Butter Chicken

Hi Everyone!

A couple of weeks ago, I helped my step-mum Kate make some yummy Butter Chicken for dinner! Here’s the recipe 😀

Inspired by Peter Evans recipe from Family Food

• 2 tbls olive oil
• 1 cup minced celery
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp each of: ground cardamon, ground coriander, ground ginger, ground cumin, ground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 70g of tomato paste; or 4 tbls
• Pinch of sea salt
• 2 tbls lemon juice
• 1 x 400ml coconut cream
• 800g chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
• Coriander leaves to serveHeat olive oil in deep pan over medium heat, add celery and garlic and cook for 4-5 minutes. Turn heat down to low and add spices and tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. Add salt, lemon juice and coconut cream.

  Turn heat up to medium and bring sauce to a simmer, add chicken and stir to coat well.cover pan with lid and cook for 20-25 minutes until chicken cooked through, and sauce has thickened.

  Serve on black or wild rice with coriander leaves as garnish.