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Chicken Makhani
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken Makhani

12 ingredients Serves 2 openrecipes
Chicken Makhani

This is a cheat's version, fabulously flavoursome, extremely easy and quick and very low in fat!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

351
Calories
33g
Protein
16g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 230g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon tomato puree
  • 2-3 cm piece grated root ginger
  • 2 or 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1-2 green chillis, deseeded (or leave them in if you like it hot!)
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 15g ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 200g pack of cooked chicken tikka fillets (i use tesco)
  • 1 tbsp reduced fat butter
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • bunch fresh coriander

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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