicken/ 


Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 8 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger minced
  • 1 cup tomato puree or passata
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp coriander ground
  • 1 tsp cumin ground
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs/breasts boneless and skinless, cut into pieces
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped

Instructions

  1. Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting.
  2. Add the butter and cook until the butter has melted. Add the garlic and ginger and saute for another minute or until the garlic becomes aromatic. Do not cook too long because you don't want to burn it.
  3. Add the tomato puree and tomato paste to the Instant Pot and stir. Add the garam masala, coriander, cumin, paprika, turmeric and salt to the Instant Pot, stir and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes. 
  4. Add the chicken thighs, water and stir everything together. There should be enough liquid in the pot to cover the chicken, so add more water if needed.
  5. Close the lid (follow the manufacturer's guide for instructions on how to close the instant pot lid). Set the Instant Pot to Manual, high pressure, 5 minutes.
  6. Once the Instant Pot cycle is complete, wait until the natural release cycle is complete, should take about 15 minutes. Carefully unlock and remove the lid from the instant pot.
  7. Switch the Instant Pot to the saute setting (do not put the lid on). Add the whipping cream and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce should thicken and reduce a bit. You don't want it to reduce too much. 
  8. Turn off the Instant Pot and garnish with fresh parsley.