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BEST Chicken Balti Recipe
Warm and well seaosned chicken balti. This makes a great one pan dinner meal!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 469 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian , British
Ingredients
For the Chicken Balti:
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic *see Notes
- ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Ground
- ½ Teaspoon Red Chili Pepper Ground or cayenne/red pepper powder
- ½ Teaspoon Cumin Seeds Ground
- ½ Teaspoon Coriander Seeds Ground
- ¼ Teaspoon cinnamon ground
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- 1 Tablespoon garam masala
- 14 ounces chicken boneless cut into bite-sized cubes
- 1 Tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves optional, aka Kasuri Methi
- 1 Tablespoon tomato sauce
- 2 Tablespoon heavy cream creme fraiche or half and half
- ½ cup water
- to taste salt optional
To garnish & serve:
- 1 Dollop Greek yogurt
- 1 lime juice optional
- Cilantro Fresh aka Coriander greens, freshly chopped
Instructions
- Grab your pan and heat up the oil, add your sliced onion. Stir fry and cook soft, then add the diced tomato. Cook the tomato soft on medium to high heat.
- Then reduce the heat and add the ginger garlic paste (or chopped ginger and garlic). Then add the spices all at once. turmeric, chili, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, black pepper, garam masala and stir-fry for a minute or two.
- Now add your pre-cut chicken cubes and stir-fry for another minute on high heat before taking down the heat to slow/medium again. This helps the chicken flavors going!
- Then add the fenugreek leaves, tomato paste and cream, mix and stir cook for another minute on medium heat before pouring in the water.
- Mix all the content well and let cook on slow to medium heat so that the chicken kind of poaches slowly in the spiced curry sauce. Make sure to not turn up the heat too much as this may break down the curry and curdle and high heat can turn the chicken chewy and you don't want that. So, cook the chicken until it's cooked through, juicy but done. That usually takes around 10-15 minutes.
- Take from the heat and serve the chicken balti in the shallow pan. Garnish with a dollop or two of greek yogurt style thick curd, sprinkle some lime juice if you want and some freshly cut cilantro/coriander leaves. Enjoy still hot.
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Notes
- As cooking utensil use a Balti Pan (preferably), Karahi Pan or smaller shallow Wok
- To make the BEST chicken balti use only A grade chicken boneless breast or legs, fresh cream, yogurt, tomato paste. Including toast and grind quality spices in a stone mortar.
- Use Ginger & Garlic Paste or ½ inch ginger and 2 medium clove garlic chopped fine
- To make a quick and easy weeknight chicken balti use ready-made ingredients such as packet garam masala.
- Store in the fridge to meal prep for the week or freeze for another day
Nutrition Information
Serving
385g
Calories
469kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
147mg
(49%)
Sodium
320mg
(13%)
Potassium
1041mg
(30%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1065IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
21.1mg
(23%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 469
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 385g | |
| Calories | 469kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 147mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 320mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 1041mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1065IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 21.1mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.