Topic: Balti Chicken Madras 2 ways

[littlechilie]

Thanks Livo for the uploade, thanks JerryM for the great review, I will download the jpg and have a crack at it.

[JerryM]

Livo,

Looking forward to sharing on all not just curry.

I do intend using the recipe as a side line learning (for BIR purposes). The thought being just to play around with the spicing and whole spice. These being 2 areas i don't know enough.

Will let you know how i get on. 1st will be to use BIR mix then the balti mix used for the adil balti.

Best wishes

Jerry

[JerryM]

pics.

the onion browned ready for adding the water spice mix


the finished dish (i then blended it)

[Secret Santa]

Not too sure about that Jerry. Seems undercooked to me.

My pre-cooked bhunjarra onions are well done. They look like dark caramel...very well cooked. Then I blend and I have a dark, sweet, moreish onion paste...totally delicious. Asbsolutely no additions by the way. That comes in the main dish.

And never..ever..any water! 

[JerryM]

Secret Santa,

not miss much. yes under cooked by "our" standard. its a clear one of the reasons why the dish is not a 10.

for the effort / reward its surprisingly very good.

its a keeper for me. that midweek curry just when suits is a real draw.

[livo]

for the effort / reward its surprisingly very good.

its a keeper for me. that midweek curry just when suits is a real draw.

Yep. That's exactly what I though too.

Quick and so easy, yet far better than you'd expect for the minimal fuss involved.

[JerryM]

Made a rev 2 version - in short not as good as original.

I purposely made it more towards BIR (cooked it 30 mins)

Used Iffu mix powder. The taste reminded of Chinese curry sauce. A 1st and suprise.

Used 400g onion aiming 2 portions. 2 tsp mix, 0.5 tsp fennel seed added whole, 2 off green cardamom (too much), 2 tsp lemon dressing (? 10 sec squirt), 1 off Asian bay.

Thoughts going fwd
1) mix no good
2) ease back on the ginger (overpowering)

Rev 3 will try adil gm. Feel its a worthwhile taste journey.

 Ps really singed the onions due to multi tasking on making the spice liquid in parallel. Quite amazed no discern able taste difference.