Topic: Chicken Bhuna Madras

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After my recent spying misson to a local BIR, I decided to try making a final dish without any spices. Here's what I did (cheated a little)

1. Added 1 tb base sauce to hot frying pan (no oil)
2. Mixed 1 tbl caramalised onion with 1/4 tsp curry powder an 1/4 tsp of chill powder and added (this is the cheat - trying to mimic the yellow onions used in the BIR)
3. Added 1 tbl green chille paste - Ideally use red, but I didn't have any
4. Added 2  chef spoons of thick pasatta (I would have used 1 tbl of tomato puree - once again didn't have any)
5. Blast and reduce for 1 min
6. Add 1/2 lvl tsp methi and 1/2 tsp chopped chillis and cook for 30 secs
7. Add 2 big ladels of base and mix around
8. Add pre cooked chicken and 2 x 1/4 of fresh tomato and cook on full power for 4 mins.
9. Add 1 tsp fresh corriander and 1 chefs spoon of passata and cook for 1 more minute

That's it. Now I went outside for 5 mins to clear my nostrils.

This was delicious and I think had the taste - I say I think because I was wasn't exactly sober at this point, so I'll try again later today. The kitcken smells exactly like a BIR.

So for me, no dry spices is looking like the road to perfection.

PS. I'd call this Chicken Bhunna Madras