Butter Chicken ~ Cooking Recepies

Butter Chicken



You will need:

- 2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp ginger, crushed
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp ground almonds
- 220 g can of whole peeled tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander or spinach, chopped
- salt
- pepper

Step 1:
Begin by seasoning the chicken with a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper.

Step 2:
Using a large frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and add the chicken.
Fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes until it turns a golden-brown colour.

Step 3:
Take the chicken out of the frying pan and put it aside.

Step 4:
Use the same frying pan to melt the butter.

Step 5:
Now add the onion and cinnamon and fry together in the pan.

Step 6:
At this point add the crushed garlic, crushed ginger, turmeric, chilli powder, almonds, peeled tomatoes, tomato paste and the natural yoghurt. Stir all of the ingredients together and mix thoroughly.

Step 7:
Bring the ingredients to a boil and stir for 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 8:
Put the chicken back into the pan and combine with the other ingredients.

Step 9:
To compliment the dish, add the coriander (or fresh spinach if you prefer) and mix with the sauce.

Step 10:
Spoon the chicken and the sauce onto a large serving dish and serve with rice and bread.

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