Name: Quick and Easy Butter Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 50g (2oz) ground almonds; 2 tsp tandoori masala (available in the world food aisle at the supermarket or from Amazon); 2 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 to 1 tsp chilli powder or flakes; 2 tsp caster sugar; 1 tsp fine salt; 200ml (3/4 cup) single cream; 50g (2oz) tomato purée; 15g (3/4 oz) fresh grated ginger; 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and grated; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 3 tsp oil of your choice; 200ml (3/4 cup) water; 500g (1lb) chicken breast, diced into 2cm chunks; fresh coriander, to garnish

Quick and Easy Butter Chicken

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This Butter Chicken is oven-cooked with a mildly spiced creamy tomato sauce, thickened with ground almonds and balanced with a spritz of lemon.

Slightly adapted from a recipe by Romy Gill in The Guardian

Author: Rachel Page
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yield: 2-3 servings 1x
Category: Chicken
Method: Oven cooked
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

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50g (2oz) ground almonds
2 tsp tandoori masala (available in the world food aisle at the supermarket or from Amazon)
2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 to 1 tsp chilli powder or flakes
2 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp fine salt
200ml (3/4 cup) single cream
50g (2oz) tomato purée
15g (3/4 oz) fresh grated ginger
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and grated
1/2 lemon, juiced
3 tsp oil of your choice
200ml (3/4 cup) water
500g (1lb) chicken breast, diced into 2cm chunks
fresh coriander, to garnish

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/350°F (gas mark 4).
Place all the ingredients, in the order listed above, in a large and lidded casserole dish and mix until well combined.
Cover with the lid and cook in the oven for 1 hour.
Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 15 minutes before serving with rice and/or naan bread.

Keywords: quick, easy, one dish, takeaway

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