Balti Chicken Pasanda

Balti Chicken Pasanda

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Recipe Information:

Cuisine:

balti

 

Meal Type:

Main Course.

 

Kitchen-to-Table:

30 to 60 mins

 

Ease of Making:

so-so

 

Heat Rating:

SpicySpicySpicySpicy

 

Dietary:

Contains Nuts

 

Good Using:

Chicken.

 

Balti Chicken Pasanda

Ingredients:

Select Number of Servings: 2 4 6 8 people

 

Balti Garam Masala : 2tsp £2.50 (28g )

 

Black Cumin Seeds : ½tsp £1.95 (21g)

 

Black Peppercorns : 6

 

Cayenne Pepper : 1tsp £1.50 (33g)

 

Chicken Cubed : 350g / ¾lb

 

Chopped Fresh Coriander : 2tbsp

 

Chopped Fresh Green Chillies : 2

 

Cinnamon Bark : 1" / 2.5cm piece £1.50 (10g )

 

Crushed Fresh Root Ginger : 2tsp

 

Garlic Clove : 1 Crushed

 

Greek Yoghurt : 3tbsp

 

Green Cardamom Pods : 4 £2.50 (22g)

 

Onions : 2

 

Sea Salt : 1tsp

 

Single Cream : 90ml / 3fl oz

 

Almonds, Ground : 1tbsp

 

Oil : 4tbsp

 

Recipe Method:

1) Dry-roast the cinnamon, cardamoms and black peppercorns over a medium to high heat, adding the black cumin seeds towards the end. Allow to cool.

2) Mix the yoghurt with the Balti Garam Masala, ground almonds, garlic, ginger, cayenne chilli, sea salt plus the dry-roasted whole spices. Thoroughly mix in and coat the chicken pieces, cover and leave to marinate for at least a couple of hours.

3) Heat the oil in a karahi balti pan (or large frying pan / wok) and stir-fry the onions for 2-3 minutes. Throw in the marinated chicken mix, give a good stir and cook on a medium heat until the chicken is cooked and the sauce thickened, up to about 15 minutes.

4) Mix in the chopped green chillies and coriander and pour in the cream. Keep stirring, bring just to the boil and serve.

 

 

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