ONE-POT CHICKEN & CURRY RICE

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Rustle up this easy family one pot dinner, with chicken, cauliflower, beans and peas in mild curry flavours. Serve with yogurt and mango chutney on the side

Provided by Shivi Ramoutar

Categories Dinner

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee
2 large onions, finely sliced
4 large garlic cloves, crushed
thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
4 heaped tbsp mild curry paste
1 tsp turmeric
4 cardamom pods, bashed
1 cinnamon stick
4 small skinless chicken breasts or 8 skinless and boneless chicken thighs (about 600g), cut into bite-sized chunks
250g basmati rice, rinsed
600ml chicken stock
200ml coconut milk
75g frozen peas
150g green beans, rimmed and halved
½ cauliflower (about 225g) broken into small florets
50g raisins or sultanas
coriander leaves, flaked almonds, plain yogurt and mango chutney, to serve

Steps:

Heat the oil in a a large casserole dish (that has a lid) over a medium heat, then fry the onion, garlic and ginger until brown and fragrant, about 10 mins. Stir in the curry paste, turmeric, cardamom and cinnamon, and stir for a few minutes. Add the chicken and cook for another couple of minutes, stirring to colour on all sides.
Add the rice, stir well, then stir in the stock, coconut milk, a generous pinch of seasoning, the veg and raisins. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer, pop the lid on and cook for about 25-30 mins until the water has been absorbed, the chicken and rice are cooked through, and the veg is tender. Season to taste. Remove the cardamom and cinnamon stick, then scatter over the almonds and coriander. Serve with yogurt and mango chutney on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 485 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 47 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium