Ingredients for Chicken Curry Recipe:

1 (about 1kg) chicken .
1 piece of fresh turmeric (3cm), peeled and roughly chopped.
50ml water.
1 tsp peppercorns, heaped.
6 green bird's eye chillies.
4 garlic clove, roughly chopped.
1 piece of fresh root ginger (3cm), roughly chopped.
200g tomatoes, chopped.
100g Shallots, sliced
3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
 
Preparation
:

Cut the chicken into twelve pieces and set aside. Soak the turmeric in about 50ml water for 30 minutes.

Using a mortar and pestle or food processor, grind the turmeric, its soaking liquid, the peppercorns, chillies, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and shallots until they become a smooth paste.

Mix this paste with the chicken in a large pan and simmer for about 20-30 minutes until the chicken is tender. The sauce for the chicken curry should still be quite thin. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve the chicken curry with a mound of steaming rice.