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Mild chicken curry

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Mild chicken curry

Name: Mild chicken curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 2 adults, 1 child
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1-1½ tsp coconut oil (we used Fushi) or sunflower oil; 1 large onion finely chopped; 2 fat garlic cloves crushed; 1cm fresh ginger grated or finely chopped; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp yellow mustard seed; 1 tsp garam masala; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 x 500g pack chicken pieces (thighs and drumsticks), or thighs; 1 chicken stock cube; 1 cinnamon stick; 250g Greek yogurt at room temperature; 2 tbsp sultana; handful chopped coriander to serve (optional)

Caroline Hire – Food writer

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Serves 2 adults, 1 child

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 20 mins

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Make this mildly spiced curry with chicken thighs and a rich yogurt sauce for the ultimate family-friendly meal. Kids and adults alike will love this flavoursome dish.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1-1½ tsp coconut oil (we used Fushi) or sunflower oil
1 large onion

finely chopped
2 fat garlic cloves

crushed
1cm fresh ginger

grated or finely chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp yellow mustard seed
1 tsp garam masala
½ tsp ground cumin
1 x 500g pack chicken

pieces (thighs and drumsticks), or thighs
1 chicken stock cube
1 cinnamon stick
250g Greek yogurt

at room temperature
2 tbsp sultana
handful chopped coriander

to serve (optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal409
fat26.7g
saturates13.8g
carbs18g
sugars14.6g
fibre2g
protein25.2g
salt1.3g

low

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan. Fry the onions gently for 5 – 10 mins until soft. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander, mustard seeds, garam masala and cumin and cook for 1 - 2 min allowing the aromas to release.
step 2

Add the chicken and cook for 10 mins over a gentle heat, flipping occasionally and making sure the spices don’t catch. Pour in around 300 ml boiling water until almost covering. Stir in the stock cube and cinnamon stick. Simmer for around 45 mins - 1 hour with the lid off so there is a small amount of thickened sauce at the bottom of the pan. Remove the cinnamon stick.
step 3

Stir in the yogurt and sultanas, heat through gently and serve. Scatter with coriander, if using.

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