Chicken Patia

DifficultyBeginner

This is a modern day tasty parsi recipe, much like an Indian sweet and sour. You can swap the chicken for prawns if you like, tofu, paneer and peas or a combination of your chosen vegetable.
Add extra chilli if you like your curries a bit spicier, either extra chilli powder or chopped red chillies added to the onion mixture. Serve with rice or Indian breads.

Serves 2-3

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Prep Time15 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time55 mins
Masala one
 ½ tsp Brown mustard seeds
 ½ tsp Fennel seeds
 ½ tsp Cumin seeds
 ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds
Masala two
 ½ tsp Turmeric
 1 tsp Ground coriander
 ½ tsp Ground cumin
 1 tsp Paprika
 1 tsp Chilli powder
Yoghurt mixture
 1 Onion roughly choppe
 2 Garlic cloves chopped
 Ginger, 2 inch piece roughly chopped
 4 tbsp Yoghurt
 4 tbsp Water
Tomato mixture
 1 tbsp Tomato ketchup
 4 tbsp Tomato puree
 1 tbsp Vinegar - Malt/White/Red
 Lemon, Juice of half
 2 tbsp Jaggery or brown sugar, or 1 tbsp sugar & 1tbsp golden syrup
Other ingredients
 500 Diced chicken thigh
 3 tbsp Mustard oil or vegetable oil
 Salt to season
 Chopped coriander or mint to serve
1

First prepare your liquid mixtures, blitz all the yoghurt mixtures ingredients in a blender or food processor and set aside, then mix all your tomato mixture ingredients in a bowl, stirring it all together.

2

Heat your chosen oil in a large pan then fry masala one for about 30 seconds until the seeds start to pop, then add masala two and stir around for approx. one minute.

3

Add the yoghurt mixture and bring to a simmer, cook this down for approx, 10 minutes until nicely golden and the oil is separating.

4

Add the tomato mixture and continue to simmer for 5 minutes until you have a lovely nice thick dark gravy, season with salt and at this point feel free to add a touch more vinegar or lemon if required.

5

Add the chicken and stir it through, cook it through, depending how big your chunks are, this should take 8-10 minutes, check seasoning again and serve with your garnish and accompaniments of choice.

Ingredients

Masala one
 ½ tsp Brown mustard seeds
 ½ tsp Fennel seeds
 ½ tsp Cumin seeds
 ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds
Masala two
 ½ tsp Turmeric
 1 tsp Ground coriander
 ½ tsp Ground cumin
 1 tsp Paprika
 1 tsp Chilli powder
Yoghurt mixture
 1 Onion roughly choppe
 2 Garlic cloves chopped
 Ginger, 2 inch piece roughly chopped
 4 tbsp Yoghurt
 4 tbsp Water
Tomato mixture
 1 tbsp Tomato ketchup
 4 tbsp Tomato puree
 1 tbsp Vinegar - Malt/White/Red
 Lemon, Juice of half
 2 tbsp Jaggery or brown sugar, or 1 tbsp sugar & 1tbsp golden syrup
Other ingredients
 500 Diced chicken thigh
 3 tbsp Mustard oil or vegetable oil
 Salt to season
 Chopped coriander or mint to serve

Directions

1

First prepare your liquid mixtures, blitz all the yoghurt mixtures ingredients in a blender or food processor and set aside, then mix all your tomato mixture ingredients in a bowl, stirring it all together.

2

Heat your chosen oil in a large pan then fry masala one for about 30 seconds until the seeds start to pop, then add masala two and stir around for approx. one minute.

3

Add the yoghurt mixture and bring to a simmer, cook this down for approx, 10 minutes until nicely golden and the oil is separating.

4

Add the tomato mixture and continue to simmer for 5 minutes until you have a lovely nice thick dark gravy, season with salt and at this point feel free to add a touch more vinegar or lemon if required.

5

Add the chicken and stir it through, cook it through, depending how big your chunks are, this should take 8-10 minutes, check seasoning again and serve with your garnish and accompaniments of choice.

Chicken Patia

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