Sesame Chicken

Name: Sesame Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tibetan
Ingredients: 1 green pepper (capsicum), diced; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 tomato, diced; 1 red pepper (capsicum), diced; 1½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) chicken breast fillets; 1 teaspoon salt; Pinch of salt; 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced; 2–3 fresh green chillies, thinly sliced on the diagonal; Coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to garnish – optional; 3 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch); 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce; 600 ml (21 fl oz) cooking oil; 6 cm (2½ inch) piece of ginger, washed but not peeled, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Bassar curry masala (or hot chilli powder); 2–3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Taste Tibet

By Julie Kleeman and Yeshi Jampa

Published 2022

About

Yeshi came up with this one here in the UK, and it has become a real crowd favourite at our restaurant and food stall. The name has stuck as it has a lovely ring to it, but the sesame element is in fact a bit incidental. There’s very little heat to this dish – the kids love it. Serve with basmati rice and Yeshi’s dal.