Medium balti chicken

Ingredients

25

Steps

3

Serves

6

Cook Time

85-90 Min

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 900g/2lb skinless chicken breast fillets, cubed
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 225g/8oz green beans, cut into 5cm/2in lengths
  • 350g/12oz tomatoes, chopped
  • 15g/1⁄2oz fresh basil, roughly torn
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce

  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh root ginger
  • 4 fresh green chillies, chopped
  • 15 cloves
  • seeds from 10 green cardamom pods
  • 1 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 400g/14oz tinned chopped plum tomatoes
  • 600ml/1pt vegetable stock
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • pared zest of 1 lemon
  • To make the sauce, heat the oil in a heavy pan, and fry the onions, garlic and ginger for 2 minutes. Add the chillies and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the spices and stir-fry for 30 seconds until aromatic. Add the tomatoes, stock, lemon juice and lemon zest. Bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard the lemon zest.
  • Heat the oil in a large balti pan or wok, and stir-fry the chicken for 5 minutes until golden. Add the onion and green beans, and continue to stir-fry for 1 minute.
  • Pour in the sauce and simmer gently for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomatoes and basil, and cook for a further 2 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
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