Chicken with Black sesame, a simple dish with just the basic ingredients, but the yumminess and flavour is all in the addition of just a tablespoon full of black sesame paste!

Ingredients :

  • Chicken 500 grams
  • Onion, 1 large chopped 
  • Garlic, 7-8 large pods roughly minced
  • Ginger, 1 inch piece, roughly minced 
  • Green chillies, chopped (as per heat preference!) 
  • Lakadong turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon (buy here)
  • Black sesame seeds paste, 1 tablespoon (buy here)
  • Mustard oil 3-4 tablespoons 
  • Salt to taste

Instructions:

  • In a kadai (Wok), heat the oil and saute the onion, ginger, garlic, chillies 
  • Add the Lakadong turmeric and stir fry till onions are cooked 
  • Add the chicken pieces and cook for 10 mins on high heat, to remove moisture and for chicken pieces to brown on the outside
  • Reduce flame and add salt, stir occasionally till chicken is cooked. 
  • Add the black sesame seeds paste and stir well till all chicken pieces are coated in it 
  • Cook for another 5 minutes (add a couple of spoons of water, if the sesame paste is sticking to the bottom) And done! 

Note: For the best black sesame paste, dry roast the black sesame seeds in a pan first, let it cool and then grind in a mixer -the natural oils will help form a thick, rich paste.