The Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen resumed in late January. It’s been a month since we last met at the Christmas Potluck.
Minoo started the kitchen with 3 recipes. The theme for this kitchen was curry and comfort food.
Butter Chicken is certainly my family’s comfort food. Arkensen loves butter chicken.
Minoo served the butter chicken with a Quick Curried Couscous.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless chicken meat (cut into cubes)
- 2 lbs tomatoes
- lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1 cup half & half
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 packet Shan Butter Chicken mix
Source: Minoo adapted the recipe from a Pakistani family
Instructions
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![]() Cover and simmer on low heat for another 15 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste. |
![]() Butter chicken is best served with steamed basmati rice or naan. |
Thanks for the easy and delicious recipe. I’ve googled for where to get the Shan Butter Chicken Mix without success. Could you please tell me where you bought it? Thanks:-)
Hi Doris, Minoo told us that she bought it from Galloway’s Specialty Food at 7860 Alderbridge Way, Richmond.
Thanks, Suanne: here’s a link for their other locations, http://gallowaysfoods.com/
I am sorry, but using Shan masala really isn’t ‘cooking’ it is the equivalent of using Kraft Dinner. You follow the box directions.
This is disappointing given that Butter Chicken is actually very easy to make without resorting to pre-made mixes that are high in sodium.
Lastly, half and half maybe a good compromise for health, but real butter chicken uses full cream.
Shan Masala can be found in ANY Indian or Pakistani grocery store in the lower mainland.
Also the box pictures is not in fact a Shan Butter Chicken Masala box. That box looks like this
http://www.shanfoods.com/ClientSide/Recipe/ViewRecipe.aspx