Balti Chicken
From mystic_river1 15 years agoIngredients
- 2.5-3 lb chicken, skinned and cut into 8 pieces shopping list
- 3 tablespoons corn oil shopping list
- 3 medium onions, sliced shopping list
- 3 medium tomatoes, halved and sliced shopping list
- 1 in cinnamon stick shopping list
- 2 large black cardamom pods shopping list
- 4 black peppercorns shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon black cumin seeds shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ginger pulp shopping list
- 1 teaspoon garlic pulp shopping list
- 1 teaspoon garam masala shopping list
- 1 teaspoon chili powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons natural (plain) yogurt shopping list
- 4 tablespoon lemon juice shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) shopping list
- 2 fresh green chilies, chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Wash and trim the chicken pieces, and set to one side.
- Heat the oil in a large karahi or deep round-bottomed frying pan. Add the onions and fry until they are golden brown. Add the tomatoes and stir well.
- Add the cinnamon stick, cardamoms, peppercorns, black cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, garam masala, chili powder and salt. Lower the heat and stir-fry for 3-5 minutes.
- Add the chicken pieces, 2 at a time, and stir-fry for at least 7 minutes or until the spice mixture has completely penetrated the chicken pieces.
- Add the yogurt to the chicken and mix well.
- Lower the heat and cover the pan with a piece of foil, making sure that the foil does not touch the food. Cook very gently for about 15 minutes, checking once to make sure the food is not catching on the bottom of the pan.
- Finally, add the lemon juice, fresh coriander (cilantro) and green chilies, and serve at once.
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Another one I missed and don't know how. Love this recipe and the pictures are great. You have my 5. Keep them coming.
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