Photo: Lily Banse
Healthier chicken balti
22 ingredients
25 min + 30 min
Serves 4
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A lighter version of the Indian takeaway classic from Angela Nilsen, this tomato-based curry is packed with extra spinach and peppers
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
782
Calories
46g
Protein
33g
Fat
80g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sunflower | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 450g skinless, boneless chicken breasts , cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp hot chilli powder
- 1½ tbsp sunflower or groundnut oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cardamom pods , split
- 1 small to medium green chilli
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 medium onion , coarsely grated
- 2 garlic cloves , very finely chopped
- 2.5cm-piece ginger , grated
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 250ml organic passata
- 1 red pepper , deseeded, cut into small chunks
- 1 medium tomato , chopped
- 85g baby spinach leaves
- handful fresh coriander , chopped
- chapatis or basmati rice , to serve (optional)
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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