Butter Chicken - Week 5

Another delicious dish, and it is amazing how simple some of these dishes are to make.

We had lots of conversations today about how we are making our foods from scratch rather than buying a flavour sachet or ready made sauce.  We are getting better at some of our basic preparation skills too. Things like chopping, dicing, and mixing.

Another important part of our learning is the importance of keeping our work space clean and not creating cross-contamination of raw meat with other ingredients that you might not cook.  

Butter Chicken

Ingredients
500g Chicken breast
1 onion finely chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped
1tsp Tumeric
1tsp Cumin
1tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/2 tsp each Salt and Pepper
2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 Cup Cream
1 tsp Chilli (optional)

1: Chop Chicken breast into bite size pieces.
2: Mix together all the spices (except the Garam Masala) and toss through the chicken.
3: Melt the better in a large pan.
4: Add onion and garlic and cook until soft (do not burn)
5: Add the chicken
6: Stir until golden
7: Add tomato paste and Garam Masala and mix well.
8: Stir in cream.
9: Simmer for 5-8 minutes until rich and creamy.