Black pepper chicken is a popular restaurant dish, but there’s a secret to making a good one: use an equal amount of white pepper; the flavour will be so much better than if you used just black ...

To make the chicken, mix together one tablespoon of oil, the ginger, garlic, salt and black and white peppers, and rub the mixture into the chicken pieces. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Remove the thyme and cinnamon and discard. Season the rice and peas to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve with the chicken.

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