Chicken with Cashew Nuts burnt chili paste (nom prik pow) is a classic Thai spice paste.You can buy it ready made from Asian supermarkets. 

Serves: 4 

Preparation Time: 15—20 mins 

Cookinging Time: l0 mins

Ingredients

peanut oil 3 tablespoons

garlic cloves 2, thinly sliced

boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4, cubed

dried red chiles 2—3, finely chopped

burnt chili paste 2 tablespoons

Thai fish sauce 2 tablespoons

water 2 tablespoons

sugar 2 teaspoons

fresh red chile I, sliced

holy or sweet basil leaves 10

kaffir lime leaves 4, shredded

roasted cashew nuts 125 g (1/2 cup)

To garnish:

fresh red chile I, sliced

basil sprigs

Method 

Heat the oil in a hot wok and fry the garlic for 1 minute then add the chicken and stir-fry quickly until browned.

Add the dried chiles, chili paste. fish sauce, water, sugar and chile and stir-fry over a high heat for 2 minutes. 

Add the basil leaves, lime leaves and cashew nuts and stir-fry for I minute.

Serve garnished with sliced red chile and basil sprigs.