ground chicken or turkey with peas

Another one from Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cooking. This is REALLY good -- it tastes like actual Indian food.

3 T vegetable oil
1-inch stick cinnamon
4 cardamom pods
2 bay leaves (I omitted -- why don't we own any bay leaves)
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
2 t finely grated ginger
1 1/4 pounds ground chicken or turkey (I used leftover shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken I'd bought at the supermarket... it worked fine)
6-7 oz. fresh or frozen peas, lightly cooked
1/4 t ground turmeric
1 t store-bought garam masala
1/4 t cayenne
1/2 t salt
2 T fresh lemon juice
freshly ground pepper

Put the oil in a wide pan and set over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, put in the connamom, cardamom, and bay leaves. Stir for a few seconds. Put in the onion. Stir and fry until the onion pieces turn brown at the edges. Put in the garlic and stir for a few seconds.Put in the ginger and stir for another few seconds.

Now put in the chicken or turkey. Stir and fry until all the lumps are broken up. Put in all the remaining ingredients. Stir to mix and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring as you do so.

(Note: The whole spices are not meant to be eaten. I think that is a cute note from Madhur.)

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