CAMELOT FANTASIES

Butter Chicken:



 Ingredients


 Spices

 ˝ teaspoon turmeric
 ˝ teaspoon paprika
 ˝ teaspoon nutmeg
 ˝ teaspoon cloves
 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 1 teaspoon garam masala
 2 teaspoons coriander
 2 teaspoons cardamom


 Main Curry

 500g boneless, skinless chicken
 200ml whole cream
 50ml tomato puree
 1 teaspoon cornflour
 ˝ chopped medium onion
 3 cloves crushed garlic
 1 inch crushed root ginger
 3 tablespoons cooking oil
 1 teaspoon salt
 20ml cold water


 Butter Sauce

 30g butter
 2 teaspoons cornflour
 2 tablespoons lemon juice
 50ml cold water


 Method

 Maintain a low-medium heat during the cooking process.

 In a thick bottomed saucepan heat the oil and add chopped the onion, crushed garlic & ginger. Sauté for around 3 minutes until transparent and beginning to turn golden.

 Add the spices together, and put in the saucepan with the onion mixture for a further minute.

 Next, add the tomato puree and the chicken. Cook with the lid on for 10 minutes before adding the salt. Stir well, and cook for a further 5 minutes.

 Reduce the heat to a minimum and add the cornflour mixed in the cold water. Stir until the mixture has thickened and then add the cream. Stir well and bring back up to heat before removing from the stove.

 In another saucepan melt the butter to make the butter sauce. Add the cornflour mixed with the cold water and stir in briskly to form a thickened sauce. Take off the heat and add the lemon juice.

 Combine the butter sauce with the curry, and serve on a bed of rice with chopped coriander if desired.



 If your butter sauce goes lumpy, add more cold water and stir out the lumps.
 If you like tonnes of sauce and lots of tomato, add a whole can of chopped tomatoes instead of the puree.

 If you want a low-fat option, use carnation light and creamy evaporated milk. I just thicken the curry and forget the butter sauce all together - tastes awesome and has very little calories (for those fellow Weight Watchers, if you skip the cream and forget the butter sauce its only the points for the chicken and the evaporated milk!!)