Balti Chicken

Balti chicken is very much in demand in UK. This dish is actually originated from the Northen Pakistan and this term “Balti” refers to the cooking vessel in which the food is made and served. It is a round heavy iron bottom pot with two handles. This dish is very famous for its aromatic spices and is a simple delicious rich and flavourful.

Ingredients
Boneless chicken – ½ kg cut into 2 inch size pieces
Chopped onion – 1 large
Ginger garlic paste – ½ tbl.sp
Yoghurt – 1 cup
Tomato paste – 2 tbl.sp
Cumin seed – 1 tsp
Crushed cardamom – 3
Cinnamon stick – 2 inch
Black pepper corn – 6
Garam masala – 1 tbl.sp
Cream – ½ cup
Almond – 8 ( skinned and powdered)
Red chilli powder – ½ tbl.sp
Oil – 3 tbl.sp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves – ½ cup

METHOD:

Take a bowl or a deep frying  pan, add yoghurt, ginger, garlic, green chilies, spices (cumin seeds, cardamom pods, black pepper corns, garam masala, cinnamon stick, red chilli powder and salt)mix well and add these to chicken pieces. Marinate it for 5 to 6 hours or more.

Heat oil in a pan, when hot add onions and fry for four to five minutes till slightly brown. Then add chicken pieces and tomato and almond paste and stir well. Don’t add excess marination masala, keep it for later use.

Reduce the flame and cook for 15 minutes or until the chicken is wholly cooked. Add the remaining marination masala and cook for few minutes. In the end add cream and garnish with coriander leaves and sprinkle garam masala. Serve with Naan.