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 47g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, sugar 14g, salt 1.83 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2008.

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  • Binder photo glo

    21 May 2009

    glo commented on this recipe

    can i leave the nuts out of this recipe or would it really make a big difference as i dont like nuts

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  • 05 June 2009

    Angie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was nice but nothing special. Not totally sure about the Quinoa, I would have preferred it with rice.

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  • 04 July 2009

    judyanne commented on this recipe

    Made this for 7 so had to up ingredients. Served with mango chutney and naan bread. Everyone from 4 to 70 enjoyed this.

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  • 17 July 2009

    Islander rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Pleasant enough but no better than using a jar.

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  • 27 July 2009

    Frejja rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Didn't use quinoa or cashews, but added some milk and corn flour mix to the sauce to thicken it up a bit. Husband loves curries and this is one of his favourites now. Very easy to make, freezes and reheats great too.

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  • 06 August 2009

    Kate commented on this recipe

    Just cooked again for 2nd time and even more delicious. Have recently had Aga installed so cooked slowly for a couple of hours which made it lovely and thick, also added some chunks of butternut squash to bulk it out. Highly recommended.

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  • 06 August 2009

    Kate commented on this recipe

    Just cooked again for 2nd time and even more delicious. Have recently had Aga installed so cooked slowly for a couple of hours which made it lovely and thick, also added some chunks of butternut squash to bulk it out. Highly recommended.

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  • 08 August 2009

    MsPia commented on this recipe

    Since I'm not a quinoa lover I made this recipe with lentils instead as another reader suggested. It was really good, but not good enough to make it again.

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  • 22 August 2009

    marion rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    didn't enjoy it and wouldn't make it again. The quinoa made the curry very stodgy and gloopy.

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  • 17 April 2010

    Fridays cook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this last night. Left out cashews coz didn't fancy these. YUM YUM!

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  • 12 May 2010

    KateS rated and commented on this recipe

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    Have been using this recipe since it appeared in the magazine, and love it!

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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 47g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, sugar 14g, salt 1.83 g

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