Easy Peasy Foodie· by Eb Gargano★ 4.9 (12)

Easy Chicken, Red Lentil and Coconut Curry

Name: Easy Chicken, Red Lentil and Coconut Curry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4, 4 people
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion (sliced); 3 cloves garlic (grated or crushed); 2 cm ginger (grated); 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; 3 teaspoons garam masala; 2 teaspoons turmeric; 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (diced (roughly 500g / 1lb total weight)); 100 g red lentils; 400 ml light coconut milk ((you can, of course, use full fat coconut milk if you prefer)); 1 red pepper (diced); 1 green pepper (diced); Salt and pepper to taste; Juice of 1 lime ((optional)); 15 g fresh coriander (cilantro) (roughly chopped (plus extra for garnish)); Your choice of white rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice and / or naans to serve; All your favourite pickles / chutneys / side dishes

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

37% of a 2,000 cal day

734KCAL

Protein

38g77% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat21g

27%

Saturated8g

40%

Unsaturated13g

—

Total Carbs98g

36%

Fiber7g

25%

Total Sugars5g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch87g

—

Sodium443mg

19%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A quick, creamy curry with chicken, red lentils, and coconut milk flavored with warming spices. Easy to prepare, budget-friendly, and freezer-friendly for weeknight dinners.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1 tbspolive oil
1onion — sliced
3garlic — grated or crushed
2 cmsginger — grated
1 tspchilli flakes
3 tspgaram masala
2 tspturmeric
500 gskinless, boneless chicken thighs — diced, 4
100 gred lentils
400 mllight coconut milk — or full fat coconut milk
1red pepper — diced
1green pepper — diced
Salt and pepper to taste
1lime — fresh, optional
15 gfresh coriander (cilantro) — roughly chopped
white rice — or brown rice or cauliflower rice or naans
pickles — or chutneys or side dishes

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Method

30m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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