Chicken, turmeric & coconut stew with sweet potato

Name: Chicken, turmeric & coconut stew with sweet potato
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil for frying; 2 large onions thinly sliced into half moons; 1kg chicken thigh fillets cut into bite-sized pieces; 1 tbsp medium curry powder; 2 tbsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp chilli flakes; 3 large sweet potatoes (around 580g) peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 250ml coconut cream; 2 tsp sugar; coriander leaves, sliced spring onions, peanuts and cooked rice or flatbreads to serve

Sabrina Ghayour

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Serves 6 - 8

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 2 hrs

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Simmer chicken with sweet potatoes in a light coconut broth infused with chilli and turmeric for a warming one-pot meal

Freezable

Dairy-free

Egg-free

High-protein

Low sugar

Nut-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp olive oil

for frying
2 large onions

thinly sliced into half moons
1kg chicken thigh fillets

cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tbsp medium curry powder
2 tbsp ground turmeric
½ tsp chilli flakes
3 large sweet potatoes (around 580g)

peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
250ml coconut cream
2 tsp sugar
coriander leaves, sliced spring onions, peanuts and cooked rice or flatbreads

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal380
fat21g
saturates12g
carbs21g
sugars10g

low
fibre4g
protein27g
salt0.18g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and lightly browning at the edges, approx. 4-5 mins. Add the chicken, spices and a generous amount of seasoning and cook for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat, pour in enough boiling water from the kettle to just cover the chicken (around 500ml), and cook, uncovered, for 1 hr, stirring occasionally.
step 2

Add the sweet potatoes, coconut cream and sugar, mix well and cook for a further 45 mins, stirring occasionally. Season to taste, then garnish with coriander, spring onions and peanuts, if you like, and serve with rice or flatbreads.

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