Chicken & Coconut Lentil Curry with Lime Pickled Onion & Ginger

Our Puy Lentils add texture, protein and substance to this creamy coconut chicken curry. Finished with punchy lime-pickled onion, fresh ginger and coriander, it's an easy weeknight dinner packed with vibrant flavour.


Written by Merchant Gourmet
Chicken & Coconut Lentil Curry with Lime Pickled Onion & Ginger
Ingredients
  • 6 skinless boneless chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion, divided
  • 1 large thumb-sized piece ginger, divided
  • 4 tbsp madras curry paste
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 1 x 400g tin cherry tomatoes
  • 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
  • 200g sugar snap peas or mangetout
  • 1 pouch Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Lime Pickled Onion & Ginger
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks
  • To serve
  • Naan bread or rice
  • Handful fresh coriander leaves

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  1. Place the sliced onion and ginger for the pickle into a bowl. Add the lime juice and a pinch of salt, then massage gently with your hands. Set aside.
  2. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a large deep frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the chicken for 3–4 minutes until browned.
  4. Finely chop the remaining onion and add to the pan with a pinch of salt. Cook for 3–4 minutes until softened.
  5. Stir in the madras curry paste and cook for 2 minutes.
  6. Grate in the garlic and remaining ginger and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  7. Add the cherry tomatoes and coconut milk. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 12 minutes.
  8. Stir in the sugar snap peas and Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils and cook for a further 3 minutes until heated through.
  9. Pour the pickling liquid from the onion bowl into the curry and stir through. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
  10. Serve topped with the pickled onion, ginger and coriander leaves alongside naan bread or rice.

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