Dhruv Baker's Christmas Leftover Recipes
We all overbuy at Christmas, so what better way to utilise the leftovers than make a delicious family meal with them?
Coronation Turkey
Ingredients:
1 pouch Tilda British Curry Rice
200g leftover turkey, diced
2 tbsps. low fat yoghurt
2 tbsps. Mayonnaise
Juice of half a lemon
50g fresh mango, diced
1 tbsp mango chutney
3 spring onions, finely chopped
1 tsp garam masala
1 handful coriander, finely chopped
Salt and Pepper
Method:
1. Blend all the ingredients together and season to taste
Biryani
Ingredients:
For the bottom layer -
2 tbsps oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 thumb ginger, finely grated
1 green chilli, finely diced
3 tsps of your favourite curry paste
3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
300g cooked chicken or turkey
A few Nigella seeds
Juice of ½ lemon
Salt and Pepper
For the rice layer -
1 pouch British Tilda Curry Rice
Handful coriander, chopped
Handful toasted flaked almonds
For the topping -
1 red onion, finely sliced and fried until lightly browned
Handful of roasted cashews
Sprinkle of nigella seeds
Sprinkle of mustard seeds
Method:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°c, 180°c fan, Gas Mark 6
2. Heat the oil in a large pan and add the garlic, ginger, onions and green chilli and fry gently until softened.
3. Add the tomatoes and curry paste and mix well. Fry for a few minutes
4. Add the chicken or turkey, squeeze over the lemon juice and stir in the nigellaseeds. Season well with salt and pepper.
5. Place in the base of an oven proof dish
6. Empty the contents of the Curry rice into a large bowl and mix with the coriander and almonds.
7. Layer over the turkey/chicken mix
8. Top with the fried onions, roasted cashews, nigella seeds and mustard seeds
9. Cover and cook in the oven for 20 minutes
10. Serve with naan breads, mango chutney and cranberry sauce
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Cara Mason @cara_mason
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