served it with a rice and quinoa mix

The plan was to save this post for next week and give you guys n’ gals a dessert-type recipe today.

But then I tasted this curry and was so genuinely excited to share it that I impatiently plonked it on the site right away.

I’ve made many curries in my time (student living’ll do that to you) but this is a rare departure from the norm for me.

ginger, garlic, chili and onion – the cornerstones of any good curry

Usually I regard any use of fruit in savoury dishes as freakish and monstrous.

However it works here. Truth be told, you hardly notice the fruit. It provides a very subtle sweet flavour without resorting to sugar.

I have a ‘curry’ spoon ie the one that’s stained a delightful turmeric yellow

And it’s just as tasty cold – I ate it for breakfast the next day, straight out of the fridge.

(fridge grazing, now there’s another throwback to my student days).

a welcome change from bacon n’ eggs

Mango Chicken Curry (serves 2)

• 1 large skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into small chunks
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium sized mango, peeled and diced
• 1 tsbp butter or coconut oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsps fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp tumeric
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
• 1 bird’s eye chili, finely chopped
• 4 tbsps lime juice (about the juice of a whole lime)
• 1/2 can coconut milk

1. Over a medium heat, gently saute the onion, garlic and chili in butter/coconut oil.
2. Stir in the turmeric, lime juice and half the mango pieces. Pour in the coconut milk. Simmer for 10 mins.
3. Remove from the heat and pour into a blender, blend until smooth.
4. Transfer back into the pan and add the chicken pieces. Gently heat for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Stir in the rest of the mango chunks and then serve immediately.

Like this? You might also like:

• Chicken Masala
• Paneer & Cauliflower Curry
• Mango Raspberry Cheesecake

This was shared at The Healthy Home Economist.