Made a Dhansak dish using Darth?s base sauce?.turned out quite well . Give this recipe a try and I think that you may be pleasantly surprised .
Ingredients
675 g pre-cooked chicken ( use Darth?s method )
500 ml Darth?s base sauce
1 tb ghee or vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves; fine chopped
1 1/2 tb balti masala paste
3 cups cooked lentils
1 tb granulated sugar
2 ts vinegar
2 ts balti garam masala
1 fresh green chili
1 ts cummin seeds
1/2 ts fenugreek seeds
salt to taste
Instructions
Heat the ghee or oil . Stir fry the spices for 30
seconds, then add and stir fry the garlic for a further 30 seconds.
Add and stir-fry the masala paste for a further minute.
Add the main ingredient or ingredients of your choice and briskly
stir-fry for about 3 minutes. Add the base sauce and
bring it to the simmer. Add the remaining ingredients and
salt to taste. Simmer until it is cooked to your liking. Garnish with
coriander or pepper and serve.
Balti Garam Masla
4 tb coriander seeds
2 tb white cumin seeds
2 2-inch pieces cassia bark
1 ts fennel seeds
2 ts black mustard seeds
4 cloves
1/2 ts onion seeds
1/2 ts fenugreek seeds
1 ts dry fenugreek leaves
10 dry curry leaves
1 ts green cardamom seeds
1/2 ts lovage seeds
Instructions
Roast, cool and grind the whole spices. Mix with the ground leaves, and
store tightly covered .
Balti Paste
1 recipe balti masala spice
4 tb vinegar
4 tb vegetable oil
Instructions
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Place the ground spices in a bowl. Add vinegar, and water sufficient
to make a paste. Let stand 10-15 minutes.
Heat the oil and add the paste. Stir-fry until the water
content is cooked out (about 3-5 minutes) and the paste thickens
Remove from heat.