Name: Butter chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 25g butter; 1 onion halved and finely sliced; 4 skinless chicken breasts cut into chunks; 2 tbsp garam masala; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tbsp finely grated ginger; 500g passata; 2 tbsp cashew nut butter; 50ml double cream; handful coriander chopped; cooked rice to serve; wilted spinach to serve

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Butter chicken

Butter chicken

Miriam Nice

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Cooked with butter, cashew nut butter, tangy passata and plenty of spices, this chicken curry is rich, indulgent and ready in less than an hour

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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25g butter
1 onion

halved and finely sliced
4 skinless chicken breasts

cut into chunks
2 tbsp garam masala
3 garlic cloves

crushed
1 tbsp finely grated ginger
500g passata
2 tbsp cashew nut butter
50ml double cream
handful coriander

chopped
cooked rice

to serve
wilted spinach

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal358
fat18g
saturates9g
carbs13g
sugars8g
fibre2g
protein34g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Heat the butter in a large pan and fry the onion over a medium heat for 5 mins until soft. Add the chicken and continue to fry until turning golden brown. Add the garam masala, garlic, ginger and passata. Leave to simmer, uncovered, for 20 mins.
step 2

Just before serving, stir in the cashew nut butter and cream, season to taste and serve scattered with coriander, and with the cooked rice and wilted spinach on the side.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2015

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