Coriander chicken with rice & spiced vegetables

This simple, fragrant coriander chicken curry with all the trimmings is a great dish for feeding the family. Pair with spiced broccoli and green beans

  • Prep:25 mins
    Cook:35 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 657
  • fat 22g
  • saturates 6g
  • carbs 80g
  • sugars 7g
  • fibre 6g
  • protein 32g
  • salt 0.1g

Ingredients

  • 50g coriander (about 2 small packs)
  • 50g unsalted peanuts
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp soft brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • thumb-sized piece ginger, finely grated
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 6 skinless and boneless chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm chunks
  • 350g basmati rice
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 2cm piece ginger, finely grated
  • 125g pack purple sprouting broccoli or long-stemmed broccoli
  • 200g fine green beans
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 2cm piece ginger, sliced
  • ¼ tsp chilli flakes

Method

  1. Use a stick blender or mini food processor to whizz up all the chutney ingredients, then chill.

  2. Heat the oil in a large, lidded frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the onions and fry for 9-10 mins, then add the ginger, garlic and chilli. Cook for a few mins more, then add the chicken. Brown well, then add half the coriander chutney and reduce the heat. Cover and cook for 15-20 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.

  3. Rinse the rice in a sieve, then tip into a large, lidded saucepan. Stir in all the ingredients for the rice. Pour over enough boiling water to cover the rice by 1cm, cover, bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and leave to steam-cook with the lid on for 20 mins. Fluff up with a fork, then season.

  4. Put the broccoli and green beans in a pan and add 100ml boiling water. Cover and cook over a medium-high heat for 4-5 mins. Drain and return to the pan with the oil, ginger, chilli flakes and some seasoning. Cook for another 2 mins, then serve with the chicken, remaining chutney and the rice.

Suggested recipes from this collection...