Easy Chicken Balti

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Pour a nice amount of oil in the pan and fry the cumin seeds on medium-high heat.
  2. 2Add onions and cook until light brown.
  3. 3Add garlic and ginger.
  4. 4Throw in the bloody chicken.
  5. 5Once the chicken has a bit of color, add your spices (listed in the caption).
  6. 6Right after adding the spices, add tomatoes but don't cook the spices for too long, otherwise they will burn on high heat.
  7. 7Once the tomatoes are nice and mushy, add tomato puree.
  8. 8Then add your peppers.
  9. 9Add a bit of water and let everything cook.
  10. 10Add green chillies and coriander leaves.
  11. 11Add lime and lemon juice and a bit of water if you want a bit of gravy.
  12. 12Let everything cook for another two-three minutes and have it with roti or naan, or plain rice.

Ingredients

  • oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 medium onions
  • 1 tbls garlic paste
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbls ginger paste
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 500 g chicken thigh
  • 3 medium tomatoes
  • 0.5 tbls tomato puree
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 0.5 tsp garam masala
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 2 green chillies
  • 3 green chillies
  • to taste salt
  • 1 tbls lime juice
  • handful coriander
  • water

Equipment

panwooden spoon

Tips

  • Always work smart, not hard.