Curried Mango Chicken

• Combine the ginger and garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt, and boneless chicken and let it marinate for half an hour.
• Place a thick bottomed wok on the flame and pour in oil. Fry the finely chopped onions till light brown color on a medium flame. Lower the flame and add the marinated chicken and cook it for five minutes.
• Add the poppy seeds paste, coconut paste and red chilly powder and blend it well with the chicken. Close the lid and cook till the chicken becomes tender on a low flame.
• Add the finely chopped mangoes, stir well and cook for eight to ten minutes on a low flame. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Trivia

The mango is the national fruit of India and Pakistan in addition to the Philippines. It is also the national tree of Bangladesh. Mango trees have a long life and produce fruits beyond three hundred years. Kashmiri shawls and Kanchipuram silk sarees use Mango motifs in their embroidery designs.