Authentic Butter Chicken Made Easy with Shahi Riwayat’s Special Masala

Authentic Butter Chicken Made Easy with Shahi Riwayat’s Special Masala

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This dish gains reputation for the tender chicken marinated with spices and served sizzling hot alongside steaming rice. Served in almost every restaurant in North India, this dish balances rich Indian spices with creamy tomato sauce. Using Shahi Riwayat’s butter chicken masala, the sizzling butter chicken can now be served directly from the kitchen to the table in no time.

This recipe is useful not only to serve the family's hunger needs but also for impressing guests as well. It is best for showcasing to guests for their special events. To ace this dish, use bold and rich spice butter chicken masala from Shahi Riwayat and virtually serve magic to the plate.

Why Butter Chicken Wins Every Time⠀

Why do people from all over adore and order butter chicken? Long story short gives you the gouging marination chicken is soaked in and the rich flavored paste that is served with it. Fried rice or plain steamed rice as a side dish balances spicy and sharp taste. The food from any Indian restaurant pleaser will render a perfect meal with ease.

The dish becomes a delightfully balanced culmination of various flavors as the tanginess of the tomatoes and the punch of garam masala is rounded out with the addition of cream and butter. With Shahi Riwayat’s butter chicken masala, the guesswork is eliminated since every pack is pre-balanced for flavor. This ensures that you save time while every bite you take is married to perfection.

The Heart of Shahi Flavours

Unlock the rich, layered taste of royal cuisine with these traditional essentials:

  • Salt
  • Chilli
  • Turmeric
  • Cumin
  • Black Pepper
  • Black Cardamom
  • Cinnamon
  • Cardamom
  • Ginger Powder
  • Garlic Powder

These ingredients are simple to find and like to come together beautifully so that the finished product feels elegant, yet what you could feasibly create in any home kitchen.


Cooking Method

  • Marinate the chicken with 3 tbsp ginger garlic paste and salt. Keep aside for 30 minutes. Heat ½ cup oil, add marinated chicken. Stir fry for 5 minutes and keep aside.
  • In 1 litre water, add tomatoes, onions, coriander stems, garlic, ginger, cashews, green chillies, salt and ½ packet of Shahi Riwayat Delhi Butter Chicken Masala and cook until the tomatoes are cooked and mushy. Cool it down and grind to a fine paste. Strain it through a sieve and keep aside.
  • Heat 2 tbsp oil, 4 tbsp butter and add remaining half packet of Shahi Riwayat Delhi Butter Chicken Masala dissolved with ¼ cup water. Stir fry for some time and add ground paste. Cover and let it cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes until oil separates and the rawness of tomatoes goes away.
  • Add fresh cream, honey and salt. Cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
  • Add in cooked chicken pieces and mix everything well.
  •  Delicious Butter Chicken is ready to be served
  • Chef's tip: For best results, cook as per the steps mentioned above

What Makes Shahi Riwayat Masala Unique?

Every dish has a soul and in butter chicken, that soul is the masala. Shahi Riwayat has carefully crafted its butter chicken masala to capture the essence of North Indian kitchens. The blend contains carefully chosen spices that have been roasted and ground precisely. It’s about balance, depth, aroma, and authenticity, not just heat.

This blend saves you countless hours of guesswork, grinding out spices, and preparing various mixtures. Instead, this blend delivers consistency, ease, and that restaurant-standard flavor that you desire. No measuring, no changes required only a reliable base every single time. That’s what creates joy in cooking.

Preparing butter chicken at home shouldn’t be daunting or overly complex. With the proper ingredients and a reliable spice mix such as Shahi Riwayat butter chicken masala, this dish can easily be prepared by anyone in their kitchen. The rich, creamy gravy, tender chicken, and harmony of spices enjoyed by diverse people and cultures around the world for many generations.

This dish invokes a sense of warmth and satiety, whether served during a casual lunch or a festive dinner. Instead of ordering takeout, pick up a frying pan and let the magic of Shahi Riwayat transform your kitchen into an inviting space filled with warmth using this simple recipe loved by so many.

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