Recipes
Chicken and Spinach Korma with Tomato and Chilli Relish
Meal types: Main Meals
The rich creamy coconut flavour of this korma goes perfectly with the chicken and spinach, and the tangy relish really hits the spot! You can make it more or less spicy by varying the amount of chilli you add.
Ingredients
To Serve 4 People:
15ml/1tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, finely sliced
2 large garlic cloves, crushed
3tsp turmeric
3tsp ground coriander
2tsp ground cumin
1 small cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
4 boneless, skinless, free-range chicken breasts, cut into 5cm/2in chunks
115g/4oz red lentils
400ml/14 fl oz chicken stock
300ml/½ pint Lactofree fresh dairy drink (whole or semi-skimmed)
50g/1 ¾ oz creamed coconut
100g/3½ oz fresh spinach leaves, washed, shredded
For the tomato and chilli relish:
200g/7oz baby plum tomatoes, quartered
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
pinch sugar
15ml/1tbsp olive oil
squeeze lemon juice
Lactofree Products
Instructions
1. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Add the onions and cook gently for 10 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook for a further minute.
2. Add the turmeric, coriander, cumin, cinnamon and bay leaves and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add the chicken and toss in the spice mix, cook for 1 minute.
4. Stir in the lentils.
5. Pour in the stock and Lactofree dairy drink and bring up to the boil, stir in the coconut, turn heat down and gently simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, make the tomato salsa by simply combining all the ingredients together, season and spoon into a serving bowl.
7. Add the spinach to the chicken korma and cook for 1 minute. Season to taste.
8. Serve the chicken korma with warm chapattis and the fresh tomato and chilli relish.
Health notes
Served with relish and chapattis, this curry provides you with almost 2 of your 5 a day and is a filling tasty meal. The salt content is lower than many supermarket or restaurant curries and the saturated fat and total fat can be easily reduced if desired by adding less creamed coconut.
Nutrition Values per serving of curry and relish
Energy (Calories) 462
Protein (g) 43.1
Sugars (g) 8.1
Fat (g) 21
Saturates (g) 10.2
Fibre (g) 4.4
Sodium (g) 0.2