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Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris
  • Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris
  • Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris
  • Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris
  • Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris
Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris

Bihari Masala with Beetroot Pooris
£9.00

Bihari meals often consist of an array of colourful veg dishes, as served here with a relatively simple chicken curry. Beetroot is turned into pink pooris and a cooling raita, tomatoes are roasted to intensify the flavour and mashed with spices and onions to make a typical Bihari dish known as choka, spinach is simply stewed, and a pilau rice flavoured with turmeric, fenugreek and mustard completes the meal.
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Bihar is located on the river plains of the Ganges where flood-cycles produce incredibly fertile soil, and therefore an abundance of vegetables, fruit, rice and wheat. As a result, Bihari meals often consist of an array of colourful veg dishes, as served here with a relatively simple chicken curry. Beetroot is turned into pink pooris and a cooling raita, tomatoes are roasted to intensify the flavour and mashed with spices and onions to make a typical Bihari dish known as choka, spinach is simply stewed, and a pilau rice flavoured with turmeric, fenugreek and mustard completes the meal.
Details

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hour

Serves: 4

Effort: Medium effort

Origin: India
Shopping list
  • 500g diced chicken (thighs are best) or use meat-free chicken style pieces
  • 300g ready-cooked beetroot (not in vinegar)
  • 400g spinach (fresh or frozen)
  • 2 onions
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • Fresh ginger
  • 6 medium tomatoes
  • 1-2 green chillies (optional)
  • 250g natural yogurt (full fat is best)
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 160g plain flour or use gram (chickpea) flour
  • 300g basmati or long grain rice
  • Oil for frying (sunflower or vegetable oil is best)
Spices included

Poori Blend: ajowan, fennel

Rice Spices: turmeric, brown MUSTARD, cumin

Saag Spices: brown MUSTARD, cumin, turmeric, chilli

Paste Spices: coriander, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, black cardamon, cloves, green cardamon, star anise, mace

Chaat Masala: amchur, salt, chilli, cumin, black pepper, coriander, ginger, ajowan, mint, asafoetida (asafoetida, gum arabic, rice flour, turmeric)

Chicken Marinade: turmeric, Kashmiri chilli, chilli

Raita Blend: brown MUSTARD, cumin, mint

Tomato Choka Spices: green chilli, green bell pepper, yellow MUSTARD, black pepper, ginger, garlic

Allergens are listed in CAPITALS. May contain CELERY and SESAME.

Store in a cool, dry place.

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