Bihari Chicken Masala with Beetroot Pooris
A spectacularly colourful feast from Bihar, North East India...
SERVES: 4
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.
| Description | 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. |
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| Spices Included | CHICKEN MARINADE: Turmeric, Kashmiri chilli, chilli *Allergens |
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Product Rating (16):
Very very good dish. I could eat the Pooris with the raita and chutney all tay long. Excellent ballance of spices!
Not a normally a beetroot fan but the flavouring of the pooris was subtle, and the tomato choka went down particularly well in this house!
Great to hear you enjoyed them! Happy Spicing!
This was fantastic!
Amazing colours in this meal! So glad you enjoyed it- Happy Spicing!
Another fantastic, easy to prepare recipe this month from the guys! Thank you.
Thumbs up from us Martin! It's such a spectacularly colourful spread isn't it? So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
The flavours in this are amazing. They all compliment each other and work so well. I added the two green chillies for that extra kick, which it gave us!
YUM this looks brilliant- everything looks so flavoursome! Happy spicing!
One of the tastiest, and definately most colourful curries we have had. Beetroot pooris were a great treat and the earthiness of the brown mustard seeds was a strong feature throughout.
WOW this is a treat for the eyes and taste buds! We're loving the bright beetroot pooris and perfectly pink raita- glad you enjoyed this stunning recipe!
Amazing dinner tonight. Thank you the spicery
Amazing! Looks like a colourful and vibrant feast!
Really tasty, will definitely be making this one again
WOW this looks wonderful! We're loving the vivid pops of colour!
Fabulous combination of spicy, sour, sweet etc makes for a really good platter. This one felt a bit more effort, but well worth it. It's a winner. The tomato relish was my favourite ♥️
Glad you really enjoyed this- the array of colours are fantastic! Happy spicing!
Great recipe
Yum this looks delicious and very festive!
Great curry, with fab accompanying vegetables the Tomato Choka was delicious - fab way to experiment and try new tastes.
YUM everything looks delicious and so flavoursome, we're loving the vibrant array of colours!
Loved making this and the pooris turned out fantastic, beetroot gave it a nice flavour profile.
YUM this looks like a wonderfully fragrant feast- glad you enjoyed it!
My first attempt, straightforward instructions, simple ingredients, inexpensive as I didn’t need to purchase costly spices in volumes that I may only require small amounts. Nice variety, looks great on the table. Lots of washing up !
Wow this looks like a delicious feast, lovely polkadot tablecloth too!
Was given to us as a gift and Christmas, the taste was amazing obviously the chef had a lot to do with it
Everything looks incredible- the chef must be very proud!
A fantastic Christmas present from my daughter. Everything tasted fantastic and was easy to prepare. Looking forward to the next one.
Nice one, Kevin (and your daughter for the great gift)! We look forward to see what you create with your next box!
Absolutely stunning flavours as always. Spicery never lets us down! Look forward to every box
Cheers to that! We're so glad to hear how much you enjoyed this recipe, and all the rest. Happy spicing!
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Thanks for reviewing, so happy you enjoyed it!