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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

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.

[Simply Lite Food, A Collection Of SimplyLite's Best Recipes]



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