Garlic chicken recipe with step by step photos and a video recipe. Garlic chicken is a spicy dry chicken recipe made with tender chicken, butter, and fresh garlic, seasoned with salt, pepper and a few basic spices. Enjoy this delicious and aromatic garlic butter chicken with Naan, Pilaf or Jeera rice.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4people
Author: Preeti
Equipment
1 Heavy bottom pan
Ingredients
For chicken marinade
3chicken breasts600 g chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes
Salt to taste
1teaspoonPaprika or Kashmiri red chili powder
1teaspoonblack pepper powder
1tablespoonlemon juice
Other ingredients
1.5tablespoonbutter
2-3teaspoonfinely chopped garlic
1teaspoonoil
4green cardamoms
1-inchcinnamon
1onionsliced
2tablespooncoriander powder
1teaspooncumin powder
a few curry leavesoptional
4tablespooncoriander leaves
Instructions
Preparation
In a mixing bowl, combine chicken with salt, pepper, paprika and lemon juice. Keep it covered aside for 30 minutes.
Slice the onions, keep it aside.
Making garlic chicken
Heat butter in a heavy bottom pan over low heat.
Add garlic and let it cook on low heat, stirring continuously until garlic begins to start light golden. Immediately, remove from heat. Transfer it to a bowl.
Do not overcook the garlic. It should be light golden (not golden). Keep this garlic flavored butter aside. We will use it later.
Heat the same pan with 1-2 teaspoon of oil over medium heat.
Add whole spices and sauté until aromatic.
Add onions and sauté until onions are golden.
To this, add the marinated chicken. Stir and cook until the color of chicken turns from pink to white.
Add coriander powder and cumin powder. Sauté it for a minute.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook until the chicken is cooked. If needed, you can add little water and cook. I didn't add water.
Finally, add curry leaves, coriander leaves and the garlic flavored butter. Combine it well. Cook on low heat for a minute. Taste and adjust salt or pepper as per taste. Keep it covered aside for 10 minutes then serve.
Serve with Naan or steamed rice and dal as a side dish.
Video
Notes
Marinate the chicken at least for 30 minutes. This marinade helps to infuse the chicken with incredible flavors and also tenderizes the meat.
Cook garlic in butter at low heat - Garlic burns quickly and may taste bitter spoiling the entire dish. Stir the garlic continuously while cooking in butter to make sure it gets cooked evenly.
If you do not prefer spicy dish, reduce the quantity of paprika and black pepper powder.
As soon as you see the garlic begins to change its color to light golden, immediately remove it to a bowl. The garlic will continue to cook in butter with the leftover heat. So, don’t wait to cook garlic to be golden in the pan.
Once the dish is cooked, close the lid and remove it from the heat. Keep it covered aside for 10 minutes and serve. It gives enough time for this chicken dish to get infused with garlic butter.
You can add ½ teaspoon garam masala powder and it tastes even more delicious.