Peanut Butter Chicken
Peanut Butter Chicken with Rice
This is the perfect Friday night fakeaway dish, bursting with flavour and loved by the whole family.
You will need:
4 chicken breasts or 8 boneless chicken thighs, diced
2 tbsp oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 small red chilli, deseeded if you don’t like it too hot and
sliced (optional)
2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp garam masala
80g smooth peanut butter
400ml can coconut milk
350g passata
2 tbsp Gochujang chilli sauce
lemon juice of 1/2 lemon
small bunch of coriander, chopped
roasted peanuts, to serve
cooked basmati rice, to serve
Method:
1. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil and brown the chicken (in batches if needed). Set aside.
2. Fry the garlic, chilli and ginger in the other 1 tbsp oil for 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp garam masala and fry for another 30 seconds.
3. Add the peanut butter, coconut milk, tomatoes and Gochujang chilli sauce and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and cook until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
4. Add the chopped coriander, lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and stir through. Sprinkle the top with roasted peanuts and rest of the coriander and serve with rice.