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Butter Chicken With Coconut Rice

Here's how you make Butter Chicken With Coconut Rice
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 500 grams boneless skinless chicken thighs (fillets, coarsely chopped)
  • 1 zucchini, thinly sliced
  • 130 grams cauliflower (1/2 small cauliflower, cut into florets)
  • Butter chicken cooking sauce (one 485 gram jar)
  • 40 grams shredded coconut (1/2 cup, toasted)
  • 40 grams almond nuts (natural almonds, toasted and chopped, 1/4 cup)
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves
  • 1 red chilli (long chilli, thinly sliced, optional)
  • FOR COCONUT RICE
  • 300 grams dry rice (1 1/2 cups medium grain)
  • 750 ml chicken stock (3 cups)
  • 1 can (165 ml) coconut milk
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make the coconut rice, combine rice, stock and coconut milk in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil and then reduce heat to cow, cover and simmer for 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and then set aside, covered, for 5 minutes.

  • Step 2: Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan over high heat and cook the chicken, in 2 batches, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden brown and then return the chicken to the pan with zucchini and cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until vegetables soften and add the butter chicken sauce and bring to the boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetables and the chicken are cooked through and season to taste.

  • Step 3: Combine the coconut, almond, coriander and chilli (if using) in a bowl.

  • Step 4: Divide rice and curry among serving bowls and sprinkle with coconut mixture.


We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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