CHICKEN TIKKA DHANSAK

CHICKEN TIKKA DHANSAK
Hope you enjoy

Ingredients

• 1 portion of cooked chicken tikka
• 300ml base gravy
• 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
• 1 medium onion (quartered, brushed with oil, stuck on a skewer and barbecued) or finely chop and stick in a tin on the bbq to smoke for 30 minutes
• 2 oz Massur Dhal
• 2 tsp extra hot chili powder
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp spice mix
• 1 tsp methi (fenugreek leaves)
• ½ tsp hot smoked paprika
• ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika
• 2 tsp sugar (light muscovado)
• Juice and zest of half a lemon
• 1 tsp tom puree
• Fresh coriander
• 2 tbsp veg oil
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Method
2. Finely chop the onion (I then put this in some foil and smoked on the bbq for around 30 minutes
3. In a frying pan heat the oil over a medium flame.
4. Fry the onion until soft, add the garlic and cook for around 1-2 minutes until the garlic has softened.
5. Add the curry powder, chili powder, spice mix, methi, paprika, sugar and salt and cook for around 30 seconds.
6. Add the tomato puree and stir in. Be careful at this stage because all the chili and paprika powder suddenly rose up and hit me in the back of the throat causing me to cough and my eyes water