Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 30 grams butter; 1 tsp fresh ginger - grated; 2 chicken breasts - cubed; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp masala; 1/4 tsp chilli powder; 1/2 cup tomato puree; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tub natural yogurt; 1/4 cup thickened cream; 1/2 cup basmati rice - cooked; 1 small lot of coriander leaves to garnish

14 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
30 grams butter
1 tsp fresh ginger - grated
2 chicken breasts - cubed
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp masala
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tub natural yogurt
1/4 cup thickened cream
1/2 cup basmati rice - cooked
1 small lot of coriander leaves to garnish

Directions

1

Heat the oil and half the butter in a wok or large fryingpan on medium -high heat and stir fry the chicken pieces until they change colour , remove from the heat and place in a bowl for later use .
2

Reduce heat to medium and add the remaining butter , then add the ginger and cook for 1 minute then add the cariander , cumin , masala and chilli and cook for 1 minute , now add the tomato puree and tomato paste and simmer for 5 minutes , now return the chicken to the pan along with the yogurt and cream and simmer for a further 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through .
3

place cooked basmati rice onto a plate and ladle the butter chicken over the rice and if desired , garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with pappadums .
4

enjoy .
5

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