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Weeknight chicken & cashew curry

Weeknight chicken & cashew curry

A light coconut chicken curry thickened with blitzed cashews rather than cream.

Total time
40 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Protein / serving
38g

Ingredients

Servings 4

Method

  1. Step 1

    Cook the rice to packet timings.

  2. Step 2

    Brown the chicken in the oil; remove.

  3. Step 3

    Blitz onion, garlic and ginger; fry 5 minutes, then add curry paste for 1 minute.

  4. Step 4

    Blitz the drained cashews with the coconut milk until smooth; add with the chicken and simmer 15 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Add beans for the last 5 minutes. Serve with rice, coriander and lime.

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Nutrition per serving

Approximate values per serving
Calories560 kcal
Protein38g
Carbohydrates48g
– of which sugars8g
Fibre7g
Fat23g
– of which saturates7g
– of which omega-30.3g
Calcium80mg
Iron3.4mg
Salt0.8g
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