Easy Chicken Balti
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
269 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Easy Chicken Balti
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Love the chicken balti you get in your local curry restaurant? Now you can make it at home with this easy homemade Chicken Balti fakeaway recipe. Better still, it takes just over 30 minutes to make and comes in at just 269 calories - much less than a takeaway!
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 600 g chicken breast cut into bitesize pieces
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed or grated
- 1 cm fresh ginger grated
- ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes (or to taste, see Note 1)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 200 ml water (use the empty tomato tin to measure this – ½ tin=200ml/7oz)
- 1 red (bell) pepper chopped into bitesize pieces
- 1 green (bell) pepper chopped into bitesize pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander (AKA cilantro) roughly chopped – plus extra for garnish
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Instructions
- Place the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, over a high heat, for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken breast pieces and fry for 3 minutes, until nicely browned, but not quite fully cooked. Remove to a plate, together with all the juices.
- Turn the heat right down and place the pan back on the heat. Add the sliced onion and gently fry, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chilli flakes, cumin, coriander, paprika and garam masala, and gently fry, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, water, chopped peppers, salt and pepper to the pan and stir.
- Turn the heat up high and bring to the boil. Then turn down and simmer for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, add the part-cooked chicken pieces and cook on low for a further 10 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure it’s not getting dry. (If it gets too dry, simply add a splash more water and stir.)
- Finally, turn off the heat and stir in the fresh coriander (cilantro).
- Garnish with extra fresh coriander leaves and serve with pilau rice and naan bread.
Notes
- Balti is usually a medium hot curry. For my tastes, I find that ½ teaspoon of chilli flakes is about right, but it does depend a lot on your brand of chilli flakes and your own spice tolerance! If in doubt, try ¼ teaspoon to start with – you can always add more chilli later! Alternatively, if you know you can take the heat, you might like to start with 1 teaspoon chilli flakes.
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
269kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
96mg
(32%)
Sodium
318mg
(13%)
Potassium
1037mg
(30%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1644IU
(33%)
Vitamin C
76mg
(84%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 269 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 269kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 318mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 1037mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1644IU | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 76mg | 84% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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