Best Butter Chicken Recipe

Name: Best Butter Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup plain whole-milk yogurt; 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped (about 2 tsp.); 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp. garam masala; 1 Tbsp. grated or finely chopped peeled ginger; 2 tsp. kosher salt; 1 tsp. Kashmiri chili powder; 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 1/2" pieces; 5 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 1/2 cup tomato paste; 1/2 serrano chile, seeded, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp. grated or finely chopped peeled ginger; 1 tsp. garam masala; 1 tsp. ground cumin; 1 tsp. Kashmiri chili powder; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 Tbsp. dried fenugreek leaves or kasoori methi (optional); 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

Takeout-quality butter chicken, made at home with a little patience. Yogurt-marinated thighs char under the broiler, then melt into a deeply spiced tomato-cream gravy rich with garam masala and fenugreek. It's pure comfort, and the sauce keeps its glycemic load remarkably low at 0.8.

Glycemic Load: 1.5 (Low)

483 calories per serving

Serves: 7

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 2 hrs

Original recipe: www.delish.com

About This Calculation

Best Butter Chicken Recipe has a low glycemic load of 1.5 per serving — minimal blood sugar impact — suitable for most people managing diabetes or blood sugar levels.

The primary glycemic load contributors are tomato paste (GL 1.0), heavy cream (GL 0.2), plain whole-milk yogurt (GL 0.2). These ingredients account for the majority of the carbohydrate impact per serving.

Glycemic load is calculated as GL = (GI × Net Carbs per serving) ÷ 100, where GI is the glycemic index and net carbs exclude dietary fiber. Calculations draw on established nutritional references including USDA FoodData Central values and peer-reviewed glycemic index research.