Easy Chinese chicken curry

Name: Easy Chinese chicken curry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 250g/9oz long grain or basmati rice; 500g/1lb 2oz skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces; 3 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 brown onions, thickly sliced; 1 tbsp finely grated ginger; 1 tbsp finely grated garlic; 3 tbsp mild curry powder; 600ml/20fl oz chicken stock; 200g/7oz fresh pineapple chunks; 225g tin sliced water chestnuts in water, drained (140g drained weight); 2 mixed peppers, thickly sliced

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

A crowd-pleasing easy chicken curry, packed with Chinese flavours. The sauce is really easy using two popular spice blends: curry powder and five-spice. Serve over rice. Each serving provides 487 kcal, 37g protein, 66g carbohydrates (of which 10.5g sugars), 7g fat (of which 1.5g saturates), 4.5g fibre and 2g salt.

Updated at: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:06:46 GMT