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Balti Night

Balti Night

We had extracted what we thought was a “Hot mixed Bean Chilli” from the freezer, which we intended to convert into a sort of Indian fusion dish. When it thawed out we discovered that it was actually a Turkey Thigh Casserole which had not survived freezing very well at all and looked far from appealing. Back to the drawing board, you can’t win them all. Somewhere in the freezer there is still the Hot mixed Bean Chilli with the label for some other dish loitering to be discovered another day!

Ingredients for the Chicken Balti:-

2 Chicken breasts, cubed
A jar of shop bought Balti (Failed plans and all that!)
1 Onion, sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Medium hot Chilli, sliced
Dried Ginger
Chilli Flakes
Smoked Paprika
Cumin
Tomato Puree
Salt & Pepper
Oil

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onion until translucent and then add the Garlic and fry gently for a couple of minutes.
(2) Add the dried spices and Tomato Puree. Stir and fry for a couple of minutes.
(3) Season with Salt And Pepper.
(4) Add the Chicken and fry until it is cooked through stirring regularly.
(5) Add the Balti Sauce with an addition half a jar of water.
(6) Add the sliced Chillies and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes to reduce and thicken.

There are three recipes from last nights meal, but still under budget. So here are the other components:-

We had Poppadoms with a Pickle Tray as one side.
We also made Dulse Aloo as the second side.

We served the Balti over Turmeric coloured Rice and thoroughly enjoyed it.
 

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Pork with Apple & Clementine sauce

We’ve quite a bit of seasonal fruit at the moment. Pork and Apple is a traditional partnership. Add the juice of a Clementine and you’ve something very tasty for very little cost.

Ingredients:-

Tomato Puree
Tomato Ketchup
Juice of a Clementine
1 Apple
Chilli flakes
1 Onion
1 clove of Garlic, minced
Cider Vinegar
Garlic Salt & Onion Salt
1tsp of Cornflour
Salt & Pepper
Oil

Method:-

(1) Season the Pork chops with Salt, Pepper, Garlic Salt and Onion Salt.
(2) Sear on a high heat on both sides in a little oil.
(3) Chop the Onion into chunks and thickly slice the Apple. Lay them on the bottom of an oven proof dish.
(4) Add the remaining ingredients to a saucepan and and simmer to reduce.
(5) Lay the seared Pork over the Onion and Apple and pour the sauce over the top.
(6) Cover with foil and cook in the over at 180C for 15 minutes.
(7) Mix the Cornflour in a little water and drain the sauce back into the saucepan then add the Cornflour.
(8) Place the chops until the grill on a low heat to keep warm.
(9) Bring the sauce back to a simmer and stir until it has thickened.

We served ours on a bed of Rice with deep fried Cabbage sprinkled over the top. A few season Potato wedges made this a tasty and satisfying meat.

 

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