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Perfect chicken balti
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Total Time:
1 hour
Flavorful and aromatic chicken balti that's both easy to make and nutritious.
Ingredients:
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1-2 fresh red chillies
  • 5 cm ginger
  • groundnut oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 fresh bay leaves
  • 12 green cardamom pods
  • 6 skinless higher-welfare chicken thighs (500g)
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 pinch of ground cloves
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground coriander
  • 4 ripe tomatoes
  • 100 g low-fat natural yoghurt plus extra to serve
  • ½ a bunch of fresh coriander
Instructions:
  • Peel the garlic, deseed the chillies, and roughly chop them. Place in a pestle and mortar with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Crush into a rough paste. Add finely chopped ginger and crush. Peel and finely chop the onions. Heat oil in a large pan, add cinnamon, bay leaves, and cardamom. Stir for 1 minute, then add onions. Cook for 15 minutes until softened. Chop chicken into 2.5cm chunks, add to the pan, and fry. Stir in chilli paste, cook for 2 minutes. Add remaining spices and mix. Roughly chop the tomatoes, add to the pan, and cook until softened. Stir in yoghurt and cook until chicken is tender and sauce has thickened. Stir in most of the coriander leaves, season, and serve with naan, brown rice, yoghurt, and remaining coriander leaves.

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