Mughlai Chicken - Nigella Lawson

Name: Mughlai Chicken - Nigella Lawson
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted, to garnish; 2 bay leaves; 1 kilograms boneless chicken thighs, each cut into 2; 5 cardamom pods, bruised; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 1 teaspoons dried chili pepper flakes; 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 4 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 inch ginger, peeled; 237 milliliters Greek yogurt; 4 Tbsps ground almonds; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 2 onions, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters sultana (golden raisins); 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters water

Need a gluten free main course? Mughlai Chicken - Nigella Lawson could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 660 calories, 36g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have cardamom pods, greek yogurt, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes.

Instructions

Put the ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, and chili into a food processor, or into a mortar and pestle, and blend to a paste.

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Coriander

Garlic

Ginger

Chili Pepper

Cumin

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Mortar And Pestle

Food Processor

Add the ground almonds and water and then blend again, set aside.

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Almond Meal

Water

Heat the oil in a large pan and add the chicken pieces - in batches so they fry rather than stew - and cook them just long enough to seal on both sides, then remove to a dish.

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Chicken Pieces

Stew

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the spices and turn them in the oil.

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Spices

Cooking Oil

Add the onions and cook them until softened and lightly browned, but keep the heat gentle and stir frequently, to avoid sticking.

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Onion

Pour in the blended paste, and cook everything until it begins to colour.

Add the yogurt, half a cup at a time stirring it in to make a sauce, then stir in the stock, cream, and sultanas.

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Golden Raisins

Yogurt

Cream

Sauce

Stock

Put the browned chicken back into the pan, along with any juices that have collected under them, and sprinkle over the garam masala, sugar, and salt. Cover and cook on a gentle heat for 20 minutes, testing to make sure the meat is cooked through.It's at this stage, that I like to take the pan off the heat and leave it to cool before reheating the next day.So either now, or when you've reheated it, pour into a serving dish and scatter with the toasted flaked almonds.

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Garam Masala