Chicken and Banana Curry

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こんにちは

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你好

(Ni Hao) 

Are you ready for another Fakeaway recipe from the latest Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy recipe book?

I once had this curry while out having an Indian, I'd never tried it before and really enjoyed it, but I'd never thought about looking for a recipe to cook it myself, until I came across it in the new Pinch of Nom recipe book.

To keep the fakeaway going why not make your own Homemade Naan Bread to go with it too.

Let's get cooking!

Ingredients:

1 onion, peeled and quartered

3 garlic cloves, peeled

1 red chilli, deseeded

5cm piece of root ginger, peeled

Low-calorie cooking spray

1 tbsp garam masala

50g ground almonds

500ml chicken stock (1 chicken stock cube dissolved in 500ml boiling water)

500g chicken breasts (skin and visible fat removed). cut into chunks

2 tsp cornflour

140g fat-free Greek yogurt

3 bananas, peeled and sliced

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

4g fresh coriander, chopped

Once everything is peeled and chopped, place the onion, garlic, chilli and ginger in a food processor and blend into a paste, alternatively, chop very finely. I used my NutriBullet to blend into a paste.

Once the paste is ready, spray a large frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place the pan over a medium heat.

Then add the paste and fry for 10 minutes, stirring to avoid any sticking.

Next add the garam masala, ground almonds and chicken stock and give it a mix.

Add the chicken and simmer for 25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

In a bowl mix together the cornflour and yogurt, and then add to the pan and give it a stir.

Simmer for 2 minutes until it starts to thicken, stirring well.

Add the banana and cook for a further 2 minutes to heat through.

Season with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with the chopped coriander and serve.

The curry can also be frozen once cooled, but make sure the dish is defrosted completely before reheating.

As you can see above, I served ours with rice and homemade Naan bread, and put them out on the table for us to serve ourselves like we were having a curry from the takeaway.

I really liked and enjoyed this dish, the flavour was spot on for me and I'd happily cook it again. The recipe was really easy and simple to follow.

Skye on the other hand wasn't as fussed, she couldn't get passed that there was bananas in the curry as well as the texture of the banana in the curry.

If you're interested in any of Pinch of Nom's recipe's then you can buy the recipe books in all major supermarkets as well as online retailers Waterstones and Amazon.

See you soon!

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再见

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