Chicken and Lentil Curry

CHICKEN AND LENTIL CURRY

This is from an old WW cookbook, Budget Recipes if I remember rightly. It was free on no count/core, but you will need to check how it fits in with your plan now.

Serves 4

1 tbsp oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 onion, sliced

2 sticks celery, sliced

1 carrot, sliced

120g okra or 1 courgette, sliced

2 tbsp curry powder

1½ pts stock

1 tbsp tomato puree

120g lentils

4 chicken thighs or use chicken breasts chopped, or turkey

salt and pepper

Heat the oil.  Fry the onion and garlic for 3 mins.  Add the celery, carrot and okra or courgette and cook for 2 mins, stirring.

Sprinkle in the curry powder.  Cook 1 min.

Pour in the stock, stir in the tomato puree.  Bring to the boil, reduce the heat.  Add the lentils and chicken, cover and cook over low heat for 45-50 min, stirring occasionally.

Taste and adjust seasoning.