Chicken and Mushroom Balti

Name: Chicken and Mushroom Balti
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 280 g fresh coriander; 2 fresh red chillies; 15 garlic cloves; 40 g fresh root ginger; 150 g onions; 60 g vegetable oil; 3 Tbsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 120 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt; ½ tsp sugar; 2 tsp garam masala; 120 g water; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp cumin seeds; ½ chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l); 150 g water; 500 g chicken breasts; 50 g onions; 70 g red peppers; 1 - 2 fresh green chillies; 200 g button mushrooms; 1 tsp lemon juice

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Prep. 35 min

Total 50 min

4 portions

Ingredients

Balti Paste

fresh coriander leaves and stalks, cut in pieces
280 g
fresh red chillies halved, deseeded
2
garlic cloves
15
fresh root ginger peeled, cut in round slices (2 mm)
40 g
onions quartered
150 g
vegetable oil
60 g
60 g ghee
ground coriander
3 Tbsp
ground cumin
1 tsp
ground turmeric
½ tsp
tinned chopped tomatoes
120 g
fine sea salt
1 ½ tsp
sugar
½ tsp
garam masala
2 tsp
water
120 g

Curry

vegetable oil for frying
1 Tbsp
cumin seeds
1 Tbsp
chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l) crumbled, to taste
½
½ tsp chicken stock paste, homemade
water hot
150 g
chicken breasts skinless, sliced (2 cm)
500 g
onions sliced (1 cm)
50 g
red peppers diced (2 cm)
70 g
fresh green chillies sliced (1 cm), to taste
1 - 2
button mushrooms sliced (5 mm)
200 g
lemon juice or to taste
1 tsp