Ingredients
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3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
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2" Cassia Bark (Cinnamon Stick)
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2 Green Cardamom Pods
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1 Black Cardamom Pods
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1 Cloves
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5 diced Garlic Cloves
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1/2 large sliced or diced finely Brown/White Onion
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3/4 teaspoon Salt
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1" Ginger (Grated)
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4 green sliced Birds eye Chilly
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1 tablespoon Tomato Paste
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1-3 teaspoons Chilli Powder (Hot)
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2 teaspoons Mix Powder / Curry Powder
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1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
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1/2 tomato, sliced Sliced Tomato
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6-8 pieces Chicken Tikkaclick for my recipe
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250 millilitres Curry Base
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1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
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1/2 teaspoon Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi)
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1 grated Garlic Cloves
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1/4 cup Fresh/Chopped Coriander
Directions
This Garlic Chilli Chicken Balti is a seriously hot and spicy, fantastically flavoured curry made with freshly diced garlic, fresh ginger, fresh chillies and sliced onions. If you like your Madras and Vindaloo then this is the curry for you. Reduce the heat by leaving out the chilli pickle and by adding less or de-seeding the chillies. You can even add a little sugar if required
Steps
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1
Done
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heat the oil on a medium heat and add the cinnamon stick, black cardamom, green cardamoms and clove and stir gently until bubble begin to form around them |
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2
Done
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add in the chopped garlic, stir through and allow to fry for a minute |
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3
Done
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add in the onion, stir through well and allow to fry for around 3-5 minutes until beginning to soften and brown |
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4
Done
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add the salt, ginger and chillies, stir through then cook for a further minute |
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5
Done
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add the chilli powder, mix powder, tomato puree and turmeric, stir through then cook for 30 seconds adding a little base gravy if required |
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6
Done
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add the tomatoes and meat and stir through to coat |
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7
Done
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add 1/2 of the base gravy, stir through, allow to cook for a minute or two then add the rest |
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8
Done
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add the garam masala, fenugreek leaves, freshly grated garlic and most of the fresh coriander |
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9
Done
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when the dish is the consistency you require remove the cardamom pods, cinnamon and clove and serve decorated with a sprinkle of coriander and a fresh chilli |
