Spiced chicken balti

Spiced chicken balti

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ready in 35 minutes

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan, fry the onions for 5 mins until golden and softened, then tip onto a plate. Add the chicken breasts, browning for a few mins on each side, then stir in the balti paste, quinoa and onions. Sizzle for a few mins, then pour in the tomatoes and stock and give everything a good mix. Bubble for 25 mins until the quinoa is tender and saucy.
  2. Stir in the cashews and most of the coriander with some seasoning, then pile into bowls and scatter over the rest of the coriander to serve.
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Quinoa

(pronounced keen-wah) comes from the South American Andes and was regarded as the 'mother grain' by the native Incas. Unlike wheat or rice, it is a complete protein, containing all of the essential amino acids. Use it like rice in pilafs and stuffings, or even as porridge. When cooked, it swells to four times its original size, becoming almost transparent as the 'germ' separates from the seed.

Per serving

527 kcalories, protein 47.0g, carbohydrate 45.0g, fat 19.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 5.0g, sugar 14.0g, salt 1.83 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2008.

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  • 25 September 2012

    pshopper rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this dish last night but changed a few things. I replaced quinoa with red lentils and reduced the stock by half. When browning the chicken I chopped up 3 whole chilli's and 3 cloves of garlic to add a bit of a kick and 1 tbsp of peanut to add a richness. I served it with quinoa and it was yummy.

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    07 January 2013

    Liz commented on this recipe

    Both me and my husband loved this recipe, it was really easy to make and made a nice change from a normal curry. Never had quinoa before but it was great in this recipe and would definitely make again.

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    07 January 2013

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  • 10 February 2013

    sueb rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice flavour although I did add more spices (madras curry powder gives it a bit more taste). Have made this several times and used quinoa (which is lovely), or rice or lentils. Always a hit at home.

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  • 07 April 2013

    Lloydstar commented on this recipe

    Made this for a family get together and went down a storm, none of us had tried quinoa before and we all loved it, am making it again soon

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  • 16 April 2013

    Katie Forrest commented on this recipe

    I made this last night and it was lovely! I'm not a fan of quinoa normally (quinoa porridge is vile!) but with the spiciness of the balti paste you really can't taste it at all - it's just a lovely, tasty, filling dish. The cashews were also a really nice addition. Will be making again soon!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ready in 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 large onions , thickly sliced
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
  • 4 tbsp balti curry paste
  • 200g quinoa
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1l chicken stock
  • 50g roasted salted cashews
  • small bunch coriander , leaves chopped
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Per serving

527 kcalories, protein 47.0g, carbohydrate 45.0g, fat 19.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 5.0g, sugar 14.0g, salt 1.83 g

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