I think that using ghee (as opposed to veg. oil) is important, as is pureeing the onion.
Ingredients
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- 1.kg Chicken breast or mini breast fillets
- 1 heaped tablespoon of finely grated fresh ginger
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 150g thick (plain) yogurt
- 1 dried red chilli
- 2 finely chopped onions
- 1 tbsp ghee or veg. oil
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- Pinch of ground black pepper
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- water
- 75g creamed coconut
- salt, to taste
- 2 heaped tbsps ground almonds
- finely chopped Coriander Leaves, to garnish
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- Instructions:
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- Cut the chicken breasts into bite sized chunks
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- Mix the chicken with the ginger, garlic and yogurt. Cover and marinade for 12 hours or in the fridge overnight.
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- Liquidise the chopped onion and red chillies, add a little water if you need to. blend til smooth.
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- Heat the ghee/oil in a pan.
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- Add the ground coriander, ground black pepper, turmeric and garam masala and stir fry for about 1-minute over a low heat.
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- Turn up the heat, add the onion and chilli paste and stir fry for 10-minutes.
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- Add the chicken and the marinade and continue to stir fry for another 10-minutes.
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- Add the creamed coconut and enough water to just cover the chicken and bring to the boil, stirring until the coconut is dissolved. Stir in the ground almonds.
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- Reduce heat to low, cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is tender (30-40 minutes).
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- Remove from heat, add lemon juice and salt to taste. Mix well.
- B
oil some basmati rice with a cinnamon stick and saffron, drain and serve.
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