Red lentil and chicken curry

  • Portion size: Serves 6
  • Hands-on time 35 min
  • Difficulty: easy
Recipe by: Dale Pinnock

On a low-cholesterol diet? Dale Pinnock’s red lentil and chicken curry recipe helps to lower cholesterol, and it’s rich in soluble fibre.

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Ingredients

  • Olive oil for frying
  • 2 large red onions, finely chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 400g red lentils
  • 1.5 litres vegetable stock
  • 6 free-range skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2-3 tbsp madras curry paste (or use a milder one)
  • 300g baby leaf spinach
  • Thick natural yogurt to serve (optional)
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Method

  1. Heat a little olive oil in a very large pan, add the onions and garlic, then fry for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add the lentils and a little of the stock and simmer. Keep adding small amounts of stock, bit by bit, as the lentils cook and soften, as if you were cooking a risotto.
  2. Once the lentils start to break down, add the chicken and curry paste and stir well. Keep simmering and adding stock for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked and you’ve added all the stock.
  3. Add the baby spinach at the Last minute, a handful at a time, season with salt and pepper and stir until the spinach has wilted. Serve immediately, with a dollop of yogurt on the side if you like.
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Nutrition

  • 444kcals Calories
  • 6.4g (0.9g saturated) Fat
  • 56g Protein
  • 41.1g (5.1g sugars) Carbs
  • 6.9g Fibre
  • 0.7g Salt

Quick wins & tips

You could swap the chicken for fish, seafood or tofu.

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Janice Sedgwick

A lovely straight forward but tasty recipe. I will definitely make this again.

Emily Marmara

I love this recipe because it is easy to prepare, healthy, cheap to make and delicious. A perfect student meal.

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