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Title: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 08, 2014, 09:08 PM
Hello here is my Chilli Chicken Bhuna recipe, I am aware there are other great Bhuna recipes here that I have never had time to cook but here is mine.
This is how I serve this, so if it is to your taste then please please enjoy.  ;D


Ingredients.
One portion.

Pre-cooked Chicken 1 medium or large breast precook in chunks as desired.
1 chef spoon of oil Or Veg Gee.
1 pint of diluted base Garvey, quite watery. I use two ladles undiluted base to two ladles of water.

Tsp garlic + tsp ginger paste
1 tsp fresh ginger.
1/2 onion, chopped fine or strips, in the photo below I use all strips! save some onion cut in long strips for garnish as in photo.
2 tsp spice mix powder
1 Kashmiri chilli pow.
1 tsp methi leaves? Optional
2 tbls of blended tom pur?e and tinned toms blended together. I use 1 tbls of tom paste to 1 tin of toms and blend.
Very small pinch of salt, if your base is salty don't add salt here.
Half a green pepper chopped into strips
1 tomato, chopped in to 4 quarters.
1 tsp of coriander and chilli paste. I use 1 large bunch of coriander, blend with 4 green Asian finger chillies and 4 tbls of lemon juice. Not the stalks save these for base cooking.
This paste can be frozen in ice cube trays and is awesome in any hot curry.
1 tsp mango chutney optional.

Method:
Add the oil to the pan on a medium heat add the onion keeping the garnish by, soften the onions add the green pepper,  garlic+ginger paste. Cook until near browning garlic, do not burn!

Add the 2 tbls of tom paste and then 2x mix powder,chilli pow and cook out until oil is coming out and nice.If dry add a little base to loosen.

Then add chopped ginger and 2x tom slices also salt and pre-cooked chick, then add 1st ladle of base and reduce down Till oil is out. Not burning.

Then add second and third ladle of Garvey and cook on high to reduce till thick, mind out for burning!

Add tsp of coriander chilli paste, 1x small tsp of mango chutney followed by remaining toms and last of the base, reduce to desired consistency. On a smaller flame.

Garnish as in photo and enjoy!! ;D


I serve with pilau rice and littlechilie's lime pickle.










Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Madrasandy on August 09, 2014, 08:50 AM
Looks good lc will give it a go when time permits.
Few questions though mate-
Do you add mango to yours?
Is the quantities correct for the coriander/chilli paste? It seems quite a lot of coriander to chilli
What mix powder do you use?

Cheers
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 09, 2014, 11:28 AM
Hi MA if U Add Mango it will bring the flavour closer at a Balti, so I don't always add this!

Regards the blending of the coriander it all blends down to very little amount so u have to be carful it's not to hot, but can add as many chillies as u like it. ;)hot

Any mix powder should do,as it will be closer to the flavour your used to if u use your own.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Madrasandy on August 09, 2014, 12:22 PM
Cheers lc  :)
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 09, 2014, 01:01 PM
Welcome MA thanks for your interest  :) !
Trying to type on my phone at work! Not good :(
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Madrasandy on August 09, 2014, 01:28 PM
working on a Saturday not good at all
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 09, 2014, 02:15 PM
I hear you there! Going to cheer myself up with curry and larger tonight ;D the flags are flying and the house is mine till Sunday!!!
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Secret Santa on August 09, 2014, 08:30 PM
4 tbls of lemon juice.

Per portion! Honestly I despair of the way the flavour of curries appears to be going. This constant drive to make everything too bloody sour...why? When was bhuna ever a sour curry?
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Donald Brasco on August 09, 2014, 09:03 PM
I thought it was 1 tsp of a paste made with coriander, chilli and lemon juice in the proportions given, not 4 whole tablespoons of lemon juice in one curry (clearly ridiculous)
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 09, 2014, 09:14 PM
Sorry to rain on your parade SS but you really must read the recipe b4 you comment ;) thanks DB for pointing in the right direction.
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Garp on August 09, 2014, 09:40 PM
Fair comment LC - that's how I read it.

Go and sit on the naughty step SS, until further notice :)
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 09, 2014, 09:59 PM
No naughty step for you SS  ;)  just my spare pair of beer Goggles  ;D
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: chewytikka on August 09, 2014, 10:13 PM
Nice one Lc, your curry looks a good fresh colour, I
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 09, 2014, 10:30 PM
Lol, many thanks Chewy! Yep I missed that one! Mango paste is used in some BIR Balti cooking to achive the sweet fruity undertone.
I have also seen it used in Balti paste.

Chewy what is a Moja? I have never heard of this before?
Thanks.

Near forgot,  I add lemon to my paste as a preservative mainly if keeping fresh. But also coz the three combine so well together it saves me time.
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Secret Santa on August 14, 2014, 09:58 PM
Sorry to rain on your parade SS but you really must read the recipe b4 you comment ;)

Yup

you said:

"1 tsp of coriander and chilli paste. I use 1 large bunch of coriander, blend with 4 green Asian finger chillies and 4 tbls of lemon juice. Not the stalks save these for base cooking."

And right enough I didn't read it properly.

But any lemon in any bhuna...really?
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: Onions on August 15, 2014, 10:49 AM
Negative lemon in bhuna
Title: Re: Littlechilie's Chilli Chicken Bhuna Recipe.
Post by: littlechilie on August 15, 2014, 11:08 AM
Hi SS this is just my opinion or the way I cook a Bhuna, you don't need to add lemon or the corriander paste if it's not to your taste.
It makes just like standard Bhuna without the added paste ;) that's prob what your after I guess ?

That's why the tittle reads littlechilie's Bhuna as it's my representation of the classic dish, hope this helps so just leave out the added paste and you will be were your comfort zone is regarding taste.

Just add fresh chopped green chillies and fresh coriander in place ;)

Thanks for interest and happy day ;D