Sweet potato & chicken curry

Sweet potato & chicken curry

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Cooking time

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 20 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

Chicken thighs are good value and tasty, just right for this healthy, versatile curry

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
281
protein
22g
carbs
32g
fat
8g
saturates
2g
fibre
5g
sugar
12g
salt
0.75g
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Ingredients

  • 500g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 skinless chicken thigh fillets, each cut into large chunks
  • 1 large red onion, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp rogan josh curry paste
  • 2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 125g spinach

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  • Tip

    Make it Thai

    Replace the rogan josh curry paste with Thai green curry paste and add ½ a 400ml can coconut milk instead of the water.

Method

  1. Cook the sweet potatoes in boiling, salted water for 5-7 mins until just tender. Drain well, then set aside. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, then add the chicken and onion. Cook for 5-6 mins until the chicken is browned and cooked through. Stir in the curry paste, cook for 1 min, add the tomatoes, then cook for another min.
  2. Pour in 100ml boiling water and mix well. Simmer for 5 mins, add the spinach, then cook for 2 mins until wilted. Fold in the potatoes and heat through. Serve with rice and naan breads.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2010

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michaelaproctor04:44, 16th May, 2013
5

this recipe is amazing, made the thai version last night and all plates were licked clean, i have added green pepper, handful of green beans and chilli flakes. it was delicious! it will certainly be made again :D YUM

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oliviagetsthemessage07:59, 10th Apr, 2013
2

I made the thai version and found it was really quite flavourless, there was the right amount of spice so it wasn't the paste but the dish really felt like it was missing flavour, i halved the ingredients to feed two so this may have been a cause.. on the bright side the chicken was wonderfully tender and its very filling for such a low cal meal as well as very nutritious, no need for rice or any other carbs. Will try again following normal recipe and see if that's better

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emmaalexandra110:20, 4th Apr, 2013
4

Really yummy!! I did the thai version but I have made it twice so modified the recipe a bit. Use 4 heaped tsp of green thai paste and I used 100g of coconut cream rather than milk. Plus a red pepper it was amazing!!

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dollie_daydream10:00, 25th Mar, 2013

Easy, Delicious AND healthy!!! This dish is plenty for four. I have cooked it twice for guests (so four of us in total) and have served with rice, Naan bread, Poppadoms AND mango Chutney. Both guests have said they are going to give this recipe a go :) Only change I made was to use three heaped tbsp of paste as the first time I made with the suggested two and was far too mild!

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polc12311:34, 21st Mar, 2013
2

Tasted great once made however the potatoes took 45 minutes to cook in the curry before they were soft enough to eat! I had to remove the chicken part way through to avoid it becoming overdone.

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ashlie08:06, 19th Mar, 2013
5

used Korma paste and it was delicious. Think it would be even nicer with the paste suggested though :). Also used half butternut squash and half sweet potato to use up what I had in the fridge! A hit with the family, will definitely make again soon!!

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west187108:00, 10th Mar, 2013
4

Lovely flavours but depends on the paste used, we could have used more paste than 2tbsp as was a bit watery but the flavours were spot on. Would try again with more paste and chopped tomatoes

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dragonsoup03:49, 9th Feb, 2013
5

So easy - this has become one of our weekly favourites. Easy for a small gathering too.:-)

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livvips07:43, 31st Jan, 2013
5

Really easy and delicious recipe. I replaced the chicken with quorn to make it vegetarian but I think it would also be just as tasty and filling without any meat or meat substitute!

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safronthomas06:42, 13th Nov, 2012
5

Made the Thai version of this and added some green peppers in with the onions and some coriander at the end. Delicious!

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mindymoo6208:34, 27th Sep, 2012
4

Very tasty recipe , looks very attractive.
Did not use the oil as i was trying to keep it healthy. Used some 1 cal spray to fry off the onions and chicken, then added the curry paste ( which does have quite a bit of oil in it).
Would definately make it again , even for supper with friends.
I did add more than 2 tbspn of paste and it was still a little lacking in 'heat'. I do not like a hot curry but this was still a little mild even for my taste.

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scorpion4009:06, 20th Sep, 2012
5

Loved this! Easy to make and tastes great! Although, i like abit of spice so i might add more chilli next time.

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