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Easy Cashew Chicken Curry & Black Rice
Creamy cashew butter, crunchy broccoli, juicy red pepper – this rich, coconut-based curry is the comfort food you’re craving. Simply simmer juicy British chicken and serve over black rice for the perfect weeknight dinner.
Prep in 10
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 15g creamed coconut (use half)
- 150g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 2 tbsp cashew butter (use half) (Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame) (cashew nuts (98%), rapeseed oil)
- 1 tbsp curry powder (use half) (Turmeric, coriander, onion, garlic, fenugreek, fennel, chilli powder, black pepper, salt)
- 2 tbsp Asian paste (use half) (Soya) (Garlic, Ginger, Tamari sauce (Water, Soyabeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar), Red Chilli, Rapeseed oil, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt).)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 100g black rice (use half) (black rice (100%))
- 1 head of broccoli (use half)
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 658
Protein: 58g
Carbs: 58g
Fat: 24g
Ingredients
- 1 head of broccoli
- 2 tbsp cashew butter (Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame) (cashew nuts (98%), rapeseed oil)
- 2 tbsp Asian paste (Soya) (Garlic, Ginger, Tamari sauce (Water, Soyabeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar), Red Chilli, Rapeseed oil, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt).)
- 1 tbsp curry powder (Turmeric, coriander, onion, garlic, fenugreek, fennel, chilli powder, black pepper, salt)
- 1 pepper
- 300g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 100g black rice (black rice (100%))
- 1 onion
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 15g creamed coconut
Nutritional Information
Calories: 669
Protein: 58g
Carbs: 58g
Fat: 25g
Easy Cashew Chicken Curry & Black Rice
Creamy cashew butter, crunchy broccoli, juicy red pepper – this rich, coconut-based curry is the comfort food you’re craving. Simply simmer juicy British chicken and serve over black rice for the perfect weeknight dinner.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a large frying pan & a sieve
Cook the rice
- Add the rice to the saucepan and boil for 30-35 mins, until cooked, then drain
Get the curry going
- Finely slice the onion. Cut the broccoli into florets. Cut the pepper into bite-sized pieces
- Heat the large pan (we use a 30cm Hexclad Hybrid Pan) with 1 tsp oil on a medium heat. Once hot, add the chicken, onion, pepper and broccoli and fry for 4 mins, until golden
- Add the curry powder and asian paste. Cook for 1 min
Simmer time
- Add the creamed coconut, cashew butter and 300ml (150ml for one person) and simmer for 13 mins, until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through
- Check it is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
Plate up
- Serve the rice with the cashew chicken curry
- Squeeze over juice from the lime (to taste)
- Garnish any remaining lime cut into wedges
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