Butter Chicken (Thermomix)

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Creamy, spiced butter chicken made effortlessly in the Thermomix. Tender chicken is simmered in a rich tomato and butter sauce - bold flavour with minimal effort.

After buying our Thermomix back in early March 2019, we decided we'd cook a selection of Indian dishes for Mother's Day later in the month and this butter chicken recipe was one of them - it's delicious!   Both mum's loved it and my step dad said it was his favourite.  

Although there's a lot of cream in the recipe, it doesn't taste overly creamy or heavy as you get the lovely flavours from the tikka paste, herbs, spices and chillis. It's on our favourites list for curries to make in our Thermomix, along with the quick lamb dhansak.

If you don't have a Thermomix and would like to try making this recipe, please scroll down for the Non-Thermomix Instructions I have suggested.

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Instructions

1. Place a large bowl on the mixing bowl lid and weigh in the chicken and tikka paste. Remove the bowl from the lid, stir well then set aside (see Cookidoo Tips)
2. Place ghee (or butter) in the mixing bowl and heat 1 minute/Varoma/speed 1.
3. Add the onions, ginger, fresh coriander, garlic and chillies then mince 10 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula then, replace the measuring cup with the simmering basket, and fry 5 minutes/Varoma/speed 2.
4. Add the salt, cumin, ground coriander and turmeric then, with the measuring cup in place, fry 3 minutes/Varoma/speed 2.
5. Then add the water and cook 5 minutes/Varoma/speed 1.
6. Add the reserved marinated chicken, tomato purée and cream then cook 20 minutes/100C/reverse/speed slow (spoon symbol). Serve hot with rice or Indian bread to soak up the sauce.
7. We enjoy ours with basmati rice, naan breads, poppadom crisps and spicy mango chutney!

Non-Thermomix Instructions

I'd suggest the recipe can easily be made using a kitchen scales, grater, large saucepan with lid and the hob. 

My suggestions are as follows: 

1. Place a large bowl on your scales and weigh in the chicken and tikka paste. Stir well then set aside (see Cookidoo Tips).   Grate the onions, ginger and chillies, very finely chop the fresh coriander and use a garlic press to crush the garlic.
2. Melt the ghee (or butter) in a large saucepan over a low heat.
3. Turn the heat up to medium and add the onions, ginger, fresh coriander, garlic and chillies and fry for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Add the salt, cumin, ground coriander and turmeric and fry for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Then add the water and cook 5 minutes on a medium to low heat.
6. Add the reserved marinated chicken, tomato purée and cream, bring to a gentle simmer and then cook with the lid on for 20 minutes. Serve hot with rice or Indian bread to soak up the sauce.
7. We enjoy ours with basmati rice, naan breads, poppadom crisps and spicy mango chutney!

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Butter Chicken (Thermomix)

Creamy Thermomix butter chicken with tender chicken in rich tomato sauce. Easy, family-friendly and better than takeaway.

PREP: 15 minutes mins

COOK: 35 minutes mins

TOTAL: 50 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

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Ingredients

If you don't have the Cookidoo app for your Thermomix follow the recipe below:

• 500 g (1.1 lb) (see Notes) chicken breasts diced (2 to 3 cm)
• 100 g (⅓ cup) tikka paste
• 40 g (¼ cup) ghee (I use salted butter)
• 150 g (1 cup) onions quartered
• 20 g (¼ cup) fresh root ginger peeled, cut into 2mm round slices (see Notes)
• 10 g (¾ cup) fresh coriander
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 fresh green chillies halved and deseeded, if desired
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 0.5 tsp ground turmeric
• 100 g (½ cup) water
• 70 g (½ cup) tomato purée
• 500 g (2 cups) single cream

Instructions

• Place a large bowl on the mixing bowl lid and weigh in the chicken and tikka paste. Remove the bowl from the lid, stir well then set aside (see Cookidoo Tips)
• Place ghee (or butter) in the mixing bowl and heat 1 minute/Varoma/speed 1.
• Add the onions, ginger, fresh coriander, garlic and chillies then mince 10 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula then, replace the measuring cup with the simmering basket, and fry 5 minutes/Varoma/speed 2.
• Add the salt, cumin, ground coriander and turmeric then, with the measuring cup in place, fry 3 minutes/Varoma/speed 2.
• Then add the water and cook 5 minutes/Varoma/speed 1.
• Add the reserved marinated chicken, tomato purée and cream then cook 20 minutes/100C/reverse/speed slow (spoon symbol). Serve hot with rice or Indian bread to soak up the sauce.
• We enjoy ours with basmati rice, naan breads, poppadom crisps and spicy mango chutney!

Notes

• After making this recipe the first time, we found it to be very saucy (which is great!), but decided when making it again, we'd double the amount of chicken to 1kg but leave all of the other ingredient quantities as they are. The recipe then serves more people and there's still plenty of sauce.
• David can't remember which TV chef he saw doing it, but they leave the skin on fresh root ginger…it gives extra warmth, so that's what we've been doing. It will still grate easily enough, if you're not cooking this recipe using a Thermomix.
• Optional variations:
  • Spicier version - add garam masala or chilli powder.
  • Lighter version - use yogurt instead of cream.
  • Extra rich version - add additional butter and a splash of double cream.
  • Add spinach - stir in baby spinach at the end.
  • Swap protein - use turkey or paneer.
  • Coconut version - add coconut milk for a different twist.

Cookidoo Tips

• The chicken can be left to marinate overnight, at end of step 1, for even more depth of flavour.
• This dish is popular with fans of milder curries. As the name indicates, it is made with butter or ghee. This simplified Thermomix® version is quick to make so ideal for a weekday meal, served with rice or naan.

 

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Butter Chicken

You might also like to try:

• Indian dishes
• chicken and turkey dishes

Nutrition

Calories: 667kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 244mg | Sodium: 856mg | Potassium: 795mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5513IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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