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Leftover turkey curry

Turkey tikka masala in a pot with rice

Leftover turkey curry

Name: Leftover turkey curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: sunflower oil; onion finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves crushed or finely grated; thumb-sized piece of ginger peeled and finely grated; 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp paprika; ½ tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 400g can passata or chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp mango chutney; 100ml double cream; 2 tbsp natural yogurt (optional); about 600g leftover roast turkey cut into large chunks; chopped coriander toasted flaked almonds, steamed rice and garlic naan breads, to serve

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Crave spice after the traditional Christmas lunch? Want to turn your leftover turkey into a whole new dish? This tasty turkey tikka masala is for you

Egg-free

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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sunflower oil
onion

finely chopped
3 garlic cloves

crushed or finely grated
thumb-sized piece of ginger

peeled and finely grated
1 red chilli

deseeded and finely chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp garam masala
1 tbsp tomato purée
400g can passata

or chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp mango chutney
100ml double cream
2 tbsp natural yogurt

(optional)
about 600g leftover roast turkey

cut into large chunks
chopped coriander

toasted flaked almonds, steamed rice and garlic naan breads, to serve

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal563
fat34g
saturates13g
carbs12g
sugars11g
fibre3g
protein51g

high
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a casserole dish or shallow pan over a medium heat, and fry the onions for 10-12 mins until golden. Stir in the garlic, ginger, chilli and all the spices, and cook for 2 mins more until the mixture resembles a paste. Stir in the tomato purée, passata or chopped tomatoes and mango chutney, and bring to a simmer. Cook for a further 10 mins.
step 2

Stir in most of the cream and the yogurt, if using, and return the mixture to a simmer. Add the turkey and continue to simmer until the turkey is piping hot. Remove from the heat, drizzle over the remaining cream and stir through briefly. Scatter over some coriander and flaked almonds, and serve with the rice and naan breads on the side.

Recipe from Good Food Vegetarian Christmas, December 2020

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