Chicken & Spinach Balti

Chicken & Spinach Balti

Ingredients:
1 Red Onion
2 Cloves Garlic
Ginger
1 Green Chilli with Seeds
1 Green Capsicum/Pepper
1 Lime
Chicken Stock!
Baby Spinach
2-3 Curry Leaves (optional!)
½ tub natural yoghurt
2 Fresh Tomatoes
Tomato Paste
Fresh Coriander
Rice
Chicken Fillets
½ tsp Tumeric
½ tsp Cumin
½ tsp Ground Coriander
½ tsp Hot Chilli Powder
Double Cream (bulla light)

Ingredients For the marinade
2.5cm/1inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
2 garlic cloves, peeled
¼ tsp salt
1 lime, juice only
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp ground cumin
2 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
75ml/2½fl oz plain yoghurt

For the curry
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 red onion, peeled and finely sliced
2 tomatoes, seeds removed, flesh finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato puréesplash water
75ml/2½fl oz double cream
150g/5oz baby spinach leave

To serve
small handful fresh coriander leaves, chopped
100g/3½oz basmati rice, rinsed and drained, then cooked according to packet

Method
For the marinade, finely chop the ginger and garlic. Sprinkle over the salt and chop a little more, then place into a bowl. Add the lime juice, ground coriander, chilli powder, ground turmeric and ground cumin to the bowl and mix well. Add the chicken pieces and the yoghurt and stir to coat the chicken. Leave to marinate for at least 10-15 minutes (or for an hour if possible, covered in the fridge).

For the curry, heat the oil in a frying pan over a low heat and add the onion. Fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the tomatoes and the tomato purée and cook gently for about one minute. Add the chicken to the pan along with the marinade and a splash of water and the green capsicum. Pour in the cream, turn up the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. There should be no pink when you cut into it. If pink, cook for longer.Add the spinach to the pan and stir until just wilted. Sprinkle over the coriander. To serve, drain the rice and divide between two plates. Top with the curry.