Photo: Lily Banse
Butter chicken with butter rice
62 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 4
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We all know how much James loves his butter and this mild curry is a tribute to his favourite ingredient. Speed up the cooking time by buying passata for the sauce instead of fresh tomatoes.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
811
Calories
40g
Protein
36g
Fat
86g
Carbs
Counts 18 of 20 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Fenugreek | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 800g/1lb 12oz boned, skinless chicken thighs
- 120g/4oz Greek yoghurt
- 2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 lemon
- 3 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1kg/2lb 4oz tomatoes
- 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
- 4 garlic
- 4 green cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- 80g/3oz butter
- 2 green chillies
- 5 tbsp single cream
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp dried fenugreek
- ½ tsp garam masala
- and pepper salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion
- 3 green cardamom
- 1 cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 400g/14oz basmati rice
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
- 800g/1lb 12oz boned, skinless chicken thighs
- 120g/4oz Greek yoghurt
- 2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 lemon
- 3 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1kg/2lb 4oz tomatoes
- 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
- 4 garlic
- 4 green cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- 80g/3oz butter
- 2 green chillies
- 5 tbsp single cream
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp dried fenugreek
- ½ tsp garam masala
- and pepper salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion
- 3 green cardamom
- 1 cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 400g/14oz basmati rice
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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