Easy Chicken Curry Recipe

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• Difficulty: Medium
• Category: 7 Meals Ideas
• Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

• 4 Chicken Breasts, chopped
• 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
• 1 Onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
• 1 tbsp Tomato Purée
• 3/4 cup Tomato Pasatta
• 16 oz Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
• 50 g Sliced Mushrooms
• 1 each Chopped Red, Yellow & Green peppers
• 1 Red Chilli
• 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp Tikka Curry Powder
• 2 Curry Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Cumin
• 3 tbsp Low Fat Créme Fraiche or Fat Free Greek Yoghurt

Basmati Rice

• cup Basmati Rice
• 2 cup Water
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Petit Pois Peas

Instructions

1. Heat a deep pan and add the oil. Add the garlic and onion. Cook for 5 minutes.
2. Finely chop the chilli. Remove the seeds, if you don't lik the curry too hot. Be careful not to touch your eyes while handling the chilli. Wash hands immediately. Then add the Curry Powder, Chilli, Cumin and Chicken. Add the Curry Leaves. These will be removed at the end of cooking.
3. Stir fry for 5 minutes, until the seasoning is well mixed with the chicken.
4. Add the peppers, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes, purée and pasatta.
5. Cook for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
6. Season with the black pepper. Stir in the Créme Fraiche. Serve with the rice.

Basmati Rice

7. Rinse the rice several times in cold water until the starch has cleared. Use a sieve or mesh strainer to drain the rice.
8. Add the water, salt & rice to a medium pot. Bring to the boil.
9. Cover with a lid, and turn the heat to a simmer for 15-20 minutes. When the rice is tender, turn off the heat and alow it to continue to cook in its own steam, with the lid still on. Add the Petit Pois Peas to the rice and stir. Serve.