Originally published in the Today’s Parent March 2016 issue. Photo by Roberto Caruso.
Easy Butter Chicken
By Chatelaine80
PREP TIME
25 min
TOTAL TIME
45 min
Makes
4 servings
Chicken thighs are more tender and flavourful than chicken breasts, perfect for saucy dishes like butter chicken.
Ingredients
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs , cut into bite-size pieces
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 1/2 tsp ground garam masala
- 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt , divided
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 large onion , diced
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 680-mL bottle passata , (tomato purée)
- 1 English cucumber , diced
- 1 pint grape tomatoes , halved
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/3 cup 35% cream
Instructions
- Combine chicken with garlic, spices and 3/4 tsp salt in a bowl.
- Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium. Add onion and ginger to pan. Cook until onion softens, about 3 min. Add chicken mixture and cook until no longer pink, about 3 min. Add passata. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through, 10 to 12 min.
- In a medium bowl, combine cucumber with tomatoes, lime juice and 2 tbsp cilantro. Stir in remaining 1/4 tsp salt. Season with fresh pepper.
- Stir cream and remaining 2 tbsp cilantro into chicken mixture just before serving over basmati rice with tomato salad.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 515,
- Protein
- 45 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 23 g,
- Fat
- 27 g,
- Fibre
- 5 g,
- Sodium
- 952 mg.
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