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Chicken korma lettuce cups

Author: Sarah Swain - Food writer, stylist and recipe creator

Photographer: Bryce Carleton

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A spicy grilled chicken dish served with salad vegetables in lettuce cups with lime and coriander flavoured basmati rice.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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4 teaspoons korma curry paste
1 cup low-fat plain yoghurt
500g lean chicken breast, sliced
1 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced
4 spring onions, thinly sliced
2 x baby gem lettuce or petite cos
¹/³ cup golden sultanasgolden raisinsX
2 x 250g tilda lime & coriandercilantroX basmati rice
¹/³ cup crushed cashew nuts

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven grill. In a bowl, add paste and ¾ of the yoghurt and combine. Add chicken and toss to coat. Set aside to marinate for 5 minutes.

2 Separate lettuce leaves and then layer to make 4 lettuce cups.

3 Onto an oven tray, place chicken and cook under the grill for 6-7 minutes, turning a few times until golden brown.

4 Cook rice according to packet instructions. Place lettuce cups in serving bowls and divide rice equally among smaller side bowls. Add chicken and salad veges to cups along with sultanas and half of the cashews.

5 Drizzle with with remaining yoghurt and a sprinkling of remaining nuts. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve.

Variations

Make it vegan: Replace chicken with sliced firm tofu or tempeh. Use plain coconut or soy yoghurt instead of dairy yoghurt.

Make it gluten free: Check curry paste is gluten free.

HFG tip

You can add a squeeze of lemon juice to the marinade, and you can marinate the chicken for a few hours or overnight.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 503cal

Kilojoules 2110kJ

Protein 40g

Total fat 14g

–Saturated fat 5g

Carbohydrates 50g

–Sugars 17g

Dietary fibre 6g

Sodium 370mg

Calcium 240mg

Iron 3.5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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