Chicken Dopiaza (INDIAN RECIPE)

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Prep Time: 30 minutes or less | Cook Time: 30 minutes - 1 hour | Serves: 4
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Ingredients: Hi peeps, this weekend we cooked Chicken Dopiaza and photographed the proceedings for you. Dopiaza is a dish from Bengal (which is beautiful). The name Dopiaza is from the Hindi for two, do, and onions, piaz. Now then, the name Dopiaza does not have to refer to this dish. I have heard it used to describe different dishes where onions are either used a lot, or where onions are used in different ways during the cooking process. This recipe is of the later form, but that does not imply that your favorite Dopiaza is somehow inferior or fake if it is not prepared like this one. Having said that, I love this version of Dopiaza. Spices: Chili powder Note: we used 3 tsp of freshly made chili powder, use whatever type and amount you want. I don't want to coerce you into eating a curry that is too hot for you. A couple of bay leaves, fresh or dried. A couple of inches or cinnamon stick. Some whole red chillies Note: Get the thin ones like birds-eye if you can, we used 3 chunky ones. 1/2 tsp turmeric. Note: you never need much of this; be careful as it will stain (it was used as a dye, and probably still is). 1 tsp of cloves, that's about 10-12 of them. 1 tsp peppercorns. Note: these will remain whole so feel free to grind them up if you don't want to risk biting into one and getting a spice surprise, yum. 6 cardamoms 1 tsp garam masala powder 6 big garlic cloves, more if you've got small ones. 2 tablespoons garlic puree. Our store ran out of fresh so we cheated - in this dish supermarket ginger puree is a-ok anyway. Other: 1 lb of chicken breast, or a whole chicken weighing a bit more. Note: This dish can be prepared with chucks of chicken breast or a whole chicken cut up in the normal way. We prefer chicken breast, but each to their own. 1/2 cup (that's about 125ml) any full-fat plain yogurt. Sunflower oil or ghee 1 tablespoon unsalted ****er 2 tomatoes, chopped 8-10 small potatoes, or larger ones chopped into roughly 2" square chunks A small bag of shallots or baby onions. Note: use as many as you like. 2-3 medium onions to be grated or food processed. 1 tsp sugar

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Step 1:







Make a paste of your chili powder with a little water.

Set the oven to about 160C (320 Fahrenheit).

Grate/process the 2-3 medium onions and then squeeze
the juice out with a cheesecloth or some such. Get rid of the
pulp and save the juice. You should have 1/3-1/2 cup of juice
(yes, we made too much).

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Step 2:

Peel the potatoes and chop them up, or just sc**** them
if you are using new (baby) potatoes. Then you must part
-boil them - just bring them to the boil from cold water
and leave them bubbling for a minute. Drain and put
them to one side.Meanwhile, peel the shallots and
start them off important cooking in a couple of
tablespoons of oil. When they look like the photo,
remove them with aslotted spoon and put to
one side.

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Step 3:

Now fry the chili paste and fry over a medium heat for
a few minutes. This will improve flavor and prevent
indigestion later on. Stir constantly, as you do not
want the paste to stick or burn.Add the garlic and bay
leaves and continue to fry for a couple of minutes. Watch the
garlic. We don't want it to burn or crisp. So vary the heat as needs be.
Now add the whole red chillies, turmeric powder, cardamom, cloves and the cinnamon stick.

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Step 4:






Stir round about ten or so times, then add the ginger
puree and continue to stir for 2 more minutes.Note: watch
out for the ginger puree - it has a high water content and will
spit when added to hot oil!OK, now add the ****er, chicken, yogurt,
sugar, potatoes and tomatoes. Mix well and cook for about 5 minutes.