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