Birmingham

Chicken balti

Name: Chicken balti
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British Indian
Ingredients: 600 g boneless chicken cubed chicken, boneless; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 sliced onion; 1 in chunks capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper); 3 chopped tomato; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 green chilli; 1 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 2 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves); a big handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste

Cooked fast and served in the same steel bowl. Birmingham's gift to the curry world.

35 minTime

36 gProtein each

mediumSpice

A curry named after a bucket2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFast cooked chicken balti, served in the pan.

The original

304kcalsame

36 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

35minutessame

Chicken balti, Birmingham style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, boneless600 g boneless chicken, cubed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Onion2, sliced

Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1, in chunks

Tomato3, chopped

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Green chilli2

Garam masala1½ tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)2 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Heat oil in a wok or balti pan until very hot. Crackle cumin and fry the onions until soft and browned at the edges.
2Add ginger garlic paste, chillies and the powdered spices with a splash of water. Fry for a minute.
3Add the chicken and tomatoes and cook on high, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through, with no pink remaining, and the tomatoes have broken down.
4Toss in the capsicum, kasuri methi and most of the coriander for 2 minutes. Serve in the pan with the rest of the coriander.

Serve it like this

Bring the steel balti pan straight to the table, scattered with coriander, with a big naan to tear and scoop.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Birmingham

Chicken balti

Cooked fast and served in the same steel bowl. Birmingham's gift to the curry world.

35 minTime

36 gProtein each

mediumSpice

A curry named after a bucket2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFast cooked chicken balti, served in the pan.

The original

304kcalsame

36 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

35minutessame

Chicken balti, Birmingham style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, boneless600 g boneless chicken, cubed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Onion2, sliced

Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1, in chunks

Tomato3, chopped

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Green chilli2

Garam masala1½ tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)2 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Heat oil in a wok or balti pan until very hot. Crackle cumin and fry the onions until soft and browned at the edges.
2Add ginger garlic paste, chillies and the powdered spices with a splash of water. Fry for a minute.
3Add the chicken and tomatoes and cook on high, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through, with no pink remaining, and the tomatoes have broken down.
4Toss in the capsicum, kasuri methi and most of the coriander for 2 minutes. Serve in the pan with the rest of the coriander.

Serve it like this

Bring the steel balti pan straight to the table, scattered with coriander, with a big naan to tear and scoop.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Chicken balti

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Chicken balti

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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