Pepper chicken with ginger & garlic

By Tdy Ok Rabu, 06 Mei 2020

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Pepper chicken with ginger & garlic

ingredients

• 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2.5cm/1in piece of fresh root ginger, sliced
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 onions, finely sliced
• 10 curry leaves
• 1 fresh green chilli, slit lengthways
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• pinch of salt
• 500g/1lb 2oz skinless chicken breast fillets, cubed
• 1 teaspoon garam masala 
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Serve 4

1. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic and ginger to a fine paste. Set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the onions, curry leaves and green chilli and cook over a medium heat until the onions are brown.
3. Add the garlic-ginger paste and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the coriander, turmeric and salt. Mix well and cook for a further 5 minutes.
4. Add the chicken to the frying pan, stir through, then add 225ml/8fl oz water and the garam masala. Mix well, cover and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
5. Stir the ground pepper into the mixture, then remove the pan from the heat and serve.