Quick-and-easy cheat’s butter chicken

Sometimes you just need quick and easy – and this butter chicken will tick both boxes. Add some quick pickled onions, spiced poppadums and loads of flavour, and dinner is sorted!

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Quick-and-easy butter chicken

Serves 4 
Preparation: 5 minutes  
Cooking: 20–25 minutes 

Ingredients:

For the quick pickled red onions: 

  • 2 red onions 
  • 2 lemons, juiced 
  • 1 t sea salt flakes 

For serving:

Method:

  1. Cut the chicken into bite-sized cubes. Pan-fry the chicken in a little olive oil until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.  
  2. Add a little more olive oil to the pan and fry the butter chicken paste for 1–2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cream and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Season to taste. 
  3. Meanwhile, make the pickled onions. Thinly slice the onions and place them in a bowl with the lemon juice and salt. Leave to pickle for a few minutes. Pop the cumin poppadums into the microwave for 20 seconds until puffy and crisp to serve. 
  4. Serve the curry with rice, toasted cashews and pickled onions. 

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