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Halloumi curry with coconut and basmati rice
Seared halloumi simmered in a spiced coconut-tomato sauce with spinach, served with basmati rice.
- Total
- 30 min
- Hands on
- 20 min
- Serves
- 2
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- Indian-inspired
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 880 kcal
- Protein
- 31 g
- Fat
- 49 g
- Carbs
- 76 g

Method
Step 1 of 11
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear.
Basmati rice

Step 2 of 11
Put the rice in a saucepan with 300 ml cold water and a pinch of salt and bring to the boil.
Basmati rice
Salt

Step 3 of 11
Cover, drop the heat to low and cook for 11 minutes, then leave covered off the heat.
Basmati rice

Step 4 of 11
Dice the onion, mince the garlic and grate the ginger.
Onion
Garlic
Fresh ginger

Step 5 of 11
Cut the halloumi into 2 cm cubes.
Halloumi
Step 6 of 11
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the halloumi until golden on most sides, then lift out.
Sunflower oil
Halloumi

Step 7 of 11
Add the onion to the same pan and cook until soft and glassy.
Onion

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 11
Stir in the garlic, ginger and curry powder and cook for 1 minute.
Garlic
Fresh ginger
Mild curry powder

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 9 of 11
Pour in the chopped tomatoes and coconut milk and simmer until slightly thickened.
Chopped tomatoes
Coconut milk

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 10 of 11
Stir in the spinach until wilted, then return the halloumi and warm through for 2 minutes.
Baby spinach
Halloumi
Step 11 of 11
Fluff the rice and serve the curry over it, scattered with coriander.
Basmati rice
Fresh coriander

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