Chicken Makhani

Chicken Makhani

This is a cheat's version, fabulously flavoursome, extremely easy and quick and very low in fat!

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Recipe by Steph

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Method

  1. Place chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, ginger, garlic, chillis, chicken stock in a saucepan and simmer fairly briskly, uncovered, for about 10 minutes, until the sauce has thickened and reduced.
  2. Stir in the ground almonds, sugar and chicken pieces, heating through gently for about 7 minutes.
  3. Stir in the butter, garam masala and coriander. Serve straightaway, with some plain boiled rice or a naan bread.
  4. Enjoy!
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  • 19 April 2008

    Argonaut commented on this recipe

    Like you I found the Chilli Chicken bland .... strange as many others thought it fantastic, maybe they have never had good curry. I'll try your recipe .... I'm looking to find Low fat curry recipes.

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  • 01 July 2008

    jnaholland rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We have cooked this recipe several times now and we love it. Its quick and easy to make and tastes amazing. I crave for it now it tastes that good. Also can't believe how low in fat it is. Thank you Steph for putting it on here!!!

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  • 11 December 2008

    JOOLES commented on this recipe

    Well this version sounds lovely and really easy to make, which will be perfect for Friday night. My fella has his mate round to play on the Play Station, so this will be perfect for them. Plus i have most of the ingredients in already. I will be back to comment on it. Thanks Steph for putting it on the site, although i had difficulty in finding it, (not your fault, i must have been searching for it wrong) in the end i googled it and it gave me a link back to this site, and your recipe. Odd but i got there. x

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  • 16 December 2008

    JOOLES rated and commented on this recipe

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    Well i said i'd be back and here i am!!! What can i say except fabulous!!! Steph this was lovely, easy to make and went down an absolute treat. There was some left so my boyfriend took it to work with him. This gets the thumbs up from me!!!!

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  • 24 January 2009

    chappy rated and commented on this recipe

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    I have to say Steph, for such a quick curry this is pretty damn good. I was dubious at the point after adding the almonds and the sugar as it was a bit too sweet for my tatse. But rather than using chicken tikka I had marinated some chicken breast in a madras paste/yoghurt marinade and grilled before adding that and I think it was that which helped add a bit of a sour note which helped cut through the sweetness. So if you feel this curry is a bit sweet for you then a little yoghurt or a squeeze of lemon will help cut through the sweetness.

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  • 24 January 2009

    Lauzi rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great curry - had hoped to keep some for lunch the next day, but everyone wanted second helpings so it was all gone! I flash-fried the chicken in 'Pataks' tomato and chili curry paste and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the recipe, will be making it over and over again!

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    Bev rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a top notch 1st class curry. I marinated my chicken in a sweet chilli mariade then flash fried it. It was very, very easy to make and I tripled my quantity. It was restuarant quality!!!!!

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  • 14 May 2009

    pshopper commented on this recipe

    The whole family loved this curry. I chose to blend the tomatoes, garlic, chillies and ginger into a puree then continued with the recipe as stated. I also substituted the chopped chicken for turkey, only because we are trying to be more lean !!! I will be putting adding this to my Fav.list. Many thanks for the recipe.

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  • 28 July 2009

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

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    I marinated some chicken breast fillets in madras curry paste (it was what was in the fridge) then oven cooked them for 15 mins. I also added a couple of handfuls of frozen veg for some extra vits at the at the same time as the chicken.

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  • 05 August 2009

    middle_pin2 rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is a really lovely curry. However, it did need a little bit more bulk. I marinated my own chicken (in tikka paste for a few hours) then cooked the chicken. I then added some large chunks of onion, and then followed the recipe above. Was lovely.

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  • 31 August 2009

    Vicki commented on this recipe

    This curry was enjoyed by the whole family. My 12 year old even went back for 2nds. I chopped and cooked an onion to start with then added diced uncooked chicken, after browning off the chicken I then followed the recipe. I was unsure about added ground almonds, but so glad I did it was soooooo yummy. I've put this in my favourites.

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  • 03 November 2009

    Peter747 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this. Marinated some chicken in Tikka Massala paste for about an hour and then oven cooked it for 20 mins. Will definitely do again as its so easy

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Ingredients

  • 230g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon tomato puree
  • 2-3 cm piece grated root ginger
  • 2 or 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1-2 green chillis, deseeded (or leave them in if you like it hot!)
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 15g ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 200g pack of cooked chicken tikka fillets (i use tesco)
  • 1 tbsp reduced fat butter
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • bunch fresh coriander
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