SunRice

Spinach Butter Chicken & Rice

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Prep time

15min

Cook time

60min

Enjoy Indian cuisine at home with this easy spinach butter chicken and rice recipe! This flavoursome dish is perfect for your next lunch or dinner idea.

SunRice Basmati Rice

SunRice Basmati Rice

This blend of aromatic Basmati and Long Grain Rice is the gateway to Indian cuisine and produces a light fluffy texture ideal for absorbing flavours. A drier rice, Basmati grains will remain separate, which makes it a staple of Indian cooking. It tastes great with tandoori and in curries such as the classic butter chicken, or as an alternative base for a Thai massaman curry. For best results, Basmati rice should be rinsed and then soaked for 30 minutes prior to cooking. All rice is naturally gluten free.

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Ingredients to serve:

This recipe was originally designed for 4 people. Amended serving sizes for 1, 2, 6, and 8 people are intended to serve as general guidance only. Cooking times may need to be adjusted to suit your amended serving size.

  • 1⅓ cup SunRice Basmati Rice

  • 1 tbsp Butter

  • 1 tbsp Canola Oil

  • 1 kg Chicken Thigh Fillets (cut into 3cm pieces)

  • 1 jar Butter Chicken Simmer Sauce

  • ½ cup Greek Style Yoghurt

  • 50 g Baby Spinach Leaves

  • cup Flaked Almonds (toasted)

Basmati

Basmati rice is renowned for its delightful aroma and long slender grains. When cooked, Basmati rice expands in length and produces a light, fluffy texture that is ideal for absorbing the flavours of your cooking. A drier rice, Basmati grains will remain separate, making it a staple of Indian cooking.

Characteristics

Fluffy

Fluffy

Firm

Firm

Longer Grains

Longer Grains

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Method

  • To cook the white rice, in a saucepan, add 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stand, covered for 5 minutes. If you are not sure how, we have a helpful “How to Cook rice section” to make you a pro. If you would like to use a brown rice in this recipe, simply add an additional ½ a cup of water.

    Tip: For a quicker alternative, we also have a range of ready rices, that are ready to eat in 90 seconds!

  • Heat butter and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large heavy based saucepan. Cook the chicken until browned.

  • Add butter chicken simmer sauce and simmer covered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Add yoghurt and stir to combine.

  • Add spinach and stir just until wilted. Season with salt.

  • Serve butter chicken with rice and top with flaked almonds.

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