Chicken Handi with Cream and Green Chillies
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Ingredients
- 700 g chicken thigh fillets
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 4 garlic cloves
- 15 g fresh ginger, grated
- 300 g chopped tomatoes
- 100 ml double cream
- 3 fresh green chillies
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 10 g fresh coriander
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- Protein
- 36.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 8.1 g
- of which sugars
- 5.5 g
- Fat
- 30.6 g
- of which saturates
- 16.1 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Salt
- 0.42 g
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Method
- 1
Melt the ghee in a pan and fry the onion for 6 minutes until softened, then add the garlic cloves and fresh ginger and fry for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the chicken thigh fillets and brown for 5 minutes, then stir in the chopped tomatoes.
- 3
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender and cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 4
Stir in the double cream and most of the fresh green chillies, then simmer uncovered for 5 minutes until the sauce is glossy and slightly thickened.
- 5
Stir through the garam masala.
- 6
Scatter with the remaining green chillies and the fresh coriander, and serve with naan or rice.
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