Indian-Style Butter Chicken & Rice
2x the delicious portions!
- Milk
- Sesame
- Wheat
Warm your heart (and belly) with our Indian-inspired butter chicken! You’ll sizzle chicken thighs with earthy garam masala and curry powder, then simmer in a buttery tomato sauce. Ladle it all over a bed of fluffy rice, then drizzle with yogurt and sprinkle with cilantro for a tangy-herbaceous finish, and serve with cheesy garlic pitas on the side. This recipe is double the typical servings, providing 4 servings and 8 servings for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively.
Ingredients
1.5 cup
Jasmine Rice
¼ ounce
Cilantro
2 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
20 ounce
Diced Chicken Thighs
2 teaspoon
Garam Masala
1 tablespoon
Curry Powder
2 unit
Tomato Paste
2 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 ounce
Vidalia Onion Paste
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
4 ounce
Cream Sauce Base
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Pita Bread
(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)
½ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
½ teaspoon
Sugar
5 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a medium pot (large pot for 8 servings), combine rice, 21⁄4 cups water (41⁄2 cups for 8), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. • Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While rice cooks, place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 8 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave until melted, 30 seconds. Add half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest later) and stir to combine. Set aside. • Roughly chop cilantro.
• Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably high-sided, pan over medium-high heat (use a second large pot for 8 servings). Add chicken in a single layer and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 6-8 minutes (8-10 minutes for 8). • Reduce heat to medium.
• Add garam masala, curry powder, and remaining garlic powder to pan with chicken. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add tomato paste, Vidalia onion paste, veggie stock concentrates, and chicken stock concentrates. Cook, stirring, until chicken is evenly coated, 30 seconds. • Add cream sauce base and 3⁄4 cup water (11⁄4 cups for 8 servings). Stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. • Add 3 TBSP butter and 1⁄2 tsp sugar (6 TBSP butter and 1 tsp sugar for 8); stir until butter has melted. Cover to keep warm.
• Adjust rack to top position and heat broiler to high. Place pitas on a baking sheet. Spoon garlic butter over tops and sprinkle with mozzarella. • Broil garlic pitas until cheese melts and pitas are toasted, 3-4 minutes. TIP: The broiler is a powerful tool! Keep an eye on the pitas to prevent them from burning.
• Quarter cheesy garlic flatbreads. • Fluff rice with a fork. Divide rice between bowls and top with butter chicken. Drizzle with yogurt. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with cheesy garlic flatbreads on the side.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Apr 2026- Flavor: Many rave it tastes like restaurant-quality butter chicken, though some found it bland and wanted more spice or curry flavor.
- Ease of prep: Simple to follow despite many ingredient packets, though some found opening all the small pouches awkward during cooking.
- Suggestions: Watch the pita closely under broiler as it burns quickly; skip the sugar for less sweetness. Add vegetables like peas or bell peppers for a more complete meal.
- Leftovers: Generous portions provide excellent leftovers that taste even better the next day, perfect for meal prep.
- Rice: Some found the jasmine rice sticky or undercooked; many prefer basmati rice and suggest using more water.
Reviews from our home cooks
Everything was very good. There's not a lot I can say about your products. They seem to be good quality. It was very easy to follow the directions. And delicious? This was my first time to fix the buttered chicken. I have recently discover the Indian food as beam. Somewhat spicy, however, I was able to control the spice and made it just the way I like it. Thank you. It was delicious thank you!
Tasted almost like the authentic Indian restaurants. The chicken portion was a bit small, but this dish was delicious. I was so excited to make a nearly perfect butter chicken with such ease
Fast but small changes give huge flavor boost!! I marinated the chicken for an hour in a yogurt, garam masala, garlic, lemon, red chili powder, and a few other things and I feel this made a huge difference. End result was amazing but that was with a lot of tweaks, I know this is only indian style but a few changes can really send this off the charts!
Very tasty, with generous portions! I was just not completely happy with the nutrition profile. I left out the butter and sugar at the end because I couldn't see adding more fat or pointless sugar to it, and it tasted great! (Although maybe that made it not actually butter chicken.) It was also definitely too many empty carbs with both rice and pita, so I saved the pitas for another day. Finally, it lacked veges so I threw in a potato, sweet potato, peanuts, and red pepper and saved half the chicken for another day as well. I loved it with those changes.
Really delicious! My chicken went bad because of a shipping delay, so I made it meatless. It was super tasty still. I added extra Indian Kashmir chili powder to elevate the spice. Super good and great naan bread.
Absolutely delicious and love that it was a simple meal to make. This was our favorite version of butter chicken that we have tried from HF.
Really appreciate the big batch dinners, especially when I can get 4 servings for the price of 2! Butter chicken is also always a win! Would prefer the traditional Basmati rice for this recipe. Mine came with Jasmine.
Loved this recipe! I was skeptical of the dark meat chicken but it was very tasty in this dish. The pita did not need the cheese but otherwise this was a great version of traditional butter chicken.
Loved this recipe! Prob some of the best butter chicken I have had and super quick to make!
So delicious & easy to make! I'm usually terrified of cooking with chicken, but it was a full success!
