Indian butter chicken, rice with fevettes and carrots

Indian butter chicken, rice with fevettes and carrots

Indian-style marinated chicken with spices and cashew nut sauce served with basmati rice, beans and vegetables. A delicious and addictive dish that both young and old will want to try again.

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Ingredients

Portions: 4
150 g chicken leg ragout
1 tbsp casa olive oil
1 tsp spices butter chicken
1 clove garlic, minced
1 piece onion, finely chopped
100 ml tomato coulis
50 g cashew nuts, ground
50 ml 35% cream
20 g butter
150 g basmati rice
50 g févette
50 g orange carrot, diced
50 g yellow carrot, diced

For garnish:

10 g fresh coriander, chopped
10 g fresh mint, chopped

Preparation

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total: 35 min
  1. Heat 1 tbsp casa olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the chicken leg ragout and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the minced garlic and finely chopped onion to the pan. Sauté until the onion is translucent.
  3. Stir in 1 tsp spices butter chicken and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add the tomato coulis and ground cashew nuts, stirring well to combine.
  4. Pour in 50 ml of 35% cream and simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens.
  5. Meanwhile, cook the basmati rice according to package instructions. In a separate pan, melt 20 g of butter and sauté the diced orange and yellow carrots with the fèvette until tender.
  6. Serve the butter chicken over basmati rice with sautéed carrots and fèvette. Garnish with chopped fresh coriander and mint.

For a richer flavor, marinate the chicken with the spices butter chicken mix for 1 hour before cooking.