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Chicken Dopiaza - No Base

5 from 7 votes
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions 1 roughly chopped and 1 grated
  • 1 pepper roughly chopped
  • bunch of fresh coriander roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree mixed with 8 tbsp of water
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 300 ml chicken stock OR water use chicken stock if you prefer a richer tasting curry
  • 10 pieces of pre cooked chicken tikka
  • 2 tbsp crispy onions optional

Instructions
 

  • To prepare, roughly chop one onion, one pepper and a bunch of coriander. You will then need to grate one onion.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a pan and add the chopped onion and pepper. Cook until slightly brown, season with salt and remove from pan.
  • Add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a pan and add the grated onion and ginger and garlic paste. Cook for 2 minutes so the onion release a lot of it’s moisture.
  • Add the dry spices and salt (excluding garam masala) and mix. Cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add the tomato puree mixture and mix. You may need to add a splash of chicken stock or water so the spices don’t burn. Burning the spices will make the dish taste bitter so this is important.
  • Add 200ml of chicken stock, stir in and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. The sauce will start to thicken up.
  • Add the onion and pepper prepared earlier to the pan. Simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Dependant on how thick you like your curry, you can add more chicken stock to the pan to thin out. I tend to add another 50-100ml.
  • Add the pre-cooked chicken tikka and simmer for 4 minutes.
  • Dependant on how thick you like your curry, you can add more chicken stock to the pan to thin out. I tend to add another 50-100ml.
  • Add the garam masala, sugar and stir then garnish with coriander and crispy onions.
  • Serve.