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Creamy butter chicken

Serves 6 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 25 mins

A Creamy Butter Chicken dish might seem impossible if you're counting calories, but never fear - this slimming recipe is perfect no matter what plan you're following!

Source: pinchofnom.com

Ingredients

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Spice Mix

¼ tsp cinnamon
2 tsp garam masala (you can also use curry powder)
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp chilli powder ( or fresh chilli if you prefer)

For the curry

4 chicken breast, diced
3 cloves garlic
3-4 sprays low calorie cooking spray
1-2 cm ginger
1 onion
1 tbsp reduced fat spread
60 g Sukrin Almond Flour
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree (no added oil)
3 tbsp fat free natural yoghurt
2 tbsp water
1 lime (Juiced)
2 chicken stock cubes
spice mix (as above)
1 tbsp creme fraiche (Optional - add with the yoghurt for extra creamyness)

Instructions

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Finely chop the garlic, ginger and onion using a food processor or stick blender, then gently saute in the low calorie cooking spray until soft and coloured slightly.
Puree the tomatoes, almond flour, tomato paste, stock cubes and water together, then add it to the pan.
Add the chicken, yoghurt, lime juice, spices, and reduced fat spread then stir well.
Bring up to the boil, stirring continuously, then cover and simmer on LOW for , stirring occasionally.
After check to see if the chicken is cooked through. If not let it simmer for another .
Serve over boiled rice.

Nutrition

Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories 210 kcal	10.5%
Total Fat 2 g	2.6%
Saturated Fat 0.5 g	2.5%
Carbohydrates 9 g	3.3%
Dietary Fibre 2 g	7.1%
Sugars 4 g	8.0%
Protein 28 g	56.0%
Sodium 0.586 g	25.5%

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