BBC Food - Recipes - Dal chicken with chilli paneer and naan
This hearty, warming, flavoursome curry, with everything made from scratch, will really wow your mates.
Ingredients
- 450g/1lb plain flour , plus extra for dusting
- 2 tsp fast-action dried yeast
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 free-range egg
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- pinch sea salt
- 150g/5oz plain yoghurt
- 150ml/5fl oz milk
- 50g/2oz butter , melted
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 whole dried red chillies , torn or chopped, seeds removed
- 2 long green chillies , finely chopped
- 2 onions , finely chopped
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh curry leaves
- 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger , peeled, finely chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp hot red chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 300ml/10½fl oz chicken stock
- 250g/9oz red lentils , rinsed, then soaked in 250ml/9fl oz water for 15 minutes
- 1 tsp salt
- 40g/2½oz butter
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs , cut into chunks
- 1 x 200g tin tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tbsp soft dark brown sugar
- 1 small bunch fresh coriander , roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
- vegetable oil , for shallow frying
- 450g/1lb paneer , cut into thin strips about 1cm/½in wide 3cm/1¼in long
- 50g/2oz pine nuts
- 4 long green chillies , finely sliced
- 8 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger , peeled and finely diced
- 1 red onion , finely sliced
- 1 green pepper , finely sliced
- 1 long red pepper , finely sliced
- 50ml/2fl oz white wine vinegar
- 75ml/2¾fl oz light soy sauce
- 250ml/9fl oz chicken stock
- 3 spring onions , trimmed, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp cornflour , mixed to a paste with 3 tbsp cold water
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