Easy Peasy Butter Chicken with Kachumber Salad

5 from 5 votes

Easy Peasy Butter Chicken with Kachumber Salad

Ready in under 30 minutes, this simplified version of Butter Chicken can be made in less time than it takes to get a takeaway and for a fraction of the price. Serve this delicious chicken curry with basmati rice and Kachumber Salad for an easy peasy midweek supper.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 625kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Butter Chicken

300 g full fat natural yogurt
4 tablespoons medium tikka curry powder (I use Tesco Medium Tikka Curry Powder)
800 g chicken thigh diced (you can use chicken breast if you prefer)
25 g butter
1 large brown onion peeled and sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic crushed or grated
2 cm ginger grated
3 medium tomatoes roughly chopped
2 tablespoons tomato puree
2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro) roughly chopped (plus extra for garnish)
50 ml double cream (optional)

To serve

Basmati rice
Kachumber Salad

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

In a large bowl, make a simple marinade of the yogurt and curry powder. Add the diced chicken and stir everything together thoroughly. (If you have time, cover and place in the fridge to marinate for up to 1 hour, then continue with the recipe below. Otherwise just move straight on to Step 2.)
Meanwhile make your Kachumber Salad
As soon as you have made your salad, melt 25g butter in a frying pan and add the sliced onion, fry over a low heat with the lid on for 4 minutes, until the onion has softened. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 1 minute, then add the chicken and all of the marinade and stir together.
Add the chopped tomatoes and tomato puree and cook on a low heat, with the lid on for 15 minutes.
Use this time to make your basmati rice according to packet instructions / your own preferences.
After 15 minutes, add the fresh coriander, and cream to the curry. Stir together and remove from the heat. Serve with the kachumber salad and basmati rice and/or naan bread and a glass of oaked chardonnay.

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Notes

Suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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