Easy family curry recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has chicken breast, root ginger, garlic clove, chilli powder, coriander, lime, vegetable oil, onion, chilli, turmeric, double cream, lemon and basmati rice.
Creamy masala chicken
Course: Easy family curry
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Chilli Powder: 1 tsp mild chilli powder
- Coriander: 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- Turmeric: 1 tsp ground turmeric
- Vegetable Oil: 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic clove, chopped
- Chicken Breast: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- Onion: 1 onion
- Lemon: juice of 1/2 lemon
- Lime: juice of 1 lime
- Chilli: 1 red chilli
- Root Ginger: 3cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
- Basmati Rice: basmati rice and naan bread, to serve
- Double Cream: 284ml carton double cream
Directions
- Put the chicken, ginger, garlic, chilli powder, coriander, lime juice and 1 tbsp of oil in a bowl. Stir, and set aside. Chop the onion, and seed and chop the chilli.
- Heat a large shallow pan. Tip in the chicken and marinade and fry for about 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a pan and fry the onion and chilli for 3-4 minutes until just soft. Add the turmeric and stir fry for 1 minute. Lower the heat, pour in the cream and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chicken and simmer for 5 minutes, or until cooked. Season and stir in the lemon juice. Serve with rice and naan bread.
