Butter Chicken Made Easy

Easy Indian Butter Chicken Recipe with tin tomatoes

Recipe By:

Ardmona

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Prep Time:

5 min (when using pre-made Indian tomato butter sauce)

Cook Time:

10 minutes

Serves:

Make this easy butter chicken recipe using Ardmona tin tomatoes. Pick up a BBQ chicken on your way home and make this easy Butter Chicken. Make a big batch of butter chicken and keep the leftovers for other meal ideas using this delicious freshly made Indian tomato sauce base.

Ingredients

1 quantity Indian Tomato Butter Sauce (see recipe below)
1 whole BBQ rotisserie chicken
1/4 cup Greek-style natural yoghurt
Handful of mint leaves
Basmati rice & naan bread, to serve

Method

Shred chicken flesh, discarding all the skin, stuffing and bones
Heat butter sauce in a large frying pan
Add shredded chicken, stir to combine. Simmer until chicken is hot
Drizzle with yoghurt
Sprinkle with mint leaves
Serve with rice & naan bread

Indian Tomato Butter Sauce

Ingredients

2 tbs butter
1 tbs vegetable oil
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp garam masala
2cm piece ginger, peeled, finely grated
2 x 400g cans Ardmona Thick and Rich Onion and Garlic Tomatoes
1/3 cup chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste)
1/3 cup almond meal
3/4 cup thickened cream

Method

Heat butter and oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat. Add cumin, coriander, garam masala and ginger. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute
Stir in tomatoes, stock and chili powder. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, partially cover and simmer for 15 minutes
Stir through almond meal and cream. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thick. Season to taste and serve

Tips & Hints

Indian Tomato Butter Sauce - Prep: 10min, Cook: 30min, Makes: 4.5 cups
If freezing sauce, do not add cream. Instead, add the cream once defrosted and sauce is reheated.