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Chicken Honey & Mustard Masala

Chicken Honey & Mustard Masala

Jerome Perks
5 from 1 vote
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Ingredients
  

Chicken Marinade

  • 750 g chicken breast cut into chunks
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp chaat Masala
  • 3 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 0.5 tbsp plain natural yoghurt

Crispy Fried Onions

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 small onion peeled and sliced.

Onion Paste

  • 2 tsp fenugreek
  • 1.5 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 small onions diced
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
  • ½ green pepper
  • 2 small green finger chillies deseeded

The Curry

  • 4 tbsp oil or ghee
  • 3 tsp black/brown mustard seeds
  • 1.5 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1.5 tsp sweet paprika
  • 5 tsp mild madras curry powder or mix powder
  • 400 ml water
  • 2.5 tbsp honey
  • 1.5 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 4 tbsp single cream
  • 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaf
  • Chopped coriander to garnish

Instructions
 

Marinate The Chicken

  • Mix the Kashmiri chilli, turmeric, salt and chaat Masala with the diced chicken. Leave to marinate for a few hours or overnight in the fridge.

Fry The Onions

  • Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, when hot add the sliced onions and fry stirring often until brown and crispy. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and put on kitchen paper on a plate to remove excess oil.

Make The Onion Paste

  • In the same pan the onions were fried in, heat the oil and when hot add the fenugreek and fennel seeds. Fry until sizzling and aromatic.
  • Add the diced onions and salt. Cook on a moderate heat until golden brown.
  • Add the garlic and ginger paste and fry for a minute
  • Add the green pepper, coriander stalks and chillies. Fry for a couple minutes.
  • Take the pan off the heat and pour the mixture into a bowl to cool.
  • Once cool, blitz the cooked onion mixture to a smooth paste.

Cook The Curry

  • Heat the oil or ghee in a pan. Once hot add the mustard seeds. Cook until they start to sizzle and pop.
  • Add the garlic and ginger paste, cook, stirring for around 40 seconds.
  • Add the onion paste and cook for 1 minute
  • Add the turmeric, paprika and madras powder.
  • Cook gently, stirring for around 40 seconds. Add a splash of water if the spices start to stick.
  • Add the chicken and marinade to the pan and stir to coat in the spice mixture.
  • Once the chicken is pretty much sealed add the water.
  • Bring to a simmer and add the honey and mustard. Stir in and bring back to a simmer. Cook gently with a lid on for approximately 15 minutes. If it’s looking a little dry add a small amount of water.
  • Add the cream and dried fenugreek to the pan, bring back to a simmer and continue to cook for 10 – 15 minutes with the lid off or until the chicken is fully cooked through.
  • Check for seasoning and sprinkle over the fresh, chopped coriander
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