Butter Chicken with Cheesy Naan

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Mix together the spice mix.
  2. 2Add the spice mix to the chicken breast.
  3. 3Add natural yogurt to the chicken.
  4. 4Squeeze lemon juice into the bowl.
  5. 5Mix all the ingredients well.
  6. 6Transfer the chicken to a roasting dish.
  7. 7Add cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves to a pan with oil.
  8. 8Add chopped red onions, garlic, and ginger to the pan.
  9. 9Add tomato paste to the pan and cook until softened.
  10. 10Transfer the cooked ingredients to a food processor.
  11. 11Blend until smooth.
  12. 12Pour the blended mixture back into the pan.
  13. 13Add double cream to the sauce and stir.
  14. 14Add the remaining spice mix to the sauce and stir.
  15. 15Add the roasted chicken to the sauce.
  16. 16Stir the chicken into the sauce and let it simmer.
  17. 17Sprinkle some flour on a wooden board.
  18. 18Divide the naan dough into equal portions.
  19. 19Place mozzarella cheese inside each dough portion.
  20. 20Seal the dough around the cheese.
  21. 21Flatten the dough with a rolling pin.
  22. 22Cook the naan in a pan until golden brown and cooked through.
  23. 23Drizzle cream over the butter chicken.
  24. 24Add a slice of butter to the butter chicken.
  25. 25Garnish with fresh coriander.
  26. 26Serve the butter chicken with cheesy naan.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp Coriander
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • 1.5 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp Black Pepper
  • 600 g Chicken Breast, cut into 3-4cm pieces
  • 20 g Natural Yoghurt
  • 0.5 Lemon, juiced
  • 2 Red Onions, chopped
  • 5 Garlic Cloves, chopped
  • 15 g Fresh Ginger, chopped
  • 1 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 4 Green Cardamom Pods
  • 3 Cloves
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 125 ml Double Cream
  • 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander, chopped
  • 200 g White Basmati Rice, washed
  • 425 g bread flour
  • 60 g Natural Yoghurt
  • 2 tsp Instant Dried Yeast, mixed with hot water, leave to active for 3-4 minutes
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 100 g Mozzarella, pre-grated works best

Equipment

bowlroasting dishfood processorpandough scraperrolling pin

Tips

  • Making the naan is super fun and rewarding for the cheese pull alone.
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