Description
Irresistible butter chicken delivers rich, creamy Indian flavors that dance across your palate with each spicy-smooth bite. Marinated tender chicken pieces nestled in silky tomato sauce promise a culinary journey through traditional North Indian cuisine you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless (6 ounces/170 grams each)
Coating:
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs
Seasonings and Fat:
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup butter (113 grams), cut into pieces
Instructions
- Prepare a culinary workstation by arranging two wide, shallow vessels – one for whisked eggs and another for seasoned cracker crumbs.
- Elevate the cracker crumbs’ flavor profile by incorporating garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper, creating a robust coating mixture.
- Transform raw chicken pieces into a crispy delicacy by first baptizing them in the beaten egg mixture, ensuring complete coverage.
- Meticulously roll each egg-drenched chicken piece through the seasoned crumb mixture, pressing gently to create an even, textured exterior.
- Strategically position the crumb-encrusted chicken within a spacious rectangular baking vessel, ensuring minimal overlap between pieces.
- Distribute thin, cold butter medallions across the chicken’s surface, allowing for even melting and enhanced flavor infusion during cooking.
- Slide the prepared dish into a preheated oven maintained at 375 degrees fahrenheit, creating an environment that will transform the chicken into a golden, crispy masterpiece.
- Monitor the chicken’s progression, removing from the oven once the exterior achieves a rich, amber-brown coloration and the internal temperature confirms complete cooking – approximately 30-35 minutes.
Notes
- Crumb coating works best with crushed butter crackers or panko for extra crispiness.
- Pat chicken dry before dipping to help crumbs adhere more effectively and create a crunchier exterior.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute cracker crumbs with almond flour or gluten-free breadcrumbs.
- Keep butter pieces small and evenly distributed to ensure consistent melting and flavor across the chicken.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 598
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 651 mg
- Fat: 44 g
- Saturated Fat: 27 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 179 mg