chopped celery leaves
10-12 baby plum or cherry tomatoes
1 green chilli, slit open
shiso cress (or punnet cress if unavailable)
8-10 fresh curry leaves
20g/戮oz fresh ginger, peeled, sliced into matchsticks
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
400ml/14fl oz coconut milk
steamed rice
陆 tsp ground black pepper
2-3 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
2.5cm/1in cinnamon stick
录 tsp ground cinnamon
4 cloves
2 tsp ground coriander
1 blade mace
4-6 black peppercorns
2 star anise
1 tsp ground turmeric
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 boneless chicken breast, cut into four pieces, dusted with little flour, salt, freshly ground black pepper and ground cinnamon