Easy Butter Chicken
A community recipe by shabihaNot tested or verified by Nigella.com
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                                        Marinate chicken with all ingredients besides the fresh cream for 1 hour Cook onion in butter until slightly pink in colour and let it cool completely Once onion cooled add the marinated chicken to the pot Cook the chicken for about 10 minutes stirring often Once chicken is cooked add the fresh cream and let sauce thicken To garnish add some fresh coriander and serve with fresh naan bread or cooked white basmati rice 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                            
                            
                                    
                                        Marinate chicken with all ingredients besides the fresh cream for 1 hour Cook onion in butter until slightly pink in colour and let it cool completely Once onion cooled add the marinated chicken to the pot Cook the chicken for about 10 minutes stirring often Once chicken is cooked add the fresh cream and let sauce thicken To garnish add some fresh coriander and serve with fresh naan bread or cooked white basmati rice 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                            
                    
                 
                
                
                    
                
                
                    
                        
                
                 
            
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Beautiful easy butter chicken and delicious to eat. Not time consuming and kids love it too.
Beautiful easy butter chicken and delicious to eat. Not time consuming and kids love it too.
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Ingredients
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                        - 4 chicken breasts (cubed and skinned)
 - 1 onion (finely chopped)
 - 4 tablespoons plain yoghurt
 - 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
 - 1 teaspoon garlic
 - 1 dash chilli sauce (hot)
 - 1 dash tomato sauce
 - 1 tub fresh cream
 - 1 teaspoon red chilli (to taste)
 - ½ teaspoon turmeric
 - ½ teaspoon cumin
 - ½ teaspoon ground coriander
 - 30 grams butter
 
- 4 chicken breasts (cubed and skinned)
 - 1 onion (finely chopped)
 - 4 tablespoons plain yogurt
 - 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot
 - 1 teaspoon garlic
 - 1 dash chilli sauce (hot)
 - 1 dash tomato sauce
 - 1 tub fresh cream
 - 1 teaspoon red chile (to taste)
 - ½ teaspoon turmeric
 - ½ teaspoon cumin
 - ½ teaspoon ground coriander
 - 1 ounces butter
 
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Easy Butter Chicken is a community recipe submitted by shabiha and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
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