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Butter-less butter chicken

Butter-less butter chicken

Butter-less chicken served with rice and green beans

4 serves

20 m

20 m

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 onions, finely diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons no added salt tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 (about 250 g each) skinless chicken breast fillets, trimmed of all visible fat
  • 400 g can no added salt diced tomatoes
  • ¾ cup reduced fat thick natural yoghurt
  • 300 g green beans, trimmed and steamed
  • Coriander sprigs, to garnish
  • 1 tablespoon toasted flaked almonds, to garnish
  • 2 cups cooked basmati rice, to serve

Method

Step 1

Heat oil in a deep non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 10 minutes. Add garlic and ginger, cook 2 minutes. Add tomato paste, cook 1 minute.

Step 2

Reduce heat to low and stir in the cumin, garam masala, brown sugar, chilli flakes and turmeric.

Step 3

Cut the chicken into pieces and add to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.

Step 4

Add the tomatoes, yoghurt and ¼ cup water, stir to combine. Bring to the boil then reduce heat to low and cook, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and the sauce has thickened.

Step 5

Serve with cooked basmati rice and the steamed beans. Garnish with coriander sprigs and toasted flaked almonds.

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