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Nutty Chicken Curry
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25 MIN · 404 KCAL · STOVETOP

Nutty Chicken Curry

Quick peanut butter chicken curry with fresh cilantro paste.

Gluten-freeKetoLow-carbHigh-proteinChickenCurry

Ingredients

  • 1red chili, large; quarter finely sliced for garnish, rest used in paste
  • 1/2ginger, thumb-sized piece; for paste
  • 1 clovegarlic, large; for paste
  • 1 bunchcilantro, stems used in the paste; leaves to garnish
  • 1 tbspsunflower oil
  • 4chicken breasts, cut into chunks
  • 5 tbsppeanut butter
  • 2/3 cupchicken stock
  • 3/4 cupGreek yogurt

Method

  1. 1

    Finely slice a quarter of the chili and set aside for garnish. Place the rest in a food processor with the ginger, garlic and cilantro stems and one-third of the leaves. Blend to a rough paste, adding a splash of water if needed.

  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat. Brown the chicken chunks for 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Stir in the paste for 1 more minute, then add the peanut butter, stock and yogurt.

  4. 4

    Once the sauce is gently bubbling, cook for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through to 165°F and the sauce has thickened.

  5. 5

    Stir in most of the remaining cilantro, then scatter the rest on top with the sliced chili. Serve with rice or mashed sweet potato.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
404
Protein
49g
Carbs
7g
Fat
20g

Estimated from USDA data

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