Easy Butter Chicken

Main dishes - meat

Preparation time

10min

Total time

40min

Portion

8 person(s)

Level

easy

TM 6
TM 5

by JoBoyes

published: 2022/11/15

changed: 2023/04/16

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Ingredients

Jo’s Easy Butter Chicken:

300 g brown onion, cut into halves
1 tbsp garlic paste, or 6 fat cloves
1 tbsp ginger paste, or 3 cm fresh ginger
80 g ghee or butter
2 tbsp Butter Chicken Spice Blend
150 g Raw Cashew Nuts, or almonds
400 g Tomatoes, tinned or fresh
40 g tomato paste
1400 gram Chicken thighs cut in half, boneless & skinless
2 level tsp salt
50 g lemon juice, or juice of 1 lemon
180 g Yoghurt or Coconut cream
1 tbsp sugar

Rice:

700 g Cauliflower Rice, OR
400 g jasmine or basmati rice
580 g water
20 g oil
1 tsp salt

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Recipe's preparation

Butter Chicken:

Add onion, garlic & ginger then chop for 4 seconds / speed 7.

Add ghee or butter & spice blend, then sauté 5 minutes / Varoma temp /reverse "Counter-clockwise operation" speed 1.

Add nuts to TM bowl with tomatoes, tomatoe paste, sugar & salt then blend for 1 minute / speed 8.

Add chicken pieces to TM bowl, and place cauliflower rice in varoma onto lid, then cook for 20 minutes / Varoma temp / reverse "Counter-clockwise operation" speed soft "Gentle stir setting" .

Stir the chicken with spatula to ensure even cooking, then further cook for 5 mins / Varoma temp / reverse "Counter-clockwise operation" speed soft"Gentle stir setting" or until chicken is cooked through.

Add lemon juice & yoghurt (coconut) or sour cream, to 2.6 litre thermoserver then mix together.

Add butter chicken from TM bowl to thermoserver with lemon juice & yoghurt/sour cream then stir together to combine.

Serve with cauliflower rice or jasmine rice.

Optional - Cauliflower Rice:

Place 350 g of the cauliflower into the TM bowl & chop for 5 seconds / reverse "Counter-clockwise operation" / speed 5.

Repeat with remaining 350 g cauliflower.

Clean and dry mixing bowl.

Transfer into Varoma dish and set aside until step 5 when butter chicken is cooking, then place on top of TM bowl/lid.

Optional - Jasmine Rice:

Place rice, water, oil and salt into mixing bowl, stir with spatula, then start Rice Cooker mode, placing simmering basket instead of measuring cup onto mixing bowl lid.

Transfer rice into a thermal serving bowl or other large bowl, then gently fluff with a fork to separate grains if needed.

Serve as desired.

Tip

* The chicken thighs don't need to be diced up into small pieces.
In fact, larger pieces give a much better final result, because you don't want the chicken shredded, which is what happens when they are cut up too small. Therefore, simply cut the thighs into halves or third's depending on how large the thighs are.

* For a spicier butter chicken add some fresh chillies in step 1.

*Serve garnished with fresh coriander and a side of cooked rice or naan bread.

Thermomix Model

Recipe is created for
TM 6

For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.
Recipe is created for
TM 5

If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.

Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!

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