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This easy butter chicken curry is a wonderful way to use up leftover roast chicken for a rich and beautifully tasty midweek meal that’ll have everyone asking for more.
If you’re a fan of rich dishes like this Indian butter chicken, check out our slow & low page for more great ideas and inspiration. Our Chipotle Paste would work just as well in other curries such as chicken tikka masala.
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Prep time
30 mins
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Cook time
45 mins
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Total time
1 hour 15 mins
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Ideal for
Dinner
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Make it
Mexican
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Serves
4
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Mexican Section
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 onions, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 2 tsp chipotle chilli paste
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 3 tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 400g (14oz) can of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp. tomato purée
- 200ml (7fl oz.) double cream
- 50g (2oz) butter
- 1kg (2lb 4oz) leftover roast chicken or roasted chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized chunks
- a handful of coriander leaves, roughly chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Perfect Boiled Rice
How to make it
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over a low–medium heat. Add the onion, stir and fry for about 15 minutes until completely softened, but not browned.
- Reduce the heat slightly, add the garlic and fry for about 3 minutes, stirring regularly to avoid burning.
- Add the chipotle chilli paste, lemon juice, garam masala, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, the tomato purée and about 1½ tablespoons of water. Stir and cook for 15 minutes over a medium heat.
- Reduce the heat, then stir in the cream and the butter until melted.
- Add the leftover chicken (chopped or ripped into bitesized chunks).
- Stir well and adjust the seasoning if needed. Continue to cook over a low–medium heat for about 5–10 minutes, or until the chicken is hot throughout (you don’t really want to cook it too much as it will dry out quickly).
- Stir in some coriander leaves and serve with rice.
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2 Comments
Editor
That’s great to hear, and also that the kids enjoy it too. Thanks Ian! 😀
For more kid friendly Mexican recipes try these – https://gran.luchito.com/cooking/family-meal-ideas/
Last edited 3 months ago by Celia - Chica Chismosa - Gran Luchito
