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Chicken and Chickpea Curry with Indian Slaw

Easy Chicken and Chickpea Curry with Indian Slaw

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken thighs boneless and diced into 3cm chunks
  • 260 g chickpeas (canned) drained
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 inches ginger
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp greek yogurt low fat

Indian Slaw

  • 1 carrot grated grated
  • 1 red onion sliced
  • 1 large handful fresh coriander
  • 1/2 lime
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and thinly sliced
  • 20 g pomegranate seeds
  • 4 tbsp greek yogurt
  • a few sprigs fresh mint finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Place the garlic, ginger and green chilli into a pestle and mortar and work into a paste.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large casserole pot on medium heat and add the onions. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft and golden.
  • Add the garlic, ginger and chilli paste into the pan and cook for a minute.
  • Then add the ground spices, mixing everything together and cook for 30 seconds. Now add the chicken mixing well and coating it in the spice mix.
  • Fry the chicken until it becomes mostly opaque, then add the chopped tomatoes and greek yoghurt. Mix everything together and bring to the boil. Then cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the Indian slaw. In a bowl mix the grated carrot, sliced onions and fresh coriander. Squeeze some of the lime juice into the mixture.
  • In a separate bowl mix the yoghurt, mint and a squeeze of lime juice.
  • Sprinkle the red chilli and pomegranate seeds on top of the slaw then add a large dollop of the yoghurt.
  • After 15 minutes, remove the lid and add the chickpeas. Cook for a further 5 minutes to reduce the sauce. Season well with salt and pepper.
  • Serve with some fresh basmati rice and enjoy!