Low in sugar and high in protein, this fakeaway favourite is guaranteed to keep you full and satisfied.

Method:

  1. Mix the cornflour with a little cold water to make a paste.
  2. In a pan over a medium heat add the vegetable oil, curry powder, Chinese 5 spice, garlic powder and coconut cream and stir.
  3. Add a pint of boiling water and the stock cube and bring to the boil. Whisk in the cornflour mix, season to taste and turn down to a gentle heat.
  4. Make an omelette with the egg in a large hot frying pan then remove and chop into pieces.
  5. Using the same pan, start to cook the chicken, then add the garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, frozen peas and cook until chicken has browned.
  6. Add the egg, cooked rice and spring onions to the pan. Give everything a good mix and then serve topped with the curry sauce.

Tips

Vegetarian? You could swap the chicken for extra veg, tofu. or a meat substitute like Quorn.

Servings: 4
Time: 20 mins

What’s in a serving:

Calories: 490
Fat: 8.8g
Saturates: 3.6g
Sugars: 3.4g
Salts: 1.5g

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • ½ tsp Chinese 5 spice
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 5g coconut cream from a block
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 1 large egg, whisked
  • 350g chicken breast, sliced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 160g frozen peas
  • 400g cooked brown rice
  • 4 spring onions, finely sliced