Butter chicken

Craig Stokes
Craig Stokes @whatcraigcooks
Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Recreate one of your favourite Indian takeaways with my take on this classic butter chicken

Butter chicken

Recreate one of your favourite Indian takeaways with my take on this classic butter chicken

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Ingredients

45 minutes
2 people
  1. 2chicken breasts
  2. 50 gnatural yoghurt
  3. 2 tspminced garlic
  4. 2 tspminced ginger
  5. 2 tspgaram masala
  6. 1/2 tspturmeric
  7. 1 tspcumin
  8. 1 tspchilli powder
  9. 1 tbspolive oil
  10. 1/2white onion sliced
  11. 1 tbspbutter
  12. 1/2 tspground coriander
  13. 400 gchopped tomatoes
  14. 50 glight double cream
  15. 1 tspsalt
  16. 1garlic and coriander naan bread
  17. 225 gbasmati rice
  18. Diced coriander to serve

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes
  1. 1

    Sliced your chicken and marinade in yoghurt, half of your minced garlic, and of your minced ginger, half of your garam masala, half of your turmeric, half of your cumin, and chilli powder. Marinade for 30 minutes minimum

  2. 2

    Fry your chicken until browned for 3 minutes each side and leave aside

  3. 3

    Start your sauce by melting butter in a pan and frying your onions for 6 minutes

  4. 4

    Add the rest of your garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute until fragrant

  5. 5

    Add coriander, the rest of your cumin, and garam masala and fry for 20 seconds

  6. 6

    Add chopped tomatoes, salt, and simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally

  7. 7

    Take if your sauce and blend until smooth

  8. 8

    Add sauce back to a pan and add tomato purée, cream, cooked chicken and allow to simmer for 10 minutes

  9. 9

    Cook your rice for 10 minutes

  10. 10

    Heat your naan for 2 minutes

  11. 11

    Serve everything with chopped coriander for garnish

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Comments (2)

Irama
Irama @Irama
Yummyyyy!!!! looks amazing!!!!!!

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