Servings: 4 Total Time: 30 mins Difficulty: Intermediate
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30-Minute Butter Chicken

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 30 mins
Servings: 4

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  1. Heat large skillet or saucepan over medium heat, add the oil, butter and onion and cook until lightly golden, about 3-4 minutes. Add the spices and garlic and stir until fragrant. Add the cubed chicken to the onion mix and cook, stirring, until seared all over, 4-5 minutes. Add tomato passata to seared chicken and allow to simmer for 8-10 minutes. Add coconut cream and heat through, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  2. Meanwhile, place another saucepan with 500ml of water on the stovetop and bring to the boil for the basmati rice. Add rice to boiling water and cook to your liking.

  3. Serve the chicken over the rice.

Note

Try serving with El Gusto  naan bread.  

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  1. Subscriber

    Very yum for a quick butter chicken option.

  2. Laura

    Very quick & simple to make – a tasty meal. Don’t skimp on the spices and seasonings – it needs them all! Works as well with coconut milk as it does with creamed coconut.

  3. Vanessa

    Love this recipe when you feel like butter chicken right now and haven’t had time to marinate the chicken ahead…! I always add a tsp of cumin and tsp of ginger to the recipe…apart from that it’s perfect!

  4. Brenda

    easy and delicious. I added some extra spice as well because we like ours with a bit more bite. Super simple to make

  5. Bridget

    A little bit of extra spice/flavour would be nice so next time I would add some more pepper and a dash of clove or mixed spice and some Chilli. Was quick and easy to make.

  6. Tester

    Delicious!

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