FRAGRANT CHICKEN CURRY WITH CHICK PEAS

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A low-fat curry that's packed with full, fragrant flavour - you can make it in one pot, too

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 onions , quartered
3 fat garlic cloves
3cm/¼in piece fresh root ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
2 tbsp moglai (medium) curry powder
½ tsp turmeric
2 tsp paprika
1 fresh red chilli , seeded and roughly chopped
20g packet fresh coriander
1 chicken stock cube
425ml/¾ pint boiling water
4 skinless boneless chicken fillets (about 500g/1lb 2oz total weight), cubed
410g can chickpea , drained and rinsed
natural low-fat yogurt , basmati rice, naan bread or grilled poppadums, to serve

Steps:

Tip the onions, garlic, ginger, ground spices, chilli and half the coriander into a food processor. Add 1 teaspoon salt and blend to a purée. Tip the mixture into a medium saucepan and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Crumble in the stock cube, add the boiling water and return to the boil. Add the chicken, stir, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes until the chicken is tender.
Chop the remaining coriander, reserve 2 tablespoons, then stir the remainder into the curry with the chickpeas. Heat through and divide between four bowls. Sprinkle with the reserved coriander and spoon over the yogurt, then serve with basmati rice, naan bread or poppadums.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 39 grams protein, Sodium 1.68 milligram of sodium