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Balti Baby Chicken in Tamarind Sauce

Balti Baby Chicken in Tamarind Sauce

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons Tomato ketchup
  • 1 heaped tablespoon Tamarind paste
  • 4 tablespoons Water
  • 1 & a half teaspoon Chilli powder
  • 1 & a half teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 & a half teaspoon Ginger pulp
  • 1 & a half teaspoon Garlic pulp
  • 2 tablespoons Desiccated coconut
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Poppy seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
  • 1 & a half teaspoon ground Coriander
  • 2 Large chicken breasts (cubed)
  • 5 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons Curry leaves
  • Half teaspoon Onion seeds
  • 3 Large dried red chillies
  • Half teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
  • 10 - 12 Cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons Chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 Fresh green chillies (chopped)

Directions

Step 1
Put the tomato ketchup, tamarind paste and water into a large mixing bowl and blend together with a fork.
Step 2
Add the chilli powder, salt, sugar, ginger, garlic, coconut, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, ground cumin and ground coriander to the bowl and mix in.
Step 3
Add the chicken pieces to the bowl and stir until they are well coated with the spice mixture. Set aside.
Step 4
Heat the oil in a pre-heated wok or large frying pan. When it is hot, add the curry leaves, onion seeds, dried red chillies and fenugreek seeds and fry for about a minute.
Step 5
Lower the heat to medium and add the chicken pieces, together with the sauce, 2 or 3 pieces at a time. When all the chicken has been added to the wok, stir to mix well.
Step 6
Simmer gently for 12-15 minutes or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked through.
Step 7
Now add the cherry tomatoes, the fresh coriander and green chillies to the pan and serve immediately with rice and naan bread if you want to

Spicy Stuffed Peppers

Spicy Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

  • 1 bulb Garlic (crushed)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (chopped)
  • 1 Medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 Medium carrot (finely chopped)
  • salt to taste
  • Zest lemon
  • 60g sultanas
  • 60g dried aprcots (chopped)
  • 2 cardamon pods
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 Medium tomatoes (roughly chopped)
  • 1 heaped teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 heaped teaspoon dried coriander
  • 1 stalk celery (finely chopped)
  • 250g lamb (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 140g cooked rice
  • 2 red peppers
  • 2 yellow peppers
  • 2 green peppers

Directions

Step 1
First of all grind the garlic and ginger in either a pestle and mortar or a grinder with the salt until it is smooth.
Step 2
In a separate bowl add the garlic and ginger paste and then mix in the onion, carrot, sultanas, apricots, the spices, tomatoes, herbs, celery, lamb and olive oil - mix well.
Step 3
Now place all the mixture into a pan and cover and cook for 20mins.
Step 4
Whilst the lamb mixture is cooking, cook the rice.
Step 5
Once the lamb mixture is cooked after 20mins, add the cooked rice and adjust the seasoning. Preheat the oven to 180 deg
Step 6
Slice the tops off of each pepper so that the tops can be used as lids and decore and remove seeds etc from the peppers and then spoon in the lamb stuffing mixture into each pepper and place the lid on top.
Step 7
Place the peppers in an ovenproof dish and bake for 25 minutes then serve

Simple Fishcakes

Simple Fishcakes

Ingredients

  • 2 Medium Cod Fish Fillets
  • 3 Medium Carrots
  • 3 Medium Potatoes
  • 2 heaped tablespoons Breadcrumbs (to add to the mixture)
  • Salt & Black Pepper (to taste)
  • Lemon Pepper (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Parsley
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Chilli Powder
  • Breadcrumbs (to coat the fishcakes before frying)

Directions

Step 1
Cook the fish and then break into pieces and put in a bowl
Step 2
Now peel the carrots and potatoes and blitz them together in a grinder until soft then add to the cooked fish
Step 3
Now add some breadcrumbs to the bowl along with salt and pepper, lemon pepper, dried parsley, paprika and chilli powder and mix with a fork
Step 4
Then add the egg mix in so form a stiff mix
Step 5
Now form your fishcake patties and place in breadcrumbs on both sides and fry until cooked
Step 6
Serve with either a salad and chips or just with salad - the choice is yours! Mix it up! 😎