15 Minute Healthy Butter Chicken
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A family favourite just got an upgrade! Super quick and easy and packed full of nutrients, this dairy free take on Butter Chicken is a great healthy alternative. If you can tolerate Ghee (lactose free, clarified butter), you’ll get an extra ‘buttery’ type flavour plus the anti-inflammatory healing benefits!
15 Minute Healthy Butter Chicken (Dairy Free).
The perfect solution to your curry craving! Jam packed with loads of veggies, natural flavours and of course, ready in just 15mins! Gluten and Dairy Free.
Servings: 4 Serves
Cost: $3 p/serve
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Butter Chicken Paste
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 400 ml tin tomatoes
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk or cream
- 1 cup sweet potato diced
- 1 cup cauliflower cut into small pieces
- 150-200 ml water will need 200ml if using non stick cookware
- 1 cup basmati or jasmine rice
- Leafy Greens
- 1-2 TBS Ghee (optional see notes)
- 2 large chicken breasts (400-600g)
Instructions
- Wash rice and put in saucepan with water to start cooking.
- Dice onion and cook with a touch of olive oil until softened. Add garlic, ginger and curry paste and 50ml of water stirring for a couple of minutes.
- Add chicken rest of water, stir until cooked then add tomatoes, veggies and coconut milk.
- Cover and simmer until vegetables are soft (about 5 minutes). Serve with rice and a few leafy greens.
- Optional: add 1 TBS of ghee, stir through before serving. See note below
Notes
*Ghee is clarified butter - it is lactose free but not dairy free. It is full of many anti-inflammatory and healing nutrients so if well tolerated, a great superfood to include in your cooking.
Cooking time: You can make this earlier and let simmer on low.
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