This tasty-as recipe celebrating the best dish to ever come out of India is really easy and enjoyable for all the family.
The recipe also includes how to cook rice. My 10 year old’s fave dish is butter chicken and this recipe is tops.
Serves 4-6
According to a Discovery Channel documentary, the first ever butter chicken recipe was invented by a person working in the kitchen staff of a famous restaurant called Moti Mahal (Pearl Palace), the central region of Delhi.
While the dish’s general recipe is well known, the actual flavour can vary from restaurant to restaurant, even within India.
Butter chicken is usually served with naan, roti, parathas or steamed rice. To add a special Kiwi twist to the Indian classic that is Butter Chicken, you can fill up your favorite pastry with butter chicken and bake till delicious. Butter Chicken pies… Choice!
How to make Butter Chicken Masala:
In a large pan, add 1 packet of Mel’s Butter Chicken Masala, 1 cup of water and 1 kg of diced chicken and fry in a little rice bran oil until the chicken is cooked. Add up to 500ml of fresh cream. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for a few minutes till the cream is mixed in well and you get a delicious, aromatic Butter Chicken sauce. Serve hot with steamed basmati rice or naan bread. Garnish with fresh coriander. Also serve with a side salad made with chopped onion, cucumber & tomato, with a squeeze of lemon. Simply delicious!
Butter Chicken tips:
You can also use seafood like fish or prawns instead of the chicken, or to make Vegetarian, just use vegetables.
Make sure you keep Mel’s sauces refrigerated after opening.