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Black Pepper Chicken

Recipe by: Priyanka

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Easy

Ready in 20 minutes

This versatile dish is a South Indian speciality. You can serve it with rice and a raita, or build a western style meal around it by serving it with mashed potatoes or a salad.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

400g skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 5cm cubes
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
4 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon ground coriander
3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
50g chopped cashews
2 teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation method

Prep: 5 minutes |Cook: 15 minutes

1.	Dry roast the peppercorns in a hot pan until fragrant, about 2 minutes and then coarsely crush them. Heat the oil over a medium flame. When hot, lower the flame to low and add the peppercorns and fry, stirring for about 2 minutes.

2.	Add the chicken pieces, coriander and salt and continue stir frying for another 10 minutes. Finally add the cashew nuts and lemon juice and fry for 1 minute. Serve warm.