Name: Chicken and tamarind stir-fry
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cup (400g) jasmine rice; 700 gram breast fillets, sliced thinly; 1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 2 fresh small red thai chillies, sliced thinly; 2 teaspoon white sugar; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thickly; 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Ingredients

2 cup (400g) jasmine rice

700 gram breast fillets, sliced thinly

1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate

3 clove garlic, crushed

2 fresh small red thai chillies, sliced thinly

2 teaspoon white sugar

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thickly

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Method

1.Cook rice in large saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, until just tender; drain.

2.Combine chicken, tamarind, garlic, chilli, sugar and juice in medium bowl.

3.Heat half of the oil in wok; stir-fry chicken mixture, in batches, until browned all over and cooked through.

4.Heat remaining oil in wok; stir-fry onion until just softened. Return chicken to wok; toss gently to combine.

5.Serve chicken mixture with rice; sprinkle with coriander, and lime wedges, if desired.

Tamarind concentrate, a thick, purple-black, ready-to-use sweet-sour paste manufactured from the pulp of tamarind tree pods, is available from most supermarkets and Asian food stores.
Note

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