Healthier chicken balti - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 450g skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp paprika
• ¼ tsp hot chilli powder
• 1½ tbsp sunflower or groundnut oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cardamom pods, split
• 1 small to medium green chilli
• ½ tsp cumin seed
• 1 medium onion, coarsely grated
• 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
• 2½ cm-piece ginger, grated
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 250ml organic passata
• 1 red pepper, deseeded, cut into small chunks
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 85g baby spinach leaves
• handful fresh coriander, chopped
• chapatis or basmati rice, to serve (optional)