Low-calorie turkey curry

I have been successfully following the 5:2 Diet for last year, and have lost over 2 stone (14 kilos) to date, and that’s with a few months of falling off the wagon last year; my steady weight loss has made me feel more invigorated and fitter and I am now 2 dress sizes smaller than I was last year, which has given me much more confidence.

As well as the obvious weight loss associated with dieting, it is the perfect time of year to start to think about eating healthier, trying to use less fat and sugar and eat more lean meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. Thankfully, it’s a time of the year when there’s lots of citrus fruits to choose from, as well as a wonderful selection of winter veggies too. And, with many families embracing the “Sunday Roast”, there are always lots of leftovers to use in quick and easy recipes for the rest of the week.

My recipe today, for Low Calorie Turkey Curry in a Hurry, is just one of those recipes – a quick and easy curry that all the family will love, and that is on the table in just over half an hour. It’s low on calories and fat, and uses leftover cooked turkey, or chicken, or any other roast dinner meat you may have left. It’s a great way to feed the “curry crush” when you get one, and a portion of this curry (when made with turkey) is only 180 calories per serving. Add on about 170 calories for a small naan bread and 190 calories for 125g of boiled rice, and you have a curry meal for less than 500 calories, which is amazing!

As well as being low in calories and fat, this is also a “thrifty” family meal to cook, when funds might be tight after the excesses of Christmas, so a real “win-win” recipe that has bags of flavour and is very easy to rustle up mid-week. I have suggested using ready-made commercial curry powder, for ease, but you can of course use a home-made curry blend if you wish, and I find a dollop of mango chutney added to the sauce as it is cooking makes it lovely and fruity and very appealing to the children.

I hope you all had fabulous festive period and if you are wanting to watch what you eat this New Year, then please do join me throughout January as I share some of my favourite and must requested low-calorie recipes.

180 calories per portion.