Poultry - Chicken Old Delhi-Style Curry

Chicken Old Delhi-Style Curry

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Ingredients:

800g Chicken thigh fillets

1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoon chilli powder
Juice of ½ a lemon

100g Greek yoghurt
¼ teaspoon garam masala

800g Tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
3½cm Ginger
2 Green Cardamoms
2 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 TABLEspoon chilli powder
50g Butter
5 TABLEspoon single cream
¼ teaspoon garam masala
2 teaspoon dried fenugreek
1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Method:

Stage 1 – First marinade (use blender and then put in big mixing bowl)

1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoon chilli powder
Juice of ½ a lemon
Chicken cut into quite big pieces. (leave skin – tastes yummy)

Stage 2 – Second marinade

100g Greek yoghurt
¼ teaspoon garam masala

Stage 3 – Place chicken on roasting tray at 140/160C for 12-15 mins

When its cooked put chicken in bowl and save the juices

Stage 3 – for the sauce – Simmer the following:

Halve the tomatoes and remove stork etc

1cm crushed ginger and 2 Garlic cloves(put through the blender)
2 Green Cardamoms, 2 Cloves and 1 Bay leaf
125ml water

Stage 4 – Once the tomatoes have completely broken down

Puree in blender and then strain through a sieve into clean pan

Stage 5 - 10–15 minutes till dinner (Don't put chicken in early, they will overcook)

Put Chicken in oven to warm-up
Bring sauce to boil and add 1 TABLEspoon Chilli Powder.
After sauce start to thicken

Whisk in 50g butter in stages
Add Chicken and Juices

Simmer for 5 minutes
Add 2½cm Ginger finely chopped and 5 TABLEspoons Cream
Simmer till red spots of fat start to appear on surface
Stir in 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp fenugreek and ¼ tsp garam masala
Check seasoning and add sugar if necessary