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Butter Chicken the Kenyan way

Miriam Mwende

March 18, 2021 3:28 PM

Using simple ingredients available at your local supermarket

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way

What do you do when that recipe you've been looking at contains ingredients that are not readily available in Kenya?

Well, the simple answer is, you substitute! And when you have substituted then you have made it truly your own.

Pulse Live did just that! We took a recipe that would seem inaccessible to many Kenyans and made it even better with our locally available ingredients.

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Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way Pulse Live Kenya

The Pulse Live Twist to tangy, creamy Butter Chicken

The one ingredient you should not leave out of this recipe is Garam Masala. Not pilau masala, not chicken masala but garam masala! The flavour this one ingredient brings to the whole dish is unmistakable.

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Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist:

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Pulse Live Kenya

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Ingredients

2 large boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts (diced)

2 Red Onions (chopped)

1 inch Ginger (crushed)

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3 cloves Garlic (crushed)

1 cup plain yoghurt

1/2 cup Tomato Paste

3 tablespoons Cooking Oil

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1 tablespoon Garam Masala

Spices

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Ingredients for tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Ingredients for tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way Pulse Live Kenya

Method

In a large sauce pan heat the cooking oil and add the chopped onions.

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Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way Pulse Live Kenya

Cook the onions well then add the garlic-ginger paste.
Add the tomato paste, the spices and cook well.

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Add half a cup of water to the mixture and simmer.
Add the diced chicken breasts and cook well. At this point also add a teaspoon of vinegar or two teaspoons of lemon juice.

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist: Tangy, creamy Butter Chicken, the Kenyan way Pulse Live Kenya

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Add the plain yoghurt and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

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Turn off the heat and serve the dish together with rice or another accompaniment as needed.

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist

Recipe with a Pulse Live Twist Pulse Live Kenya

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