Chicken Curry

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

Savour our delicious and aromatic chicken curry, featuring tender chicken simmered in a fragrant blend of spices, tomatoes, and creamy coconut milk.

Top Tip: For perfect rice every time, use twice as much water to rice and cook in a saucepan on a medium-low heat with the lid on. When all the water has gone, turn off heat, stir with a fork and put the lid back on and leave for 2-3 minutes to steam.

Ingredients

400g tin of chopped tomatoes
400ml of coconut milk
4 tbsp of vegetable oil
3 chicken breasts - cut into big chunks
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 pots of curry paste (korma is great for kids)
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1 red pepper, roughly chopped
1 thumb sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled
Half a can of water (rinse out tomato can)
1 mug rice
2 mugs cold water

Optional Extras:

100g of frozen peas
1 can of chickpeas
Handful of fresh or frozen spinach

Method

1. Put the garlic, ginger, red pepper and onion into a food processor (or smoothie maker) and blitz until finely cut up.

2. Heat 2 tbsp in a large saucepan until hot. Add chicken and fry until lightly browned all over and cooked through. Take out of pan with slotted spoon and put on a plate and leave aside.

3. In the same pan, add the remaining oil, garlic, ginger, pepper and onion mix and fry on a medium heat for 4-5 minutes.

4. Add in the curry paste and cook for a further 3-4 minutes to release flavour.

5. Add in the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes to thicken up slightly.

6. While this is cooking, put the rice on to cook.

7. Add in the cooked chicken and any of the optional extras listed about and cooked for a further 5 minutes.

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Recipe by James Golding, Head of Food Education, Table Talk Foundation

Table Talk Foundation (registered charity: 1190504) inspiring a new generation through food, to live happier and healthier lives. Through their food education in schools, they teach young people how to cook preparing them with fundamental skills for the rest of their lives.