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Chicken Balti Curry served in a silver Balti dish
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Chicken Balti Curry - Indian Takeaway Recipe

We're delighted to share a delicious and easy recipe for how to make Chicken Balti Curry at home!
This British Indian restaurant dish has been enjoyed for generations, tender pieces of chicken with onion and peppers in an aromatic balti curry sauce.
See the blog post for adjusting the spice level, from mild, medium or hot.
Traditionally served in a Balti dish with rice and naan bread on the side.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: British, Indian
Keyword: balti curry, balti curry ingredients, balti recipe, BIR balti curry, chicken balti indian, chicken balti recipe, chicken tikka balti recipe, Fakeaway, homemade balti, Indian takeaway, restaurant style
Yield: 4 Servings
Calories: 342kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

Balti Curry Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil substitute with Ghee or other oils
  • 1 Onions
  • 1 flat tbsp Garlic Puree or 6 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 teaspoon Chilli puree can use 1-2 chopped fresh chillies instead (add extra if want hot)
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree
  • 1 tablespoon Garam Masala Can use other curry powder blends
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • ½ teaspoon Tumeric
  • 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • ½ tablespoon Brown Sugar
  • ½ Lime (juice only) or vinegar
  • 350 ml Cold Water
  • Pinch Salt

Tandoori Chicken Onions & Peppers - to add to Balti Curry Sauce

  • 3 large Chicken Breasts cut into bitesize pieces
  • 1 Onion cut chunky
  • 1 Red Pepper cut chunky
  • 1 Green Pepper cut chunky
  • 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil or Ghee
  • 1 tablespoon Tandoori Curry Powder substitute for other curry powder blends as desired
  • Handful Fresh chopped coriander leaves substitute with 1 teaspoon dried leaf coriander

Instructions

Balti Curry Sauce

  • Finely dice 1 Onions.
    In a large pan, heat 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil on low-medium heat add the onions and gently fry for 5 minutes.
    Chopped onion frying in a cast iron pan
  • Add1 flat tbsp Garlic Puree, 2 tsp Chilli puree and1 tbsp Tomato Puree, stir through with the onions for 1 minute.
    Fried onions, garlic, chilli and tomato puree in a cast iron pan
  • Stir 1 tbsp Garam Masala, 1 tsp Paprika and ½ tsp Tumeric into the onions.
    Garam masala, turmeric and paprika on top on onions coated in tomato in a cast iron dish
  • Add 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes, ½ tbsp Brown Sugar, ½ Lime (juice only) and a Pinch Salt
    Chopped tomatoes, brown sugar and lime juice being squeezed from a lime on top by hand
  • Finally, pour in 350 ml Cold Water, and stir the sauce together whilst bringing it to a boil.
    Water being poured into the curry sauce cooking in a cast iron pan
  • Turn down heat to a simmer and leave to thicken whilst cooking the chicken.
    Stir sauce occasionally.
    Balti Curry sauce cooking in a cast iron pan

Chicken with Peppers and Onions

  • Chop 3 large Chicken Breasts into bitesize pieces.
    Cut 1 Onion, 1 Red Pepper and 1 Green Pepper into large chunky pieces.
    In a seperate wok/pan on medium heat 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil. Add chicken, onions and peppers.
    Chopped up chicken breast with chopped red pepper, green pepper and onions in a pan
  • Stir in 1 tbsp Tandoori Curry Powder, and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
    Chopped up chicken breast with chopped red pepper, green pepper and onions with tandoori curry powder sprinkled over the top
  • Check the chicken is cooked, by cutting into a chicken piece.
    Tandoori chicken with chopped green peppers,red peppers and onions cooking in a wok
  • Then pour the sauce in with the chicken, peppers and onion. Stir together for about 5 minutes.
    Pouring the Balti curry sauce over the top of the tandoori chicken
  • Use scissors to finely chop a Handful Fresh chopped coriander leaves and stir into the curry before serving.
    Fresh chopped coriander on top of our Chicken Balti Curry cooking in a wok
  • Dish the curry into a balti dish with another sprinkle of fresh coriander.
    Serve with Indian side dishes such as rice, naan bread, samosas and onion bhajis.
    Chicken Balti Curry,pilaf rice, onion bhajis and vegetable samosa served in silver Balti dishes with fresh coriander and naan breads on the side

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Nutrition

Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 877mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1405IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg