Topic: Chef`s Special recipe- Chicken Balti.

[mike travis]

This was in our local paper on Saturday. It`s from a BIR that was featured in the entertainment section.

  2 tbs of vegetable oil
  1 red and 1 green sweet pepper cut into 1/2" squares
  1 medium onion cut into fairly large pieces
  red and green chillies -deseeded and veined and coarsely chopped. The quantity and variety is optional
  1tsp whole cumin seeds
  4 chicken breasts,skinned and cut into bite sized pieces
  1tsp paprika
  1tsp turmeric
  1/2tsp ground cinnamon
  a batch of base sauce ( no info printed on that so use any base you have made up )
  1tsp concentrated tomato puree
  1 tsp gar-am masala and a pinch of salt to taste.

       METHOD:-

   Heat a little in a wok
   Add peppers and stir fry until they go a little brown at the edges. Remove
      from wok
   Put a little more oil in wok,heat through,then add some chicken pieces and
      stir fry until they sealed and have turned white. Cook in batches.
   Add rest of oil to wok and heat
   Add the onion pieces,chopped chillies and cumin seeds and stir fry until onion
      is translucent
   Add the paprika,turmeric and cinnamon and stir fry
   Return chicken pieces to wok along with base sauce, tomato puree and salt
   bring to a simmer and then cook on low heat for 30Min's or until chicken is cooked.
      Add a little hot water if the sauce gets too thick
   10 Min's from the end, stir peppers and gar-am masala into sauce
   serve in heated individual balti dishes.

Thats all there is, doesn`t say how many it serves but I think maybe 3-4. Might give it a try this week end.
Will post if I do.

It is a recipe from a Indian Restaurant chef so could be worth a try.......  ;D ;D
 

[Fandango]

I'm certain I recognise this recipe - I'm afraid it's not from a restaurant, but from the free recipes on Dave Smiths curryhouse.co.uk website.

Still tastes quite nice - if a little too strong of cinamon though.

I don't expect Dave Smith will be very chuffed that his recipe has been listed in a newspaper !!

[mike travis]

Hi Fandango,  according to the paper its from The Kajal Restaurant Park Hall, Walsall. West Midlands. The Chef`s name is Norris Ali.
Might give it a try. How many servings do you suppose it does? Maybe 1/4 tsp of cinnamon instead.

                              cheers matey...........  ;D ;D ;D

[Fandango]

Hi MAte

The recipe feeds two and it isn't bad.

To check it out go to www.curryhouse.co.uk and look at the free curry recipes - balti. The curryhouse site has been around for years - I reckon I first made that balti in the laste 90's!!!