---
product_id: 3301220
title: "Paste for Butter Chicken Curry"
brand: "kitchens of india"
price: "$73"
currency: NZD
in_stock: null
reviews_count: 11
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/3301220-paste-for-butter-chicken-curry
store_origin: NZ
region: New Zealand
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# Ready in minutes Sustainably crafted Bold authentic spice Paste for Butter Chicken Curry

**Brand:** kitchens of india
**Price:** $73
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Unlock restaurant-quality Butter Chicken at home—fast, flavorful, and fiercely sustainable!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Paste for Butter Chicken Curry by kitchens of india
- **How much does it cost?** $73 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/3301220-paste-for-butter-chicken-curry)

## Best For

- kitchens of india enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted kitchens of india brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Effortless Gourmet:** Transform your kitchen into an award-winning Indian restaurant in under 10 minutes.
- • **Meal-Prep Gamechanger:** Just add water and protein, microwave or pan-cook—minimal prep, maximum flavor, zero hassle.
- • **Eco-Conscious Indulgence:** Crafted by ITC, a leader in sustainability with water, carbon, and waste positive practices.
- • **Versatile Culinary Canvas:** Perfect for chicken, paneer, or veggies—cater to vegan and vegetarian cravings with ease.
- • **Authentic Flavor Explosion:** Master chefs’ recipe delivers rich, robust, and perfectly spiced Butter Chicken every time.

## Overview

Kitchens Of India Butter Chicken Curry Paste is a 3.5-ounce pack (sold in a 6-pack) that lets you create authentic, richly spiced Indian Butter Chicken in minutes. Developed by award-winning chefs from ITC hotels, this paste offers bold flavor with sustainable sourcing. Ideal for quick meals, it works with chicken, paneer, or vegetables and supports eco-friendly cooking with minimal prep.

## Description

desertcart.com : Kitchens Of India Paste for Butter Chicken Curry, 3.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6) : Curry Sauces : Grocery & Gourmet Food

Review: Easy and delicious! - 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!
Review: It's delicious and easy to make. - This makes some of the best Butter Chicken I've ever had. Including restaurants.

## Features

- Recreate the taste of truly mouth-watering Butter Chicken with Kitchens of India curry paste which is rich and flavorful
- Convenient and easy to use, Butter Chicken can be ready in minutes; Just add water and tender nuggets of chicken to this curry paste, cook it either in the microwave or on the pan, and you’re ready serve an authentic Indian gourmet creation
- Feel like an expert chef as you whip up a rich and flavorful Indian meal in minutes; You can also use the paste to create a vegetarian or vegan option with Paneer cheese cubes or vegetables
- Kitchens of India Paste for Butter Chicken Curry is created by the Master Chefs of award-winning restaurants of ITC hotels, using robust local ingredients and an authentic Indian recipe rooted in tradition and heritage
- ITC, the maker of Kitchens of India products, is an exemplar and leader in sustainability; it has been water, carbon, and solid waste recycling positive for over a decade and makes products that positively impact both the community and the planet

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000V17MLS |
| Best Sellers Rank | #34,586 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #36 in Curry Sauce |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,349) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 841905020256 |
| Manufacturer  | Kitchens Of India |
| Package Dimensions  | 6.34 x 4.84 x 3.07 inches; 1.57 Pounds |
| UPC  | 841905020256 |
| Units  | 21.0 Ounce |

## Product Details

- **Allergen Information:** Cashews, Milk
- **Brand:** Kitchens Of India
- **Flavor:** Butter Chicken
- **Item Weight:** 710 Grams
- **Package Information:** Box

## Images

![Paste for Butter Chicken Curry - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410H+EaMYQL.jpg)
![Paste for Butter Chicken Curry - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/514j07XALiS.jpg)
![Paste for Butter Chicken Curry - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51J5qiI3NfL.jpg)
![Paste for Butter Chicken Curry - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LLbJMiCzL.jpg)
![Paste for Butter Chicken Curry - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51O-6z8bH4L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: The instructions say to mix the chicken pieces with the other ingredients.  I know this will sound dumb, but is that precooked chicken or raw?**
A: Raw chicken!  As the chicken simmers with the water and paste, the seasonings are infused into the chicken pieces.  It is yummy especially when served with batsmati rice that has been cooked with bay leaves.  We love naan bread as well (way too many carbs but oh so good!)

**Q: Why can't  this item be shipped to California?**
A: I used to eat products from this brand all the time, so I did some digging. Here is what I found: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/prop65/settlements/2016-00571S5925.pdf

It looks like they got dinged under prop 65 for having TOO MUCH LEAD in the food? That's pretty messed up. Frankly, I wouldn't order this food anymore if I was in any state, until it goes on sale in California again.

**Q: How spicy is this? Mild, Medium or Hot?**
A: Listing shows packaging labeled "Mild" but I received a package labeled "Medium" (Jan 2021). Medium is accurate for people used to spicy food, but it's definitely not mild.

**Q: You just get 6 packs of sauce for this price of $19.99?  That seems rather expensive, am I missing something?**
A: It really is the best butter chicken packet sauce. However, I did discover our local grocery store carries it for $1.89 per pack. So, that being said, we won't be buying from Amazon anymore. Pretty sure our first order (6pk) was closer to $14.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy and delicious!
*by H***I on January 5, 2013*

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!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's delicious and easy to make.
*by C***N on December 12, 2025*

This makes some of the best Butter Chicken I've ever had. Including restaurants.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great versatile dinner shortcut
*by E***B on March 22, 2025*

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.

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