Nisha Parmar butter chicken spheres with mash potatoes and makhani sauce recipe on Saturday Kitchen

Nisha Parmar served up tasty butter chicken spheres with mash potatoes and makhani sauce on Saturday Kitchen.

The ingredients for the filling are: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil, 2 cinnamon sticks, 5 green cardamom pods, 5 cloves, 1 large onion, finely chopped, 2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste, 2 green finger chillies, finely chopped, 250g chicken thigh mince, 1 tsp ground turmeric, ½ tbsp ground coriander, ½ tbsp ground cumin, ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, 1 tbsp sea salt, 75g frozen peas, ½ lemon, juice only and large handful coriander, chopped.

For the mash: 3 medium Maris Piper potatoes, 2 tbsp whole milk, sea salt and ground pepper.

For the makhani sauce: 2 tbsp ghee, 7 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed, 2 black cardamom pods, 2 bay leaves, 7 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick or cassia bark, 4 tbsp ginger and garlic paste, 1 tsp chopped green finger chilli, 1 tbsp tomato purée, 1½ tbsp ground coriander, 1½ tbsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, 200g plum tomatoes, blended, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi), pinch salt, 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar, 150ml double cream, ½ lemon, juice only, 35g unsalted butter and micro herbs, to serve.

For the breadcrumb coating: 50g plain flour, seasoned, 2 eggs, beaten and seasoned, 150g panko breadcrumbs and vegetable oil, for deep frying.




See recipes by Nisha in the book titled: Share: Asian-inspired Dinner Party Dishes available from Amazon now.

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