Chicken and Tomato Balti

If you like tomatoes, you will love this chicken recipie. It makes a semi-dry Balti and is good served with a lentil dish and plain boiled rice.

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

4 tbsp corn oil

6 curry leaves

½ tsp mixed onion and mustard seeds

8 medium tomatoes sliced

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp crushed garlic

675 g skinless, boneless chicken, cubed

150 ml water

1 tbsp sesame seeds, roasted

1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

1. Heath the oil in a karahi, wok or deep round-bottomed frying pan. Add the curry leaves and mixed onion and mustard seeds and toss over the heat for 1-2 minutes so that they become fragrant. Do not let the seeds burn.

2. Lower the heat slightly and add the tomatoes.

3. While the tomatoes are gently cooking, mix together the ground coriander, chilli powder, salt, ground cumin and garlic in a bowl. Tip the spices onto the tomatoes.

4. Add the chicken pieces and stir well. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes more.

5. Stir in the water and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and the chicken is fully cooked.

6. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and fresh coriander over the balti. Serve immediately, from the pan.