Low-FODMAP Thai-style chicken curry
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2 large red or green chillies, deseeded, roughly chopped
- 3 stalks lemongrass, sliced
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- ½ cup fresh coriandercilantroX
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 bunch spring onion green tips only, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 540g skinless boneless chicken breasts cut in bite-sized pieces
- 5 cups broccoli florets (1 large head)
- 300ml Low-FODMAP slow-cooker chicken stock
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 400ml can light coconut milk
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 4 cups frozen or fresh sliced green beans
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
Instructions
1 To make curry paste, pound or process chillies, lemongrass, ginger, coriander, turmeric and spring onion greens with half the oil until a paste forms.
2 Heat remaining oil in a pan then add curry paste and cook gently for 3-4 minutes. Add chicken, cooking until it has sealed all over. Add broccoli and stock then cover and cook for 2-3 more minutes.
3 Cook rice following packet directions. Meanwhile, add remaining ingredients to curry. Simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked through.
4 Serve curry with cooked rice.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check ground spices and fish sauce are gluten free and use gluten-free soy sauce.
HFG tip
This recipe is suitable for people on a low-FODMAP diet, based on Monash University published tolerance levels as at October 2014.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 500cal
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Kilojoules 2100kJ
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Protein 30g
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Total fat 12g
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–Saturated fat 6g
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Carbohydrates 65g
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–Sugars 9g
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Dietary fibre 6g
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Sodium 450mg
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Calcium 110mg
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Iron 2.5mg
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