Turmeric Chicken Curry
Preparation 15 Minutes
Cook 20 Minutes
Serves 4
Method
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Heat oil in a frying pan. Add onion, ginger and garlic, cooking over low heat for 4-5 minutes until tender. Stir in spices and cook a further minute.
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Add coconut milk, chicken and almond meal to pan. Simmer over a low heat partially covered until chicken is cooked through.
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Serve curry sprinkled with flaked almonds, tomatoes and coriander. Accompany with rice and cucumber.
Ingredients
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, sliced
5cm piece ginger, finely grated
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground turmeric
Β½ tsp garam masala
400ml coconut milk
600g chicken tenderloins, trimmed
40g SUNBEAM Almond Meal
2 tbsp SUNBEAM Flaked Almonds, toasted
Cherry tomatoes, coriander, rice and cucumber, for serving
Recipe Collection
Fruit & Nut Hot Cross Truffles
- Combine mixed fruit, dates, seed mix,Β hazelnuts, coconut, coconut oil and vanilla essence in a food processor and blend until a smooth, thick paste is formed.
- Divide into 25 equal portions and roll eachΒ into a ball before flattening slightly.
- Pipe melted white chocolate crosses ontoΒ truffles and refrigerate for at least 2 hoursΒ before serving cold.
Hot Cross Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 180Β°C. Line cookie trays with baking paper.
- Beat butter, vanilla, sugars and egg in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in sifted flour and bicarb soda, in two batches. Stir in fruit, nuts & chocolate.
- Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls; place 5cm apart on trays.
- Bake cookies 15 minutes or until golden; cool on trays.
- Once cookies are cooled, pipe cross with melted white chocolate.
Notes: Each cookie weighed 50g before cooking to make 24. Keep a few extra currants and choc chips to add to cookies when removed from oven to decorate top.
Fruit Mince Brownies
In a small saucepan heat mixed fruit and maple syrup until bubbling then remove from heat and set aside to infuse.
Approx 2 hrs
Preheat the oven to 180Β°C. Grease a 22cm square cake or brownie pan and line the base with baking paper.
Place chocolate, sugar and butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until melted and well combined. Remove from heat, cool slightly, then stir in eggs until well combined. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa, fruit mince, vanilla paste and nuts, stirring to combine. Spread into the pan and bake for 25 minutes or until just set.
Cool in pan, then dust with cocoa. Cut into 12 squares and serve. Brownies will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
Traditional Christmas Puddings
- Combine fruit, cranberry sauce, brandy and spices in a large bowl, cover and leave to stand overnight.
- Brush 10 x 1 cup pudding basins (ramekins) or one 10 cup basin, with melted butter and line the base with baking paper.
- Mix eggs, butter, brown sugar and flour until well combined, then stir through fruit mixture.Β Spoon mixture into prepared basins
- Cut a large circle of foil and baking paper, and place over each pudding, foil side up. Secure tightly with kitchen string.
- Place puddings in a large saucepan and add enough boiling water to fill halfway up the sides.Β Cover and bring to the boil, reduce the heat and cook forΒ 1 ΒΌ hours for the small puddings or 5 hours for the large pudding, replenishing water when needed.
- Remove from water and store well wrapped until Christmas.
Sultana Cinnamon Mini Muffins
Preheat oven to 180Β°C (160Β°C fan-forced). Line two 12-hole (1-tablespoon/20ml) mini muffin pans with paper cases. Combine flour, brown sugar, oats and sultanas in medium bowl. Whisk milk, melted butter and egg in small bowl, stir into dry ingredients (do not overmix, mixture should be lumpy).
Divide mixture into paper cases. Bake about 15 minutes, turn, top-side up, onto wire rack. Combine caster sugar with cinnamon, sprinkle over hot muffins.
Christmas Cheesecake
Preaheat oven 160 degrees (140 degrees fan).
- Brush base and sides of 25cm springform pan with butter.
- Process biscuits, extra melted butter and almond meal in a food processor until fine crumb. Press into base and sides of pan.
- Combine ricotta, cream cheese, sugar, cornflour, butter, eggs and vanilla bean paste in food processor. Blend for 2 mins then fold through sour cream and fruit.
- Pour filling over base, cover with foil and bake for 1.5 hours. Remove cake from oven, allow to come to room temperature before refrigerating overnight.
To make Toffee
- Line a baking tray with baking paper. Spread nuts evenly over tray.
- Add sugar to a medium, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until sugar completely dissolves then remove from heat immediately and pour over nuts.
- Sprinkle with sea salt flakes then allow to set. Serve cheesecake topped with shards of broken nut toffee.
