Sunday 3 November 2013

 
 
 
For the Love of Good Food
 
 
 
I wouldn't exactly consider myself a foodie. I just love good food and a variety of it as well. I get bored of eating the same thing over and over. I love to try new things. Since moving to the country where there isn't a Thai, Japanese or Indian restaurant around the corner like I had in the city I find that I am experimenting in the kitchen  a little more. One of the perks to country living I guess.
 
 
I picked up a local community fundraiser cook book recently. I have had good and bad luck with these type of cookbooks. Recipes  in these books are sometimes poorly written and not tested. I also find these books have a variety of recipes in them. I think you can tell what a community is like by what they eat. I was pleasantly surprised to find such recipes as Pad Thai, beef shawarma, and tourtiere. Not bad for a small community cook book. Among these recipes I found one for buttered chicken which I have been craving for awhile. It is just not the same to open up the sauce you find in a jar.
 
So here is a variation on the recipe that I found.
 
 
Buttered Chicken
 
 
2-3 Tbsp. butter
 
1 1/2 chopped onion
 
2 tsp galic miced
 
1 Tbsp grated ginger
 
3/4 tsp each ground coriander and turmeric
 
1/2 tsp each ground cinnamon and cumin
 
1 large can diced tomato drained
 
1 1/2 c reduced chicken broth
1 Tbsp brown sugar
 
1/4 tsp salt and black pepper
 
Cooked chicken (I used a whole chicken)
 
1/3 c sour cream
 
cooked basmati rice
 
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, cook until translucent then add garlic. Stir often. Add the ginger and the ground spices. Cook for 1 minute more. Add drained tomatoes, broth, sugar, salt, and pepper. reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Stir in cut up chicken. Cook until the chicken is heated through. Remove from heat and add in the sour cream. Serve over hot rice.
 
 

 
 
The original recipes had said to puree the sauce but I prefer my butter chicken to be thick with the pieces of tomato visible in my sauce. 


The end result was very tasty, and bursting with flavour. The kids were very happy which means this recipe is a winner with my family. I guess I am going to have to make this again. really not much of a sacrifice for the love of good food.