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Slow-cooked Turkey & Roasted Squash Curry
It's not a British Christmas without a fiery, festive curry! Ours is unforgettable – thanks to succulent, slow cooked turkey from the award-winning Capestone Farm. Simmered with ginger, garlic and spicy North Indian flavours. Plus, fluffy potatoes and squash for extra comfort and joy!
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Serving size
Ingredients
- 10g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
- 275g slow cooked turkey leg (turkey thigh, garlic powder, salt, parsley, modified maize starch, cracked black pepper.)
- 6 baby potatoes
- 1 small butternut squash
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 4cm fresh ginger
- 80g baby spinach
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 2 tsp pasanda spice (Cumin, Black Pepper, Turmeric, Cloves, Cardamom, Fenugreek Leaf, Chilli Flakes, Cinnamon, Rapeseed oil)
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tsp curry powder (Turmeric Ground, Coriander Ground, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Fennel Seed, Chilli Powder, Pepper Black Ground, Salt)
- 1 onion
- 40g creamed coconut
Nutritional Information
Calories: 657
Protein: 39g
Carbs: 70g
Fat: 26g
Ingredients
- 10g chicken stock powder (use half) (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
- 40g creamed coconut (use half)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 6 baby potatoes
- 140g slow cooked turkey (use half) (turkey thigh, garlic powder, salt, parsley, modified maize starch, cracked black pepper.)
- 2 tsp pasanda spice (use half) (Cumin, Black Pepper, Turmeric, Cloves, Cardamom, Fenugreek Leaf, Chilli Flakes, Cinnamon, Rapeseed oil)
- 2 tsp curry powder (use half) (Turmeric Ground, Coriander Ground, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Fennel Seed, Chilli Powder, Pepper Black Ground, Salt)
- 1 small butternut squash (use half)
- 1 garlic clove (use half)
- 80g baby spinach (use half)
- 4cm fresh ginger (use half)
- 2 tbsp tomato purée (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 699
Protein: 28g
Carbs: 94g
Fat: 25g
Slow-cooked Turkey & Roasted Squash Curry
It's not a British Christmas without a fiery, festive curry! Ours is unforgettable – thanks to succulent, slow cooked turkey from the award-winning Capestone Farm. Simmered with ginger, garlic and spicy North Indian flavours. Plus, fluffy potatoes and squash for extra comfort and joy!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 8/ air fryer 200C.
- Line a large baking tray with parchment paper
- Boil a half-full kettle
- Pull out a large frying pan, a grater, a peeler & a measuring jug
Roast the veg
- Peel and halve the squash lengthways, discard the seeds, and cut into 2cm cubes. Cut the potatoes into 2cm cubes
- Place both onto the lined baking tray and toss 1 tbsp oil and a pinch of salt
- Roast for 25-30 mins / air fryer 20-25 mins, until soft and golden
Get the curry started
- Thinly slice the onions
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the onions and cook for 6-8 mins, stirring occasionally, until softened. Season with salt
- Meanwhile, finely chop or grate the garlic and ginger. Dissolve the creamed coconut and stock powder in the jug with 250ml boiling water (125ml for 1 person)
Simmer simmer
- Once the onions have softened, add the garlic and ginger to the pan. Cook for 2 mins, then add the tomato puree, pasanda spice and curry powder
- Cook for 2 mins, then add the stock mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 3-4 mins, until slightly reduced
Turkey time
- Add the turkey to the pan, along with all its juices
- Gently pull apart any larger pieces and simmer for 12 mins, until the sauce thickens. Add a splash of water if it gets too dry
Finish the curry & plate up
- Finely chop the coriander. Rinse the spinach
- Stir the spinach, half the coriander and the roasted veg into the curry
- Simmer for 1-2 mins, until the spinach is wilted. Season with salt and pepper
- Serve the curry garnished with the remaining coriander
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