Chicken and Mango Curry with Coconut Rice

• 300 gjasmine rice, rinsed
• 1lemongrass stalk, bruised
• 200 mlcoconut milk
• 300 mlwater
• 700 gboneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 4cm pieces
• 150 mlchicken stock
• 100 gbaby spinach
• 1large onion, finely sliced
• 4garlic cloves, finely grated
• 30 gfresh ginger, finely grated
• 2 tbspmild curry powder
• 1 tspground turmeric
• 400 mlfull-fat coconut milk
• 2 tbspvegetable oil
• 2ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks
• 1lime, juiced
• Fine salt and black pepper
• ½cucumber, finely diced (optional)
• pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
• 150 gnatural yoghurt (optional)
• small bunch of fresh mint leaves, roughly torn (optional)
• small bunch of fresh coriander, leaves picked (optional)
• 1lime, cut into wedges (optional)

Method

1. 1Put the rinsed rice, 200 ml coconut milk, water and bruised lemongrass into a saucepan. Bring to the boil, cover and cook over the lowest heat for 12 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave it covered for 10 minutes; the trapped steam finishes the grains.
2. 2Heat the oil in a wide pan over a medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, until soft and golden at the edges. Add the garlic and ginger for 1 minute.
3. 3Stir in the curry powder and turmeric for 30 seconds, then add the chicken. Season and cook for 3 minutes, turning until the outside is no longer pink.
4. 4Pour in the 400 ml coconut milk and chicken stock. Simmer gently for 18 to 20 minutes, until the sauce is glossy and the chicken reaches 75°C for 30 seconds.
5. 5Stir in the spinach until wilted, then pull the pan off the heat and fold in the mango. Add the lime juice and taste; mangoes vary, so the curry may need another pinch of salt or a squeeze of lime rather than more sugar.
6. 6If using the optional cucumber and yoghurt, stir them together and season to make a raita. Discard the lemongrass from the rice and fluff with a fork.
7. 7Serve the curry with the coconut rice. Add any of the optional raita, mint, coriander and lime wedges if using; chilli flakes are an optional finish for extra heat.

Per serving

kcal

963

protein

47.3g

fibre

7.5g

carbs

94.1g

fat

47g