Instructions: Put the oil in a wide pan and set over mediun-high heat. When the oil is hot, put in the cinnamon, 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 ginger and stir for another few seconds. Now put in the chicken (or turkey). Stir and fry until all the lumps are broken up. Now pun in all the remaining ingredients. Stir to mix and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring as you do so.

This recipe yields 3 to 4 servings

Comments: Ground chicken - or turkey, for that matter - cooks up in minutes. If a guest unexpectedly shows up, this may be the perfect dish to serve. Peas are used here but infinite veriations are possible; cooked lima beans, cut-up and cooked green beans, even corn kernels.

The whole spices - bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods - are not meant to be eaten.

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