Also, give these dill french fries and shoestring fries a try! This will quickly become a go-to quick and easy meal at your house. It’s delish! Let’s break this down a little bit: Butter chicken is an Indian dish; it’s a rich curry made of up tomatoes and butter with pieces of chicken mixed in. The tomato-butter sauce is what you’ll add overtop of the poutine. If you’ve never dabbled in poutine before, it’s a Canadian dish usually served with cheese curds (a.k.a. squeaky cheese) and gravy. Butter chicken poutine uses the creamy curry-tomato gravy from the butter chicken and pours it over a pile of fries — and don’t forget the cheese!
Is butter chicken spicy?
It is a curry-based sauce, however, it is one of the mildest-tasting curries. It is loaded with flavor and spices but as far as heat goes, it isn’t overly spicy. If you’re looking to serve this to kids, there’s a great chance they’ll love it! Check out these words of encouragement from fellow butter chicken poutine recipe testers:
Cooking oil: Pick a neutral flavored cooking oil, like olive oil or canola oil. Yellow onion: Use a whole yellow onion, roughly chopped. Fresh ginger and garlic: These add a fresh zest to the sauce. Spices: You’ll need garam masala, ground turmeric, coriander, and cumin, as well as chili powder, and sea salt for this butter chicken gravy. Crushed tomatoes: The base of this Indian-spiced gravy is a tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes will give you that bright, acidic flavor. Water: Just a ½ cup will do to thin out the crushed tomatoes and help form the base of the butter chicken sauce. Whipping cream or coconut milk: Adding either of these ingredients is how you make sure your sauce is nice and creamy. Brown sugar: Use 1-2 tablespoons to sweeten the sauce to your liking. Almond butter: Ground nuts are commonly used in traditional butter chicken recipes as a thickener. In this recipe, we use almond butter instead of ground almonds, however, you could use ground almonds if you have them on hand.
Make a poutine bar: Poutine can be a full meal on its own, especially if you offer lots of ways to jazz it up and make it (even more) fun. Serve the fries with options for gravy and sauces, like the butter chicken gravy with a drizzle of cucumber yogurt over top. Also offer lots of topping options, like sauteed mushrooms, cauliflower or broccoli bites, crispy onions, and herbs, such as fresh cilantro. Serve with other bites you can eat with your hands: Make a whole spread serving appies only, like honey garlic chicken wings, sriracha cauliflower popcorn, and steak lettuce wraps. This is a great way to have a potluck with friends, or if you’re hosting game night. Serve as a full meal: If you’re having butter chicken poutine during the week with your family, consider serving it with a fresh avocado and cucumber salad and some baked chicken thighs.
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