Name: 30 Minute Spicy Coconut Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-size chunks; 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt; 6 cloves garlic, minced or grated; 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger; 2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon garam masala; 2 teaspoons cumin; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1-2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, use to your taste; kosher salt and black pepper; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 4 tablespoons salted butter; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; 1-2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, use to your taste; 1/2 cup tomato paste; 1 (14 ounce) can full-fat coconut milk ((or sub 1 cup cream)); 1/2 cup fresh cilantro roughly, chopped; steamed rice and naan, for serving

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30 Minute Spicy Coconut Butter Chicken

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

53% of a 2,000 cal day

1053KCAL

Protein

56g100% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat40g

52%

Saturated24g

100%

Unsaturated17g

—

Total Carbs119g

43%

Fiber11g

39%

Total Sugars11g

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incl. Added Sugars4g

Starch98g

—

Sodium1279mg

56%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A quick stovetop chicken curry with coconut milk and warm spices, enriched with Greek yogurt. Aromatic and creamy, served with rice or naan.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

2 lbboneless skinless chicken breasts — cut into bite-size chunks, or boneless skinless chicken thighs
¼ cupplain Greek yogurt
6garlic — minced or grated
2 tbspfresh grated ginger
5 tspgaram masala
2 tspcumin
1 tspturmeric
1–2 tspcayenne pepper
kosher salt and black pepper
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
4 tbspsalted butter
1large yellow onion — chopped
1–2 tspcrushed red pepper flakes
½ cuptomato paste
14 ozfull-fat coconut milk — 1 can, or cream
½ cupfresh cilantro — roughly chopped
steamed rice and naan, for serving

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Half Baked HarvestTieghan Gerard’s original page

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