chicken korma

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 medium tomatoes, diced
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1  green chili, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
750g boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into  cubes
½ medium red bell pepper, diced
½ medium green bell pepper, diced
¼ cup water
juice of 1/2 lemon or lime
fresh cilantro and/or mint for garnish

Method:
heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. add tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chilli, tomato paste, turmeric,  curry powder, salt and pepper. bring to a simmer. reduce heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
add chicken and continue to simmer. cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is almost cooked through, about 5 minutes.  add water and allow to reduce. add bell peppers and lemon (or lime) juice and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is just cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
garnish with cilantro and/or mint, if desired.