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

EDIT DEC 2018:They seem to have reformulated this a bit. It's pretty spicy now. It's weird - it's labeled as mild. It is not mild. Especially compared to their Tikka Masala, which is labeled as medium, but is much less spicy than this. I don't get it. It's still good, but honestly, I throw in some heavy cream or yogurt to smooth it out if I make this with just chicken. I now tend to make this in the instant pot - just toss in the paste, water (a tad less than called for), butter, chicken, turn the pot on for 10min and let it do most of the way NPR. Makes for very tender chicken. If I want to make rice in there too, I'll do 5 mins, then QR, add in the little metal covered pot with the rinsed rice/water on a trivet over my butter chicken, 5 more mins and 10 min NPR, then QR. Easy one pot meal. Only about 2 mins of prep work.-------------------------Original review:It's actually pretty amazing how delicious this is, especially when it's so simple to cook! It tastes like it came from a restaurant and at a fraction of the cost. It's spicy, spicy enough to make my nose run, but not so spicy that it hurts - it's just right.Here's how I cook it:Slice an onion up, throw it in the pot.Throw chunks of peeled carrot into the pot.Put 1 to 1 1/2 lbs raw chicken, cut into chunks, in the pot.Pour 1 cup water, and butter (3 teaspoons? I don't remember, it's in the directions) into the pot.Empty paste package into pot, make sure paste is broken into chunks - it will "melt" when it heats up.Then simmer for 25mins or so with lid on, stirring thoroughly every 5 mins or so to make sure all the paste chunks dissolve and that the meat is cooked evenly.Tip: It may look like you need more water at first, but the chicken will release juices. You probably do not need more water. If you find your curry is TOO thin, either you can simmer it with the lid off until water evaporates and gives you the desired consistency, or, if you want to speed it up (or prevent any veggies in there from turning to mush from simmering too long), you can:Take pot off heat, pour liquid from pot into a non-stick frying pan - the bigger around, the better. Heat the liquid in the pan till it's simmering. Let it simmer till it is the desired consistency, STIRRING CONSTANTLY (VERY IMPORTANT!!! - it only takes two or three minutes, so keep stirring or it will burn), then just pour it back in with your chicken. Very easy.Great curry paste, so easy, and you can just pair it with rice (rice cookers are AWESOME) or some naan, if that's your thing, or rice AND naan for some mega carbohydrates!

This butter chicken curry paste is a winner! It's incredibly tasty and makes cooking a delicious curry so easy. It has a pleasant kick of spice that's not overpowering, and I've purchased it repeatedly because it's a reliable and flavorful shortcut to a great meal.

a simple paste that gives you a tasty butter chicken curry in about 30 minutes. been using this for 20 years.

The media could not be loaded. This stuff is soooooooo good. Easy to make, and everyone loves it.

Delicious shortcut for a quick and easy dinner. We've been buying this paste for probably over a decade and it's just so good. We used to make it with chicken as the package suggests, but we now have vegetarians in our house and regularly make it with any combination of paneer, peas, tofu, kidney beans, potatoes, etc. We love it! Quick note on the spice level - it wouldn't be considered spicy at all in comparison to Indian food from a restaurant, but it's got some spice for an American palate. If you're OK with the level of heat of Franks Red Hot, this is probably comparable. If you don't like spicy at all, skip this one.

The only Indian restaurant convenient to me has now closed, so I was looking for some good substitutions I could make at home. I have tried some of the sauces that come in jars and have not been overly thrilled with any. This is one of the best packaged Indian food bases I have found. Perhaps just the concept of a paste instead of a sauce lends itself to better flavor.It is extremely easy to make. I was a bit surprised that the package does not suggest browning or at least cooking the chicken first before adding the paste. The instructions say merely to cook one pound of chicken with some butter, water and the paste. But I cut my chicken into bite-size pieces and I let it cook for a few minutes before adding the water and paste. I did not actually brown the chicken. Once it boiled up, I covered it and lowered the heat and let it simmer for a while. That's essentially it.The package does recommend serving cream on the side. I tasted it first and found it was a little too sharp and spicy for my preference. I then mixed some whipping cream into the sauce and found it a great improvement.I would definitely recommend having some cream or half and half (maybe even some sour cream or plain yogurt) on hand if you do not like your food too spicy.The package says it makes four servings. Keep in mind that it uses one pound of chicken and you can more readily estimate the number of servings you will actually have.