Chicken, sweet potato & pea curry

Healthy family recipe for 4 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has rapeseed oil, korma paste, chicken, sweet potato, red lentils, coconut milk, peas, cherry tomatoes and rice.

Chicken, sweet potato & pea curry

Chicken, sweet potato & pea curry

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy family
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Cherry Tomatoes: 220g cherry tomatoes
  • Chicken: 2 skinless chicken breast fillets, each cut into 8-10 pieces
  • Sweet Potato: 320g sweet potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • Rapeseed Oil: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • Coconut Milk: 325ml can light coconut milk (freeze the rest for later)
  • Rice: 300g cooked rice or roti, to serve
  • Peas: 200g frozen peas
  • Red Lentils: 6 tbsp red lentils
  • Korma Paste: 1 tbsp Korma paste

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan orwok, stir in the curry paste and fry for 30 seconds until it becomes fragrant. Stir in the chicken, then add the sweet potatoes and lentils and keep stirring to coat everything in the paste. Add 300ml water and the coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins or until the chicken and sweet potato are cooked through and the consistency of the sauce is slightly thickened.
  2. Tip in the peas, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 2 mins, then add the tomatoes and cook for 2 mins more. Serve with steamed rice, or roti.