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butter chicken

Butter Chicken

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 Serves:  6
 Time:  30 mins
 Cost:  $4.00
 Rating  5/5

Ingredients

  • 250g chicken ($2) or optional replace half chicken with 1 potato
  • 125 ml cream + 1tbs yogurt ($1.5)
  • 125 ml tomato puree
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/2 tsp corn flour
  • parsley for topping
  • Seasoning
    • 1/2 tsp cumin
    • 1/2 clove garlic
    • 1cm ginger
    • 1/2 tsp garam masala
    • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 20g butter

Method

  1. Stir-fry onion until fragrant. Add seasoning and stir-fry until fragrant.
  2. Add tomato puree and stir. Add cream. Simmer and remove from heat.
  3. Brown chicken and season with remaining garam masala.
  4. Combine sauce and chicken. Add corn flour to thicken if needed.
  5. Serve with parsley.

Feedback

Simple, quick and cheap to make. Variety of flavours. Most ingredients found at home.

mushroom soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup

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 Serves:  6
 Time:  30 mins
 Cost:  $5.00
 Rating  2/5

Ingredients

  • 200g mushroom, chopped (use fresh for extra flavour. avoid canned) – $3
  • 1 L vege stock – $2. Any stock is on average, $2 per litre. Buy the reduced one in a pot and use as needed so you don’t use too much.
  • 1 med onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves chopped garlic
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/3 cup thickened cream

Method

  1. Stir-fry onion until fragrant. Add garlic. Add mushrooms, salt, pepper
  2. Add flour and stir. Add wine until combined.
  3. Add vege stock and simmer. Add cream and stir.
  4. Blend to desired consistency and serve.

Feedback: Would not make this again given cost + too many flavouring additions (stock powder, cream, etc). Also mushrooms don’t have a huge amount of nutrition at this level. Best to make Onion Soup if desired. It’s also much easier.