Very Good Balti Chicken

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:29:56 GMT

Step 1

To prepare the sauce base, melt the butter with 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the onions, garlic, ginger and cover with a lid to cook over low head for 15 minutes until very soft. Stir occasionally.

Step 2

Remove the lid from the pan and turn up the heat. Cook the onion mixture for 2-3 minutes more, stirring constantly until well coloured. Add the curry paste to the pan and turn down the heat slightly. cook for 3 more minutes then remove from the heat and stir in the tomato puree

Step 3

Blitz the spiced onions with a blender or food processor and blend until as smooth as possible. Tip the onion mixture into a bowl and set aside.

Step 4

Cut each chicken breast into 7-8 bite-sized chunks. Place the pan back over a medium heat and add oil. Fry the chicken for 3 minutes until coloured all over.

Step 5

Next, add all the spiced onion miture, water, salt, sugar, tomatoes and bring to a simmer and cook for 4 minutes. Add the spinach and cook for a further minute.

Step 6

Serve with rice or naan.

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