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CHICKEN
WITH PUMPKIN AND SWEET AND SPICY TOMATO
SAUCE
3 medium
egg tomatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes
1 tablespoon brown sugar
4 chicken breast fillets
1 tablespoon olive oil. extra
250g pumpkin, cut into 2cm cubes
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
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Preheat oven to
400°F. Halve tomatoes lengthways, lay cut
side up on a baking try. Bake for 15 minutes
or until very soft. Heat oil in a frying pan,
cook onion and garlic over medium heat, stirring,
for 2 minutes or until softened. Add mustard
seeds, garam masala, cumin, turmeric and chili
flakes, stir over heat 1 minute. Add sugar
and tomatoes, cook for 5 minutes or until thick
and pulpy, stirring often; cool.
Brush chicken
fillets with half the extra oil, sprinkle with
pepper. Heat a nonstick frying pan, cook chicken
over medium heat for 4 minutes on each side
or until just cooked through; remove, cover
with foil. Heat remaining oil in pan, cook
pumpkin over high heat, stirring, for 5 minutes
or until golden brown and tender; stir in lemon
juice.
To serve, slice
chicken, top with pumpkin, spoon over tomato
sauce.
Serves 4.
Per serving: 12g
fat, 313 calories.
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