Cardamom Chicken Curry Recipe

Cardamom chicken curry

Name: Cardamom chicken curry
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 onions roughly chopped; a walnut-sized chunk ginger grated; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 2 green chillies sliced; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 5 pods cardamom seeds removed and crushed; 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds; 1 tsp mild chilli powder; 500g skinless chicken thigh fillets cut into chunky pieces; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 200ml chicken stock; 200g bag spinach chopped; 250g basmati rice; 4 tbsp natural yogurt

Published: January 4, 2018 at 2:50 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 55 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 onions

roughly chopped
a walnut-sized chunk ginger

grated
2 cloves garlic

crushed
2 green chillies

sliced
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
5 pods cardamom

seeds removed and crushed
1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
1 tsp mild chilli powder
500g skinless chicken thigh fillets

cut into chunky pieces
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
200ml chicken stock
200g bag spinach

chopped
250g basmati rice
4 tbsp natural yogurt

Nutrition: per serving

kcal494

low
fat10.6g
saturates2.7g
carbs57.2g
sugars11g
fibre5.7g
protein39.7g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan then add the onions and a large pinch of salt. Cook gently for 15 minutes until softened. Add the ginger, garlic and chillies, and cook for 3-4 minutes until fragrant.
step 2

Add all of the spices and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken and keep cooking until a little golden. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato purée and stock, then bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
step 3

Stir in the spinach, let it wilt, cover and cook for another 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the rice following pack instructions. Stir the yogurt into the curry, heat gently and serve with the rice.

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