This recipe is a staple at our house and was inspired by a recipe from Pete Evan’s cookbook, Family Food. The curry is not hot and 100% kids approved. All the nasties have been replaced by good quality ingredients that makes this butter chicken as good, if not better than conventional curry. Replace the rice with cauliflower “rice” and you have the perfect low carb, keto, paleo, banting, lchf curry. We serve the butter chicken with a cauliflower rice and refreshing tomato salsa. Our butter chicken is gluten, wheat, dairy and refined sugar free.
Butter chicken
July 6, 2018
: 4
: Easy
The perfect winter warmer, delicious butter chicken served with cauliflower rice and tomato salsa.
Ingredients
- FOR THE BUTTER CHICKEN
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 large onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- a pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 can chopped tomato (make sure you check the label for nasty ingredients)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 can coconut milk (make sure you check the label for nasty ingredients)
- 8 chicken thighs and drumsticks
- coriander leaves
- FOR THE CAULIFLOWER RICE
- 1 small onion
- ½ head cauliflower
- ½ head broccoli
- handful spinach or kale
- handful fresh herbs (we used parsley and basil)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- salt and pepper
- FOR THE TOMATO SALSA
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- ½ cup chopped cucumber
- handful coriander
- 1 small red onion
- 1 jalapeno
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
Directions
- Step 1 FOR THE BUTTER CHICKEN
- Step 2 Heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Step 3 Add the onion and garlic and sauté for a few minutes until translucent.
- Step 4 Stir in the spices and cook for a few minutes.
- Step 5 Add the chopped tomatoes, salt, lemon juice and coconut milk and mix well. Add some water if necessary.
- Step 6 Bring the sauce to a simmer and add the chicken.
- Step 7 Coat the chicken with the sauce, cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 20 – 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
- Step 8 FOR THE CAULIFLOWER RICE
- Step 9 In a food processor finely chop the red onion.
- Step 10 Add the cauliflower, broccoli, spinach and herb and process until it resembles rice.
- Step 11 Heat the coconut oil in a large pan over medium heat and fry the vegetables for 5 minutes or until cooked.
- Step 12 Season with salt and pepper.
- Step 13 FOR THE TOMATO SALSA
- Step 14 Finely chop or combine all the ingredients in a food processor and whizz.
- Step 15 Serve the butter chicken with the cauliflower rice and salsa and garnish with coriander leaves.
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