🍛 Quick Chicken Tikka Masala

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Chicken in a creamy tomato sauce with mild spices, served with basmati rice. A weeknight version of Britain's favourite curry.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 730 kcal per serving💪 54 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 350 g chicken breast
  • 140 g basmati rice
  • 100 g natural yoghurt
  • 1 large onion onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 100 ml single cream
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method, step by step

  1. Boil the rice in salted water for 12 minutes and drain.
  2. Cut the chicken into chunks and toss with the yoghurt, curry powder and paprika.
  3. Fry the chopped onion and garlic in the oil for 4 minutes in a deep frying pan. Add the chicken and brown for 5 minutes.
  4. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and simmer for 8 minutes over a medium heat.
  5. Stir in the cream, cook for 2 more minutes and serve over the rice.

Nutritional information (per serving)

730
kcal
54 g
protein
81 g
carbs
21 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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