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Fragrant chicken curry

This fragrant chicken curry recipe is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser! Easy to make and will spice up any weeknight dinner.

  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 360g chicken thighs (bone in, skin removed)
  • 1 quantity Fragrant curry paste or 2 tablespoons Massaman curry paste
  • ¼ cup light coconut milk
  • 1 fresh red chilli, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon palm or brown sugar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 star anise (optional)
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves
  • 5cm piece fresh turmeric, thinly sliced (optional)
  • ¹/³ cup brown rice
  • 3 cups spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • 3 cups roughly chopped mixed winter greens, eg, broccoli, kale, spinach, silver beet
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
    • Fragrant curry paste
    • 2 fresh red chillies
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 tablespoon curry powder
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 2 spring onions
    • 25g cashew nuts
    • ½ tablespoon shrimp paste (or use soy sauce)
    • 1 lemongrass stalk, white part only, sliced
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 If making your own curry paste, in a blender or food processor, blitz all 8 ingredients until smooth. Add a dash of hot water to help the mixture blend.

    2 Spray a large lidded saucepan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and cook until browned, turning over to brown both sides. Remove from saucepan and set aside. Reduce heat to medium-low.

    3 Add curry paste to saucepan. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Add coconut milk and stir to combine. Add 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer. Put chicken back in pan, along with chilli, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, if using, kaffir lime and turmeric, if using. Bring back to a simmer and cook, covered, for about 30 minutes, adding more water if needed. At a minute to go, add spinach leaves and cook until wilted.

    4 Meanwhile, cook rice following packet instructions. In a frying pan, heat oil over high and cook winter greens for 2-3 minutes, until tender-crisp. Remove from heat.

    5 Serve curry with rice and greens, garnished with fresh coriander and extra sliced chilli, if desired.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check ground spices, soy sauce and curry paste are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    This curry recipe can be made in larger quantities and frozen.

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