Takes 15 minutes to make and 20 minutes in the oven
Ingredients
4 shallots, thinly sliced
4 x 175g skinned chicken breasts
4 tbsp dark soy sauce
4 tsp runny honey
4 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
5cm piece ginger, cut into fine shreds
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
12 green cardamom pods, cracked
For the water chestnut rice
1 bunch of spring onions, trimmed
200g can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
200g basmati rice, cooked, to serve
Takes 10 minutes to make and 20 minutes to bake
Ingredients
3 globes stem ginger in syrup
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Finely grated zest of 2 limes
The juice of 1 lime
2 garlic cloves, crushed
6 skinless chicken thighs
Serve with steamed basmati rice and tenderstem broccoli.
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Ingredients
1 heavy coconut (without any cracks and containing liquid)
3 garlic cloves
1 small onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced lengthwise
2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cumin seeds, ground in an electric coffee/spice grinder
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 (4-inch) fresh red chile, halved lengthwise, keeping stem intact
1 large head cauliflower (2 1/2 lb), cut into 1-inch-wide florets
1/2 lb medium shrimp (31 to 35 per lb), peeled, leaving tail and first segment of shell intact, and deveined
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 (1-inch) piece tamarind from a pliable block*
1 (13- to 14-oz) can unsweetened coconut milk* (preferably Chaokoh brand)
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Accompaniment: Steamed Basmati Rice