Poultry Recipes - Herbed Chicken

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp oil

• 5 curry leaves

• 1 green chili

• 2.5 cm/1 in ginger root, chopped

• 5 cloves garlic, crushed

• 3 onions, chopped

• 2 tomatoes, skinned and chopped

• 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 5 ml/ 1 tsp chopped fresh basil

• 5 ml/1 tsp oregano

• salt and pepper

• 1 chicken, skinned and cut into portions

• 2 potatoes, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz peas

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the curry and chili for 1 minute. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.

2. Add the onions and fry until golden. Add the tomatoes, coriander, tomato puree, basil, oregano, salt and pepper and fry until the oil appears on the surface.

3. Add the chicken, potatoes and peas and enough water almost to cover the chicken. Cover and simmer gently for about 40 minutes until the chicken is tender and the sauce has thickened.