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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Spicy Butter Chicken

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Sharon Montgomery
School
Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor
Teacher
Mr Harding Key Stage 4

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts

Oil for frying

1 tbsp Northern Ireland butter

1 onion

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp garlic

1 tsp crushed ginger

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp chilli powder

¼ can tomatoes

½ tbsp tomato paste

1 tbsp Northern Ireland natural yogurt

Fresh coriander

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Sharon Montgomery
School
Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor
Teacher
Mr Harding Key Stage 4

Method

Heat some oil in a frying pan and add two chicken breasts, which have been cut into chunks. Fry the chicken for 3 – 4 minutes or until golden brown.

After removing the chicken, melt a tablespoon of butter in the same pan. Fry an onion and a teaspoon of cinnamon together.

Add garlic, crushed ginger, ground turmeric, chilli powder, tomatoes, tomato paste and natural yogurt. Stir all the ingredients together and mix thoroughly.

Bring to the boil and stir for 1 ? 5 minutes.

Add the chicken back into the pan and combine with the sauce. Add a small handful of fresh coriander and mix.

Spoon the chicken and sauce into a dish and serve with naan bread.