Showing posts with label Paleo curry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paleo curry. Show all posts

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Recipe: Coconut, Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry




Serves 2

Ingredients:
2 Free Range Chicken Fillets, chopped into bite sized pieces
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed
1 tbsp of Medium Curry Powder (check ingredients and ensure no nasty preservatives)
1 tin of full fat coconut milk
2 tbsp of coconut oil
1 tbsp of tomato puree
1/2 red chilli
Thumb sized piece of fresh ginger grated
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium head of cauliflower, split into florets.
1 cup of mixed bell peppers cut into strips
Large handful of spinach

Directions:
Fry chopped onion, garlic, 1/2 red chilli and ginger in some coconut oil until softened.
Add tbsp of curry powder and fry off for 2 minutes.
Add a tin of coconut milk and tbsp of tomato puree and stir until well combined.
Bring to a simmer for approx 5 minutes.
Add cubed chicken, peppers, sweet potato and 1/4 of the cauliflower.
Return to a simmer and cook on low heat, covered until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables tender (about 25 minutes).
Add spinach for final 2-3 minutes until wilted.
In the meantime, steam remaining cauliflower until just tender.
Mash using a potato masher until resembles rice consistency.

Monday, 21 November 2011

Lamb & Sweet Potato Curry



This curry is a sure dinner party pleaser, as it is sure to satisfy all your guests - Paleo or not! Just increase the quantities accordingly. It is a perfect dish to use a cheaper cut of lamb such as shoulder.

It can be cooked on the stove top at a low simmer, in your crockpot or bunged into the oven and forgotten about for an hour and a half. Perfect!

Serves 2

400g of lamb, chopped into cubes.
1/2 tbsp ground turmeric
3/4 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tbsp ground coriander
1 litre of chicken stock
Salt/Pepper
100ml coconut milk
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 large sweet potato
1-2 tbs coconut oil
Large handful of spinach

Preheat the oven to 140C.
Heat the oil on a medium heat in a your saucepan or oven proof dish.
Brown off the lamb and remove from pan.
Fry garlic and onion until softened.
Add the spices and fry off for 2 minutes.
Return the lamb and any juices to the pan.
Add the stock and bring to a simmer.
Place in oven and cook for an hour.
Add the sweet potato and cook for remaining 30 minutes.
Add coconut milk and spinach for last 10 minutes.
Lamb and sweet potato should be tender.

Serve with mashed cauliflower "rice".