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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 900g/2lb skinless chicken breast fillets, cubed
- 1 onion, sliced
- 225g/8oz green beans, cut into
- 5cm/2in lengths
- 350g/12oz tomatoes, chopped
- 15g/1⁄2oz fresh basil, roughly torn salt and freshly ground black pepper
- For the sauce
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh root ginger
- 4 fresh green chillies, chopped
- 15 cloves seeds from 10 green cardamom pods
- 1 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 400g/14oz tinned chopped plum tomatoes
- 600ml/1pt vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- pared zest of 1 lemon