- 150g white basmati rice
- 250g diced chicken leg
- 1 onion
- 250g cherry vine tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Sumatran curry paste
- 200ml coconut milk
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- 1 lime
- 500ml boiling water
- Sea salt
- 1 tbsp olive, sunflower or coconut oil
- 2 tbsp cold water
- Small pan with lid
- Measuring jug
- Large pan with lid
- 1.
Fill and boil your kettle. Tip the rice into a small pan, pour in 300ml boiling water and add a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil then turn the heat right down and simmer for 8 mins, till the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Take the pan off the heat and set aside for 5 mins, lid on, to steam and finish cooking the rice. It will keep warm in the covered pan.
- 2.
While the rice cooks, put a large pan on a mediumhigh heat. Add 1 tbsp oil and the diced chicken leg. Fry for 6-7 mins, turning the chicken once or twice, till lightly browned all over.
- 3.
While the chicken fries, peel and finely chop the onion. Halve the cherry tomatoes. When the chicken has browned, add the onion and tomatoes to the pan with 2 tbsp water and a pinch of salt. Pop on a lid and fry for 3-4 mins till the onions are glossy and the tomatoes are starting to collapse.
- 4.
Add 1 tbsp Sumatran curry paste to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 1 min. Pour in the coconut milk along with 200ml hot water from the kettle. Stir to mix, pop on a lid and simmer for 8 mins till the chicken is cooked through. Stir now and then to stop the sauce sticking.
- 5.
Fork the baby leaf spinach into the pan and squeeze in a little lime juice. Stir to wilt the spinach, taste the curry and add a little more salt or lime juice if you think it needs it.
- 6.
Fluff the rice and divide it between a couple of warm bowls or plates. Top with the chicken curry and serve with the remaining lime sliced into wedges for squeezing.