Low Fat Balti Lamb Curry Or Beef Food

LOW FAT BALTI LAMB CURRY (OR BEEF)

Steps:

• Heat pan over medium heat, add 1/3 of the lamb and using olive oil spray, cook for 3-5 minutes or until browned, then transfer to plate and repeat with remaining lamb in two batches, spraying more oil if required.
• Sauté onions, cook stirring for 2 minutes or until onion is soft, then add garlic and curry paste, cook stirring for 3 minutes.
• Gradually stir in stock and tomatoes, return lamb and any juices to pan, bring to boil, reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 1 hour.
• Remove lid, simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes or until lamb is tender and sauce reduced and thickened slightly.
• Remove from heat, stir in spinach, cover and stand for 1 minute or until spinach just wilted.
• Serve with rice in bowls, spoon over lamb curry and sprinkle with coriander and serve.

BALTI BEEF

Steps:

• BALTI SAUCE:.
• Melt the ghee in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onions and garlic and ginger paste and stir-fry for about 5 minutes, until the onions are golden brown.
• Stir in the tomatoes, then add the paprika, turmeric, cumin, coriander, red chili powder (cayenne), cardamom, bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil, stirring, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Let the sauce cool slightly, then remove the bay leaf and pour the mixture into a food processor or blender and process to a smooth sauce.
• BEEF:.
• Wipe out the wok and return it to medium-high heat. Add the ghee and melt.
• Add the onion and garlic and stir-fry for 5-8 minutes, until golden brown.
• Add the bell peppers and continue stir-frying for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the beef and continue stirring for 2 minutes, until it starts to turn brown.
• Add the balti sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce slightly reduces again and the bell peppers are tender.
• Adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve with Indian bread.

ROB'S CHICKEN BALTI

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a pan and add the oil, brown off the chicken quickly and reserve to 1 side. Now fry the onions and peppers over a medium heat in the remaining oil until just starting to brown.
• Add the curry paste and fry off for at least 2 minutes before adding the garlic and ginger and frying for a further 1-2 minutes.
• Add the chopped tomatoes to the pan stirring well along with the cinnamon cumin, cardamom, bay and garam marsala. Boil down for around 3-5 minutes.
• Mix the stock cube with 1/2 pt boiling water and add to the pan along with the coconut cream and the milk, bring to the boil and add the reserved chicken and the grated apple.
• Cook for 30 minutes over a low/medium heat.
• Taste and adjust seasonings adding salt and plenty of black pepper, take off the heat and throw in the coriander, allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving.

HEALTHIER CHICKEN BALTI

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a medium bowl. Mix in the lime juice, paprika, chilli powder and a grinding of black pepper (step 1), then leave to marinate for at least 15 mins, preferably a bit longer.
• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large non-stick wok or sauté pan. Tip in the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, whole chilli and cumin seeds, and stir-fry briefly just to colour and release their fragrance (step 2). Stir in the onion, garlic and ginger and fry over a medium-high heat for 3-4 mins until the onion starts to turn brown. Add the remaining oil, then drop in the chicken and stir-fry for 2-3 mins or until it no longer looks raw. Mix the turmeric, cumin, ground coriander and garam masala together. Tip into the pan, lower the heat to medium and cook for 2 mins (step 3). Pour in the passata and 150ml water, then drop in the chunks of pepper. When starting to bubble, lower the heat and simmer for 15-20 mins or until the chicken is tender.
• Stir in the tomato, simmer for 2-3 mins, then add the spinach and turn it over in the pan to just wilt. Season with a little salt. If you want to thin down the sauce, splash in a little more water. Remove the cinnamon stick, chilli and cardamom pods, if you wish, before serving. Scatter with fresh coriander and serve with warm chapatis or basmati rice, if you like.

ALL-IN-ONE POSH LAMB BALTI

Steps:

• The day before, mix all the marinade ingredients together. Put the lamb shanks in a roasting tin and rub the marinade all over them. Cover and chill overnight.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Roast the lamb for 20 mins to brown, then reduce the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Cover the tin tightly with a couple of layers of foil, scrunching well round the sides so that no steam escapes, and return to the oven for another 3 hrs.
• Uncover the lamb and increase the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Scatter the onions into the juices in the tin, then return to the oven for 30 mins, uncovered. Meanwhile, put the ginger, garlic, 1 can of chopped tomatoes, balti paste, garam masala and sugar into a blender or food processor. Whizz together until fairly smooth. When the onions have cooked for 30 mins, stir the tomatoey paste into the onions and juices with the second can of tomatoes, and return to the oven for a final 30 mins.
• Scatter the lamb with pomegranate seeds and coriander, then serve straight from the tin with cooling yogurt or raita, your favourite Indian pickles, and plenty of rice and breads to mop up the tasty balti sauce.
• The day before, mix all the marinade ingredients together. Put the lamb shanks in a roasting tin and rub the marinade all over them. Cover and chill overnight.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Roast the lamb for 20 mins to brown, then reduce the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Cover the tin tightly with a couple of layers of foil, scrunching well round the sides so that no steam escapes, and return to the oven for another 3 hrs.
• Uncover the lamb and increase the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Scatter the onions into the juices in the tin, then return to the oven for 30 mins, uncovered. Meanwhile, put the ginger, garlic, 1 can of chopped tomatoes, balti paste, garam masala and sugar into a blender or food processor. Whizz together until fairly smooth. When the onions have cooked for 30 mins, stir the tomatoey paste into the onions and juices with the second can of tomatoes, and return to the oven for a final 30 mins.
• Scatter the lamb with pomegranate seeds and coriander, then serve straight from the tin with cooling yogurt or raita, your favourite Indian pickles, and plenty of rice and breads to mop up the tasty balti sauce.