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July 2015 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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July 2015 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

Post by unclefrank »

(This recipe can be found in the recipe section here - Admin)

Just done another search and found a recipe using Taz base and method.
So i can't take any credit for this dish. I didn't really have a lot of fresh stuff in so this was perfect for the ingredients i already had.
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Onion/Chilli puree is half an onion and two bullet chillies pureed.
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Re: Chicken Tikka Basanti

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Looks fab UF
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Love new dishes.
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Looks very good UF. Many thanks for posting.
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Re: Chicken Tikka Basanti

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Looks well nice UF. A very tasty looking dish.
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Something a bit different, I like the look of it.
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July 2015 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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The recipe to try this month is Uncle Frank's Chicken Tikka Basanti, a delicious looking dish that makes me want to lick the screen of my iPad! Ok, I appreciate it wasn't his creation, but he was kind enough to find and share it!

Please give this dish a try and look to feedback on how you got on by 16th August.

If Uncle Frank has any tips of pointers on this recipe, then we are all ears 8-)
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

Post by pauly »

Certainly an interesting one, could UF give us any pointers on the ratio etc. of the onion/chilli puree ?
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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I think its mentioned in the notes.

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Onion/Chilli puree is half an onion and two bullet chillies pureed."
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Well spotted squibo, note to self : Look first, post second !
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Looks great. I assume the Methi is leaves not powder? Also, any advice on how to make the onion/chilli puree? Ive never tried that before.
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Nom Nom! gonna give this one a try this week :)
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Looks very good. Shall give it a bash as soon as I get a chance :thumbup:
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Are you doing a veggie version, Dan?
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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I'll more than likely do the original with chicken/chicken tikka and a veggie version too.... :):
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Managed to give this a try tonight! First impressions were that the sauce was incredibly thick and awesome looking! Unfortunately the taste just was not for me. Far too tomatoey (6tbsp of paste seemed a lot) and also a bit too fragrant (as a result of the tandoori masala and pickle combination). I think with some tweaking of the quantities I could turn this into a curry I would like. Was certainly interesting to try a different cooking style to my norm.
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Looks good, even if it wasn't to your taste.

I wonder whether the Tomato Paste ingredient should be clarified by Uncle (didn't I sound Indian just then). Is it supposed to be 6 TBSP Tomato Puree (as in the double concentrated variety that most of us are used to), or a diluted version.

If the tomato paste is lessened, I wonder if the tandoori masala and pickle will be ok, having had the harshness of excess tomato removed.
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Well done for going in first TT and taking one for the team! As a reward you can select next month recipe, if you want!

As above, hopefully UF can help clarify the issue on the tomato paste.
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

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Cheers Alchemist!

RS, I think if the tomato content was halved and the pickle content was halved then we could be onto something good :): Lets let UF clarify.
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Re: Month 1 - Chicken Tikka Basanti, by Uncle Frank

Post by unclefrank »

Hi all sorry about late reply.

The tomato puree s diluted, whatever size tin/jar of tom puree i use, i always add double amount of water.

Has for the pickle, what pickle are you using, i used Pataks mixed pickle.

Methi is the dried leaves sort.

Tikkathon there's 1 tsp tandoori masala to 400ml of base, that's 0.25 tsp per 100ml of base, i doubt whether that is what is giving you the fragrant taste, what type of pickle are you using?
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