Easy Butter Chicken
An Indian restaurant-favourite, the smooth sauce and tender chicken melt in your mouth - like butter. Serve over rice with cucumber slices.
- Course Main Dishes
- Prep. Time 15 mins
- Cooking Time 30 - 35 mins
- Yields 6 servings
Preparation
What You Need
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
2 tbsp (30 mL) tandoori or tikka curry paste
1 tbsp (15 mL) minced fresh gingerroot
2 tsp (10 mL) minced fresh hot pepper
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
1 tsp (5 mL) paprika
1 can (28 oz/796 mL) crushed (ground) tomatoes
1 cup (250 mL) 35 % whipping cream
1-1/2 lbs (675 g) boneless skinless chicken, cut into chunks
1/2 cup (125 mL) plain yogurt
1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped fresh coriander
2 tbsp (30 mL) freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C). Place half of butter in a 13 x 9-inch (33 x 23 cm) glass baking dish. Place in oven for about 3 min or until melted. Swirl to coat dish; set aside.
In large deep pot, melt remaining butter over medium-high heat. Cook half of tandoori paste, the ginger, hot pepper, cumin and paprika, stirring, for about 2 min or until fragrant . Add tomatoes; bring to boil. Stir in whipping cream; return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring often, for 10 min or until sauce is thickened.
Meanwhile, in bowl, combine chicken, yogurt and remaining tandoori paste; toss to combine. Spread in single layer in prepared baking dish. Bake in oven for 10 min. Pour tomato sauce over chicken; bake for about 10 min longer or until sauce is bubbling and chicken is no longer pink inside. Sprinkle with fresh coriander and lime juice.
View the latest tips or add one of your ownNutritional Info
Per serving
Energy: 379 calories
Proteins: 26 g
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Fat: 25 g
Fibre: 2.1 g
Sodium: 497 mg
Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe
Nutrient and % DV*
Calcium: 12 % / 127 mg
Niacin: 53 %
Vitamin A: 37 %
Zinc: 32 %
Vitamin B6: 30 %
* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended
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put a half cup of cashews in the tomato sauce, the cruchiness is nice
weston
May 26th, 2010
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