Slimming World Syn-Free Chicken tikka masala - FREE

Juice of 1 lime
150g fat-free natural yogurt
5 level tbsp tikka curry powder (Spice blends are Free so long as they’re made from herbs and spices only and don’t include any Synned ingredients like sugar, flour or oil. Check the label to be sure and count the Syns as necessary.)
4 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
Low-calorie cooking spray
1 onion, grated
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2cm piece of root ginger, peeled and grated
1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cumin
6 tbsp tomato purée
5 tbsp fat-free natural fromage frais
Small handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped, to serve
In a large dish, mix together the lime juice, yogurt and 3 tablespoons of the tikka curry powder. Season lightly, then add the chicken and toss to coat well. Marinate in the fridge for 4 hours, or overnight if time permits.
When you’re ready to cook, preheat your grill to medium.
Spray a large non-stick frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, cinnamon, cumin and remaining tikka curry powder and fry for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the tomato purée and 250ml water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring often.
Meanwhile, thread the chicken pieces onto metal skewers, spray with low-calorie cooking spray and grill for 12-15 minutes, or until cooked through, turning occasionally. Remove the chicken from the skewers and stir into the sauce. Take the sauce off the heat, stir in the fromage frais and scatter over the coriander. Serve hot with your favourite rice.
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[@fatfums4773]

Iceland sell pouches of frozen chopped garlic, ginger, chilli, onion etc which is even easier than freezing it yourself 👍🏻

[@slimmingworld]

Great tip!

[@mellyj3874]

Great tip with the ginger. Great recipe too

[@angeladingwall5680]

Lovely recipes my mouth is watering x

[@dorisdownie97]

Looks good x

[@shaz2868]

Will be making this tonight.

[@helenweatherby1694]

Just made this, with turkey instead of chicken. Quite spicy, but very nice indeed. Will definitely make it again.

[@slimmingworld]

Great 👍

[@katelynch5754]

Thanks

[@starperry1784]

Brilliant xxx

[@patmartin9727]

Looks yummy will be making that tomorrow.

[@slimmingworld]

How did it turn out? Love Slimming World xxx

[@nickyburkard4573]

Not watched all way through yet, so hopefully I can make this to my taste buds, as it is normally too creamy for me! X

[@angelatamburrini]

In the ingredients list the Yoghurt is in grams, but tomato puree and fromage frais are in tablespoon measures. It would be helpful if all measurements included weight in grams. Easier to get accurate measure.

[@slimmingworld]

Hi Angela, I think we showed it that way because when you buy the products they are in weight measures e.g 500g pots or 250g tubes etc - but when you're cooking in the kitchen it's easier to use a tablespoon to measure than trying to weigh out runny things like fromage frais and messing up another bowl. Just thinking of saving on washing up! If the products contained Syns we would have them weighed and measured to protect weight loss of course

[@katelynch5754]

Thank you for that making that in the week

[@slimmingworld]

Let us know what you think to it? Love Slimming World xxx

[@tasnovazerinchowdhury8276]

can I make this dish hot in microwave? or formage fraise will separate?

[@sapphire22011]

I like mine with cauliflower 🍚

[@sapphire22011]

Prob with using fromaige frais or yoghurt is if u freeze it and then reheat be thatt in a low oven or microwave....then the sauce tends to split and taste sour. Happened2 me with last batch of tikka masala I did and I ended having to throw out several portions. V annoying

[@paulhindley8803]

Other sites say freeze Sources before adding yoghurt or Fromage fray

[@nor0845]

I had a bit of a disaster the other night when I added fat free Greek Yogurt directly to my curry sauce when cooking and it curdled. Ended up using some Elmlea to rescue it. 😢.

[@slimmingworld]

Oh no! Low fat products can split when if added when sauces are hot or still cooking. It shouldn't affect the flavour, but the appearance is not too attractive as it ends up looking grainy or bitty.
If you take the sauce off the heat and let it cool a little and take the yogurt out of the fridge about 30 mins before it's needed so it's not so cold it should stop it happening again. Thanks, Gemma Slimming World

[@nor0845]

@@slimmingworld So I found out 😲😁!
Thank you for the advice, that is very useful. I will make note of it for future reference.
Can I just say, as a new member, Slimming World has been one of the best things I have done in a long time. Despite trying to eat healthily I just couldn’t lose weight. However, since joining SW, I have already lost a stone in just a few weeks and now see no reason I can’t achieve my target weight by the end of the year, so thank you Slimming World.

[@slimmingworld]

That's brilliant! Well done and thanks for letting us know xxx

[@IsabellsNannyRuby]

To 🥵 next time only 2tbs of Tikka powder. I’m saying that because I like a very hot curry and this was mega hot

[@EileenThomas-ff4lk]

Hunters chicken