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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  • 15 August 2011

    phil929 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really easy and tasty. Next time I'll add a little more curry paste though.

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  • 14 September 2011

    WINTERS WIZZ rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    WOW WOW WOW - This is a favourite in my house hold my two kids 7 and 4 especially love it . . . Such a super easy dish to make in advance - this recipe has been passed on to my neighbours, friends , workmates and school mums it is great and I am yet to hear of anyone who has not liked it. Well done bbc good food love this website !!

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  • 15 September 2011

    Kailin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really Tasty but would have liked it a little thicker, i'll try it again and maybe add less stock or more lentils.

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  • 24 September 2011

    TiffanyW1983 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so easy to make, and really tasty! Will definitely make it again. Served with the new Birds Eye rice fusions pilau rice and it was delicious!

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  • 27 September 2011

    easy recipes fan rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Much more filling than you would think! we are very big eaters but had left-overs. Really tasty although we did use a medium-heat curry paste which we thought worked well. Recommended!

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  • 03 October 2011

    Zuzana rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 11 October 2011

    LadyBird rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    my fussy eight year old always eats a huge plate of this without being nagged. Its nice with a handful of spinnach stirred through and I use reduced fat coconut milk and extra lentils to thicken. It freezes well too. A firm family favourite.

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  • 17 October 2011

    Donna Wilkes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a great mild curry easy to make

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  • 18 October 2011

    me!me! commented on this recipe

    made this tonight, no one liked it, very bland, would try agian but with a lot of changes!

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  • 21 October 2011

    wrighty81 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Great family dish slightly bland and sweet potato may have been nicer mashed in. I used light coconut milk and sauce was a bit thin.

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  • 22 October 2011

    cherylrandall2010 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i loved it.. i dont really like curry but i tried this as i love sweet potatoe and chicken and was really creamy....even my husband and daughter loved it my hubby wants it a bit more spicy but said he would eat it again and he doesnt like sweet potatoe but did in this defo a winner curry for me....

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  • 24 October 2011

    charlotte27 commented on this recipe

    loved this, it did end up very watery though, i followed the recipe exactly but was still lovely.

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  • 26 October 2011

    DMCT commented on this recipe

    Very delicious, my three year old ate half of what i gave him so I was happy with that as an introduction to curry. Used half fat coconut milk, and was still good. Will def do again.

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  • 03 November 2011

    Harriet commented on this recipe

    I have made many curries and this was excellent - so easy and quick to do. I made it then left it for a day and a half then reheated. Perfect make ahead food.

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  • 18 November 2011

    emmajess rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really nice, swapped sweet potato for butternut squash as i had it in, made again as a veggie option and added mushroom and spring onions. Love this dish..great curry base with huge potential

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  • 07 December 2011

    Cat On Mat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Totally delicious. Very easy and good for mid week supper. You can make it more or less spicy with different types of curry paste.

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  • 13 December 2011

    RJolly commented on this recipe

    Really quick and easy to make, so perfect if you've got younger ones. I added a bag of baby spinach in at the end to pad it out a bit which was yummy and no extra stress.

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  • 15 December 2011

    Christa rated this recipe

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  • 15 December 2011

    Christa commented on this recipe

    I found this really easy to make. And it tasted delicious...if i do say so myself :o)

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    18 December 2011

    LK commented on this recipe

    A big hit with 1 1/2 year old and me and my husband

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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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