Mid-week Meal: Butter Chicken

I don't know about you but I'm always on the look out for new meal ideas. I thought I'd start sharing a few of the meals that I like to cook and perhaps you'll feel inspired to share some back. I'll aim for one a week but it will depend on how organised I am and if I'm pleased enough with my meal to put it out there!

Our meals

• mostly contain meat (4/5 in my household are big meat fans) 
• involve lots of veges
• are child friendly (although that's easy for me because, thankfully, our girls eat almost anything)
• are simple but nutritious, tasty and pretty well balanced
• can generally be made within about an hour

Butter chicken-Diced chicken thighs. The sauce is a Pataks jar. I haven't tried making it myself. Maybe I will one day but at the moment that's one step less in the dinner making process and besides it tastes really good.

Rice-Sun Rice. Boil. Done.

Butter beans-fresh from Mum and Dad's garden
Naan Bread-this I DID make myself and here's the recipe...

Naan Bread

Dissolve 1 tsp yeast in 235ml warm water. Let it stand about 10 minutes until frothy.

Stir in 3T sugar, 3T milk, 1tsp salt, 1 beaten egg, 2 tsp minced garlic(optional), 1/2 cup grated cheese(optional) and about  6 cups bread flour. Knead until smooth. Place in an oiled bowl in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour.
Punch down dough. Cut into 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place them on a tray in a warm place to rise again (I put mine in the oven on about 50 degrees c)
Preheat grill (I use a sandwich press). At grill side roll dough balls out to a thin oval shape. Brush both sides with melted butter and grill, turning if necessary. They should only take a few minutes each.

Family Verdict: well this was Sofia's plate at the end of the meal, so I think that's self explanatory!