Chicken Recipes

Easy Butter Chicken

Name: Easy Butter Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 onion, finely diced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tbsp freshly minced ginger; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp sea salt flakes; ¼ tsp cracked black pepper; 2 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated puree); 1 cup (250 ml) pure (single/pouring) cream or thickened (heavy) cream; 2 tbsp plain yoghurt; Coriander (cilantro) sprigs; 1 cucumber, finely sliced; ½ red onion, finely sliced; 1 fresh chilli (optional); Steamed basmati rice, topped with store-bought crispy fried shallots (optional)

4 servings

porsjoner

5 minutes

aktiv tid

20 minutes

total tid

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Ingredienser

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp unsalted butter

1 onion, finely diced

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 tbsp freshly minced ginger

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces

2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp yellow mustard seeds

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp sea salt flakes

¼ tsp cracked black pepper

2 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated puree)

1 cup (250 ml) pure (single/pouring) cream or thickened (heavy) cream

2 tbsp plain yoghurt

Coriander (cilantro) sprigs

1 cucumber, finely sliced

½ red onion, finely sliced

1 fresh chilli (optional)

Steamed basmati rice, topped with store-bought crispy fried shallots (optional)

Fremgangsmåte

Heat the olive oil and butter in a large, heavy-based frying pan over medium heat.

Add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute until fragrant.

Add the chicken, garam masala, cumin, yellow mustard seeds, turmeric, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes until the chicken is slightly browned.

Add the tomato paste and cream and stir to combine. Cook for 8 minutes more.

Serve with plain yoghurt, coriander, cucumber, red onion and chilli (if using) with steamed basmati rice, topped with crispy-fried shallots if you like.

Næringsinnhold

Porsjonsstørrelse

Kalorier

349

Totalt fett

22.8 g

Mettet fett

10.6 g

Umettet fett

Transfett

0.4 g

Kolesterol

159 mg

Natrium

716.7 mg

Totalt karbohydrater

7.9 g

Kostfiber

1.4 g

Totalt sukker

3.7 g

Protein

26.7 g