Tomato and Garlic Chicken Curry recipe

Ingredients

• olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• chicken breasts cut into chunks (400 grams)
• onion (1)
• garlic gloves (4)
• ground cumin (1/2 teaspoon)
• turmeric (1/2 teaspoon)
• red chili flakes (1/2 teaspoon)
• ground cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon)
• ground coriander (1/2 teaspoon)
• tomato puree (2 tablespoons)
• chopped tomatoes (Roma, preferably) (400 gram can)
• coconut milk (1 can)
• fresh cilantro (handful)
• split lentils (1/3 cup)
• grated ginger (thumb sized piece)

Instructions

1. Add the olive oil to a large pan and add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook for 3 minutes until softened.
2. Add the chicken and cook for a further 3 minutes until browned.
3. Once the chicken is browned, add the red chilli flakes, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon and coriander to the pan and mix well and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, lentils, and tomato puree and gently simmer for 20 minutes until the chicken it cooked through.