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Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is a mild, creamy chicken curry recipe that's sure to please even the kids.

Serves 4

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Over-night
Cooking Time
10 to 30 minutes
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Ingredients for  4  Servings

  • For the Marinade

  • 100ml
    Plain yoghurt
  • 1
    Lime, juice only
  • 15g
    Garlic, crushed
  • 2½cm
    Piece fresh root ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp
    Ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp
    Ground coriander
  • 1 tsp
    Garam masala
  • Pinch
    Paprika
  • Pinch
    Salt
  • For the Chicken

  • 4 x 150g
    Chicken breasts
  • 25g
    Unsalted butter, melted
  • ½
    Lemon
  • For the Sauce

  • 100g
    Unsalted butter
  • 1
    Onion, grated
  • 2½cm
    Piece fresh root ginger, grated
  • 2
    Garlic cloves, crushed
  • 100g
    Tomato purée
  • 2
    Small red chillies
  • Pinch
    Chilli powder
  • 200ml
    Double cream
  • -
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • To Serve

  • Handful
    Fresh coriander

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Over-night
  • Cooking :
    10 to 30 minutes

Method

  1. For the marinade, mix all of the marinade ingredients together in a bowl until well combined. Add the chicken breasts and make sure they’re well covered in the marinade. Set aside to marinate in the fridge for 12 hours, or overnight.
  2. When the chicken has marinated, preheat the grill to its highest setting. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade, shaking off any excess, and grill for 8-9 minutes on each side, or until the outside is golden-brown and the inside is cooked through. Baste the chicken breasts with the butter and a little lemon juice. Set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, for the sauce, heat the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 4-5 minutes, or until softened. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for a further minute, then stir in the tomato purée, chillies and chilli powder and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  4. Reduce the heat, stir in the cream and simmer for a further minute, then add the chicken breasts to the sauce. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  5. To serve, place the butter chicken breasts onto serving plates and drizzle over the sauce. Sprinkle over the coriander.