Chicken Korma

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

Preparation

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. garnish with cilantro and/or mint, if desired.