A mildly spiced dish that cunningly combines two ready-cooked convenience foods to create a delicious meal. It will look as through it’s taken ages to prepare – hide the packets and nobody will ever know!
Serves: 2; Prep: 3 mins; Cook: 8 mins; Cals per portion: 400
Ingredients: 45ml / 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 onions, sliced; 1 clove of garlic, crushed; 225g (8oz) chunks of cooked chicken tikka, sliced into strips; juice of half a lemon; 25g (1oz) flaked almonds; 400g (14oz) packet ready-cooked Indian-style pilau rice (see tip below); 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh chopped mint; 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh chopped coriander; 25g (1oz) sultanas
- Heat the oil, add the onion and garlic and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the chicken tikka strips and then squeeze over the lemon juice. Cook for a further 3 minutes.
- Add the almonds, rice, mint, coriander and sultanas. Cook, stirring from time to time until just warmed through. Serve with warm naan bread.
timeonyourhands.org 