Chicken, sweet potato & coconut curry

Chicken, sweet potato & coconut curry

Serve this mildly spiced curry with rice noodles, basmati rice or chappati breads and introduce your kids to curry

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 adults and 2 children

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-35 minutes

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or wok, stir in the curry paste and fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken, sweet potatoes and lentils and stir to coat in the paste, then pour in the stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Tip in the peas, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 4-5 minutes. Season to taste before serving.
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Per serving

291 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 24.5g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 3.6g, salt 0.57 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2004.

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  • 2007-11-08 14:54:42.997361

    Em's Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice recipe.

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  • 2007-11-12 20:09:38.3803

    Katies commented on this recipe

    super easy and delicious, have added veg and even chick peas !!

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  • 2007-11-12 20:10:02.648298

    Katies rated this recipe

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  • 2007-11-13 12:04:16.109684

    HelenW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely - quick and easy to make and tastes fantastic

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  • 2007-11-26 22:27:19.195377

    topchef rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really straightforward and tasted lovely :)

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  • 2007-11-28 21:06:04.061949

    Gill rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious. I have also swapped coconut milk with tomatoes and left out the chicken for a lean veggie option. Also good to add natural yoghurt and chopped coriander on the top when you serve!

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  • 2008-01-02 15:47:57.346083

    ruthy rated this recipe

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  • 2008-01-10 16:05:48.534945

    shaz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made without the chicken. Lovely veggie curry.

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    2008-01-11 20:37:53.773128

    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very Tasty and easy to make

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  • 2008-01-17 16:13:55.920393

    Nic's Food rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely recipe. I've made it a number of times now, my favourite variation has added chickpeas and fresh spinach stirred through just before serving.

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  • 2008-01-23 16:49:41.414138

    Katiekoo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    easy and very tasty

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  • 2008-01-24 12:31:48.991726

    Gracie commented on this recipe

    My friend Katie and I love this and keep making it. Lots of good comments from everyone. great to rub on your legs after shaving.

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  • 2008-01-29 09:18:44.154839

    Maggie commented on this recipe

    Really, quick, easy and very tasty. Though I did use a medium curry paste

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  • 2008-02-15 18:30:09.419259

    Shirley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Georgous. If you like Dansak you will love this, it is very similar.

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  • 2008-03-03 19:07:51.592287

    SarahW rated and commented on this recipe

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    Easy comfort food!

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  • 2008-03-03 22:21:27.26644

    annie rated and commented on this recipe

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    I used madras curry paste and broccoli instead of peas and it was fantastic! Great comfort food.

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  • 2008-03-04 21:02:24.251192

    kelloggs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Have been looking for a curry recipe for ages now and tried this last night and was very impressed. I,m not a hot curry fan so this was just right, the textures worked really well together and even my 3yr old daughter ate it. Will definately be cooking it again!

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  • 2008-03-12 12:27:25.30644

    Peter747 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this but had to put in a lot more than than the 2 tsps of curry paste it states in the recipe.

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  • 2008-03-18 13:03:57.546882

    ruth rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple, nutritious but very tasty. A mild curry that the whole family (aged from 3) will eat, ready in half an hour - what more can you ask for!.

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  • 2008-04-06 20:01:44.456984

    likethisfood commented on this recipe

    delicious! reckon it will be a great base for variations. I made half a batch and i think i had too much sweet potato so it was huge but still really tasty!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 adults and 2 children

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-35 minutes

Mildly spiced

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 tsp mild curry paste
  • 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts , cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 4 tbsp red split lentils
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 400ml can coconut milk
  • 175g frozen peas
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Per serving

291 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 24.5g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 3.6g, salt 0.57 g

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