Photo: Swathi Handique
Lighter massaman chicken curry
25 ingredients
35 min + 35 min
Serves 4
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Another takeaway favourite gets a healthy makeover - this creamy Thai curry now has half the fat with all the aromatic flavour
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
899
Calories
50g
Protein
46g
Fat
79g
Carbs
Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Rapeseed Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Tamarind | 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
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- seeds from 5 cardamom pods
- 3 cloves
- ½ tsp crushed dried chillies
- 2 tsp rapeseed oil
- 100g shallots , finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 2.5cm piece ginger , finely grated
- 1 plump lemongrass stalk, tough ends and outside layer removed, finely chopped
- 4 tbsp light coconut milk (from the can, below)
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 25g unsalted, unroasted peanuts
- 2 tsp rapeseed oil
- 140g small shallots (6-7), halved
- 1 cinnamon stick , broken in half
- 400ml can light coconut milk
- 500g skinless, boneless chicken breasts , cut into bite-sized pieces
- 200g sweet potatoes , cut into 2.5cm chunks
- 175g green beans , stem ends trimmed
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp tamarind paste
- 75ml chicken stock
- coriander or Thai basil leaves (or both), to garnish
- a small handful of peanuts , to garnish
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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