This butter chicken recipe is the easiest you'll ever make
Prep
15m
Cook
1h
20m
serves
6
The world’s most-loved Indian culinary export gets a mod makeover. The result? An easy, fresh butter chicken recipe with (almost) no washing up.
Ingredients (29)
- 1 tbs Woolworths Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 6 chicken thighs (bone in, skin on)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4cm piece (20g) ginger, finely grated
- 50g unsalted butter
- 1 tbs tandoori paste
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 2 cups (500ml) Massel Chicken Style Liquid Stock
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup (125ml) coconut cream
- 2 cups (560g) thick Greek-style yoghurt
- 1/2 cup dill fronds, roughly chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 telegraph cucumber, sliced into rounds
- 2 long green chillies, thinly sliced
- Roti, to serve
- Lime, to serve
- Micro coriander, to serve
Spice mix
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton)
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 1 tsp caraway seeds, toasted, ground
- 1 tsp fenugreek, toasted, ground
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Heat oil in a large flameproof casserole over high heat. Season chicken and cook, skin-side down, for 6 minutes or until golden, then turn and cook for a further 4 minutes or until sealed. Remove from pan and set aside.
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2.For the spice mix, combine all spices in the casserole. Add onion, garlic, ginger and butter, and reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add tandoori and tomato pastes, and cook for a further 1 minute, then add stock and tomato.
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3.Return chicken to pan, increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 hour or until tender and sauce has reduced by half. Season, and stir in coconut cream.
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4.Combine yoghurt, dill and lemon juice in a bowl. Season.
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5.Serve curry with cucumber, chilli, dill yoghurt, roti, lime and coriander.
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