Easy Butter Chicken with Tawa Garlic Naan (No Oven, No Tandoor)

If you love restaurant-style North Indian food, this homemade butter chicken with soft garlic naan made on tawa is going to become your go-to recipe! 🍗✨

Rich, creamy, slightly smoky, and full of flavour—this recipe gives you that authentic dhaba-style taste without using a tandoor or oven.

Perfect for weekend dinners, special occasions, or when you want to impress your family ❤️

🥘 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
•No oven or tandoor required
•Easy ingredients available in every Indian kitchen
•Rich, creamy, and kid-friendly taste
•Perfect combo with soft garlic naan
•Beginner-friendly recipe

Ingredients
For Butter Chicken
•500g chicken (boneless or with bone)
•1 cup curd (for marination)
•1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
•1 tsp red chilli powder & Kashmiri mirch powder 
•½ tsp turmeric
•Salt to taste
•2 tbsp oil or butter

For Gravy:
•2 tbsp butter
•1 tbsp oil
•2 medium onions (finely chopped)
•3 tomatoes (pureed)
•1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
•1 tsp red chilli powder
•1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp coriander powder
•½ tsp kasuri methi
•2–3 tbsp fresh cream
•Salt to taste

👉 Optional: Add malai for extra richness (highly recommended!)

For Tawa Garlic Naan
•2 cups maida
•½ cup curd
•1 tsp sugar
•½ tsp baking soda
•Salt
•Water (for kneading)
•Chopped garlic + coriander+ kalonji
•Butter for brushing


🍗 Step-by-Step Recipe
Step 1: Marinate the Chicken
•Mix chicken with curd, spices, and ginger-garlic paste
•Rest for 30 mins to 2 hours

👉 Tip: Longer marination = more flavour

Step 2: Cook the Chicken
•Heat oil/butter in a pan
•Cook marinated chicken until slightly charred and tender
•Keep aside

Step 3: Prepare the Butter Chicken Gravy
•Heat butter + oil
•Sauté onions till golden and make paste of it
• Again heat butter and oil
•Add onion paste & ginger-garlic paste
•Add tomato puree and cook till oil separates
•Add dry spices + salt
•Add cooked chicken and simmer

✨ Finish with:
•Fresh cream
•Kasuri methi
•Optional: malai for richness

👉 Simmer for 5–10 mins for that perfect texture

Step 4: Make Garlic Naan on Tawa
•Mix maida, curd, sugar, baking soda, salt
•Knead into soft dough
•Rest for 1 hour
•Roll into oval shape
•Add garlic + coriander+ kalonji on top
Cook on hot tawa

🔥 Trick:
•Flip tawa upside down to get tandoor-style effect
•Apply butter once done

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🍽️ Serving Suggestion
•Serve hot butter chicken with:
•Garlic naan
•Onion salad + lemon
•Jeera rice (optional)


Perfect for a restaurant-style meal at home 😍


💡 Tips for Best Results
•Use butter generously for authentic taste
•Don’t skip kasuri methi—it gives signature flavour
•Add a pinch of sugar to balance tanginess
•For smoky flavour: use dhungar method (coal smoke)


❓ FAQs
1.Can I make butter chicken without cream?
Yes, you can use milk or skip it, but cream gives that rich texture.

2.Can I make naan without yeast?
Yes! This recipe uses curd + baking soda—perfect for home cooking.

3.How to make it less spicy for kids?
Reduce chilli powder and add more cream.


📝 Conclusion
This easy butter chicken with tawa garlic naan proves you don’t need fancy equipment to create restaurant-style food at home.

With simple ingredients and a few tricks, you can enjoy a rich, creamy, and delicious meal anytime.

Try it once, and it’ll become a family favourite ❤️

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