Ingredients
- 600 grams boneless skinless chicken thigh (fresh fillets, fat trimmed cut into quarters)
- 1/4 cup curry paste (butter chicken)
- 2/3 cup low-fat yogurt (natural)
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 teaspoons oil (vegetable oil)
- 1 cup tomato puree
- Pepper (to taste)
- 1/4 cup light cream
- 1/3 cup coriander (leaves chopped)
- 300 grams fresh green string beans (trimmed and halved)
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds (flaked optional)
- 4 ounces sourdough bread slices (4 slices, to serve, or naan or roti or other flat breads)
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine chicken, curry paste, yogurt, garam masala and half the garlic in a glass or ceramic bowl, cover and chill for 10 minutes to marinate.
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Step 2: Heat half the oil in a medium saucepan over moderately high heat and add chicken mixture and cook and stir for 5 minutes.
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Step 3: Stir in tomato puree and season well with pepper and bring to the boil and then reduce heat, simmer covered for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked and then add cream to chicken mixture; cook and stir for 2 minutes and then remove from the heat and stir in coriander.
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Step 4: Meanwhile cook beans in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes or until just tender and then drain.
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Step 5: Heat remaining oil in another pan over moderate heat and add remaining garlic and cook and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant and then add the beans and then stir through the chicken mixture.
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Step 6: Spoon butter chicken and beans into serving bowls and sprinkle with almonds and serve curry with bread.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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