Easy chicken curry

by | Jun 9, 2024 | Recipes

Easy chicken curry

Recipe by Mike FinchCourse: MainCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/4 onion finely chopped (or celery if you prefer)

  • One clove of garlic crushed and finely chopped

  • Handful of mushrooms chopped finely

  • 400m can of coconut milk

  • 200ml chicken (or vegetable) stock

  • 3 tbsp curry paste

  • 1 tsp curry power to add a little oomph

  • Pinch brown sugar

  • Can of chick peas

  • Can of lentils

  • Handful of frozen mixed veg

  • Squirt of lemon juice

  • Bag of baby spinach

  • Leftover chicken or pre-cooked chicken torn into large pieces (leave out if vegetarian)

  • Pilau rice, naan bread and poppadoms to serve

Directions

  • Chop onion or celery and put in pan with olive oil and cook slowly for 5 minutes.
  • Add mushroom, garlic, chilli, raise the temperature and cook till soft and tender
  • Add curry paste and curry power and stir in thoroughly till all mixed in
  • Add stock and coconut milk, brown sugar and squirt of lemon juice
  • Turn up temperature till just bubbling and then turn down temperature and leave to cook slowly for 10 mins.
  • Add chick peas, lentils and frozen veg – turn up temperature slightly to further heat the dish that would have been cooled by the new ingredient – cook for further 10 mins.
  • Add bag of spinach and stir in till wilted
  • Add optional chicken and stir till coated and warmed.
  • Serve with rice, bread and poppadoms