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Easy Butter Chicken Recipe

Oh So Busy Mum

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Servings 6 people
Calories 453 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 800 grams chicken thighs 
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger grated or minced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup tomato passata (tomato puree)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup thickened cream
  • ¼ teaspoon chilli powder optional - leave out for a mild butter chicken

Chicken Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 cup plain greek yoghurt

To Serve

  • white rice
  • fresh corriander
  • naan bread

Instructions
 

Marinade

  • Mix all of the marinade ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Marinate the chicken thigh in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (overnight if you can).

Butter Chicken

  • Remove the chicken from the marinade.
  • Using a large frypan on a medium heat, add olive oil and brown the chicken for around 6 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the frypan and dice it (you can dice it prior to marinating, but I find the chicken is better cooked whole and cut up once cooked).
  • Rinse the frypan. Melt the butter over medium heat and add the onion, garlic and ginger for 3 minutes until tender. Add all the spices to the pan and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Add the chicken stock, browned diced chicken, tomato passata and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add the cream and simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and discard.
  • Top with fresh coriander and serve over white rice with a side of naan bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 21gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 366mgPotassium: 561mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1217IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 3mg

The nutritional information provided is computer generated and is only an estimate. This data is provided as a courtesy for informational purposes only.

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