Indian Peppery Chicken Recipe

Recipe for 4

Ingredients

3	cloves garlic, roughly chopped
2½ cm	fresh ginger, peeled and grated
4 tablespoons	vegetable oil
2	medium onions, finely sliced
10	curry leaves
1	green chilli, slit lengthways
1 teaspoon	ground coriander
½ teaspoon	turmeric powder
500g	chicken, cubed
1 teaspoon	garam masala
225ml	water
½ teaspoon	freshly milled black pepper
	Sea salt such as Steenbergs traditional sun dried sea salt

Recipe for 4

Pound the garlic and ginger to a fine paste in a pestle and mortar.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add onions, curry leaves and green chilli and cook until onions are brown.
Add the garlic-ginger paste and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the coriander, turmeric and salt. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the chicken to the frying pan, stir, add the water and garam masala.
Mix well, cover and cook for 25 minutes on a low heat. Stir the ground pepper into the mix.