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Chicken with spicy tomato sauce

  • 600 GRAM VEAL, in strips
  • 250 GRAM MUSHROOMS, sliced
  • 1 CUP CREAM
  • 1/2 CUP VEAL FOND
  • 1/2 CUP WHITE WINE
  • 1 ONION, chopped
  • 50 GRAM BUTTER
  • HANDFUL PARSLEY, chopped
 
  • 600 GRAM CHICKEN BREAST, in slices
  • PIECE OF GINGERROOT, chopped
  • 2 TBSP HONEY
  • 2 GREEN CHILLIES, chopped
  • 1 ONION, sliced
  • 1 TSP GARAM MASALA
  • 1 TSP FENUGREEK
  • 1 KG TOMATOES, chopped
  • 4 TBSP CREAM
  • 1/2 TSP CHILI POWDER

Stir fry the veal strips 3 minutes in butter and set them aside. Stir fry the onions and the mushrooms 5 minutes in butter; add the wine and bring to the boil, simmer two minutes. Add the cream and the veal fond and pepper and salt to taste, bring this to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Put the veal in this sauce and heat two minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

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Stir fry the gingerroot two minutes and add the tomatoes and 1/2 cup of water. Simmer for 20 minutes and puree the mixture. Stir fry the pepper and onion 5 minutes and add the tomato sauce. Add the honey, the garam masala, the fenugreek, the chili powder, the cream and salt to taste and simmer for 10 minutes. In the meantime, fry the chicken brown on all sides in a separate pan. Add the slices to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes more.

Inspired by the book "Indian essence" by Atul Kocchar.

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