Like all things I make this chicken curry recipe is super healthy and made from dried spices. And like most things I make it is also very easy to make.
I think that’s one of our biggest obstacles when it comes to making healthy food, we think it will be hard or boring and it just seems easier to buy a jar of sugary sauce or ready made curry paste. While there are some good ones you can buy, when it’s this easy to make, there really is no need. Making it this way is also more cost effective.
It’s quite a mild, sweet curry because it has the addtion of pumpkin or butternut squash in the mix. Of course you can spice it up with some more chilli if you like. And this curry has the additional benefit of turmeric, which is a natural anti-inflammatory. Hope you enjoy it.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion – diced
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 3 teaspoons dried coriander/cilantro
- 3 teaspoons sweet paprika
- ½ long red chili – or 1/2 teaspoon dried chili flakes
- 3 teaspoons tamarind paste
- 0.8-0.9 lb (350-400g) butternut pumpkin – cooked and mashed
- 2.2 lb (1kg) chicken thighs – diced
- 1 tin coconut cream
- ½ cup water
- 2 cups cauliflower – roughly chopped small
- Heat oil in a pan
- Add onion and ginger and cook for 5 minutes until slightly browned then remove from pan
- Add some more oil to the pan and then fry up the chicken until it is slightly browned
- Add the spices, tamarind paste and chili and put onion mix back in the pan and stir for a few minutes to release the aromas and flavors of the spices
- Add cauliflower and stir in well, fry up for 5 minutes more
- Add coconut milk and ½ the water and stir. Add extra water if it needs watering down.
- Add the mashed pumpkin
- Bring to the boil, simmer for a few minutes and turn the heat off and let sit for 10 minutes uncovered
Serve this on brown rice, with cauliflower rice or even on a bed of steamed cabbage, it will taste great any way you choose to eat it.
Enjoy
Jedha
Nutrition & Health Coach
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This is a fantastic recipe, I also enjoy finding and sharing those recipes that are tasty – yet good for you with little or no grains, rice etc. I guess I subscribe to the paleo way of thinking – but still enjoy a good curry. Thanks so much for sharing – look forward to trying this recipe out.