Customer Reviews

Kitchens of India Paste for Butter Chicken Curry, 3.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)

5 star:		(137)
4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Butter chicken is one of my favorite Indian dishes. This little spice pouch greatly exceeded my expectations by making it easy to make a very flavorful rendition of it using only one pot.

1 cup of water, 3 tablespoons butter (I used Smart Balance and it came out great), a pound of chicken (the bagged frozen Tyson grilled chicken strips work great) and 20 minutes and you have a dish that closely approximates the restaurant version. I added some slices of Vidalia onion at the very end so they'd stay crunchy.

Great product, great value. [...]

First let me start of that i am an indian residing in the US. I miss authentic indian food and dont get to eat good indian food in the restaraunts in my city.
These are very vlose to the real thing and taste just yummy. For people who dont eat too much spice the butter chicken wood be an excellent choice. Now i do cook the real butter chicken(not the best cook) i think this tastes better and is very easy to prepare. I didnt have to add any additional ingredients and the chicken came out great. Even entertained a few american guests and they were all over it !

Did you ever just need a fast, easy and quick remedy to solo cooking? Have a yen for Indian food that just won't go away? This product is GREAT--just add chicken (it says chicken breast, but chicken thighs also worked well), heat through and dinner is served. A very tasty dinner it is, too!

I didn't think that this Butter Chicken Curry paste would hold up to a traditional, home cooked Indian meal...but I was gratefully wrong. My mom is a fantastic cook and this paste does a great job emulating that authentic, home made taste. At roughly $2 (or less on sale), this is far cheaper than going out to eat at an Indian restaurant.

My girlfriend and I make this but we first cook down some sweet onion and brown the chicken a bit before adding the curry paste and water. The instructions tell you to add raw chicken but that sounds a little odd to us. We also like to add some extra heat via red chili powder. If you brown the chicken first, cut it into large enough pieces so that they don't dry out during cooking. We've also used this paste to make butter shrimp & it's a great alternative. All of our friends (Indian + non-Indian) LOVE this stuff. Indian approved!

With a significant population of recent immigrants from India in the Silicon Valley came a welcome increase in the number of authentic Indian restaurants. San Franciscan's have always enjoyed a diverse bounty of culinary experiences and it's always a challenge to replicate the great recipes at home. I was hoping this product would accomplish that. while quite flavorful, the overall taste is burdened with way too much salt (not authentic proportion) so, like the other 3 star reviewer, I added one half can of coconut milk. The result was an improvement (if not anymore authentic) and tasted more like Thai Curry which I enjoy also. It's a shame that the saltiness dominates what could be a much better product. I even used unsalted butter and still found the saltiness overwhelming.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I purchased this. And I hesitated and hesitated... But, I'm glad I finally got this! This tastes delicious and it was so easy.

You get 6 individually packaged boxes and each package has the directions. The packages contain one foil packet of the paste. I first melted the butter with the water and then mixed the paste in. Then I added the chicken and cooked until ready. That's it! It was really all I did and it came out great. The smell in the house while this is cooking was heavenly.

I used a little less butter than the recipe asked for and it still turned out delicious. We served this over rice and we really enjoyed it.

There is also a Microwave Oven recipe for those folks that don't have a stove or would rather use the Microwave.

The expiration dates on these were all well out into late next year, so I have plenty of time to use these. But, there is no way they are going to last that long. I'm sure I'll use these all up in the next month or so.

Because of the great success with this item, I ordered some of the other items from this line. I'm eager to test them out and see if they are as wonderful as this one.

I have always wanted to make a tasty Indian dish at home and just didn't know how to go about it. I'm so glad I found these. Big taste. And big money saver versus going to my local Indian restaurant.

The best butter chicken you ever had!

Start with a medium SWEET (very important) onion and 2 - 3 cloves of garlic minced. Sautee in butter, very slowly while cutting chicken into 1" to 2" cubes (small because it cooks faster). Add the chicken to the onion/garlic sautee and add 2 tsp turmeric (or to taste) and 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste).

Start cooking your rice at this time.

Cook over medium heat (don't burn the garlic) until chicken is done (5 to 10 minutes). Pre-mix the Kitchens of India Butter Chicken paste in a small bowl using hot water until smooth and add the mixture to the pan. Cook down to desired consistency.

Optional: add tomato paste, plain yogurt or cream cheese (separately or in any combination). Or add a fresh mango cut into small pieces for "Mango Chicken".

This makes a truly restaurant-class Indian dish and takes just 30 - 40 minutes from concept to meal. Serve with a small salad, fresh veggies and nan for a complete meal that is a real treat! Serves four (or two really hungry people). Double the recipe for 4 or more - the leftovers are just as good as the dinner and probably won't last until morning.

I live in suburban Detroit and love Indian food. Unfortunately, the nearest Indian restaurant is probably 25 miles away from my home, which isn't real convenient. So when this Kitchens of India product was offered as a Lightning Deal from Amazon, I decided to take a chance on it. I was, however, very skeptical. How could something so simple produce great tasting Indian food at home? Well, I am skeptical no longer. I made this for the first time last night and was amazed at how easy it was. All you do is put your raw chicken pieces in a pot with some water, butter, and this product. Then you cook it for about 25 minutes. That's it. One pot and less than a half hour of cooking time. And let me tell you: While the taste of the finished product might not be exactly the same as that found in an authentic Indian restaurant, it's darn close. So close, in fact, that I'd be willing to bet that a lot of people couldn't tell the difference. I can't recommend this product any more highly. It will definitely satisfy my cravings for Indian food going forward! And you can bet that I'll be trying other Kitchens of India products soon! (Edit: One cooking suggestion that at least one other reviewer mentioned and I just recently tried... Add some chopped onions to the mixture for the last five minutes of cooking time. The onions make a great dish even better!)

When you love Indian food, but don't have the time to cook it, Kitchens of India is a really great alternative. I have yet to be disappointed in one of their dishes and this one is no exception.

Wife uses potatoes and chickpeas with this. Very very close to restaurant quality Indian food.