Mango Chicken Curry: Toddler approved
A chicken curry recipe my children absolutely love!
This mango chicken curry recipe is more about exposing my kids to different flavours and texture than anything else.
My husband and I love a good curry so I am working on my little one's palates so that they will too.
This is a very mild curry which is quite sweet so a great first curry for kids. Adults may find it a bit lacking in spice, but it is still a delicious family meal. ( and you could always add a few chilli flakes to the adult bowls!
There is no real reason that I can see that kids shouldn't be exposed to spices etc right from the start. Babies and children grow up all around the world with spicy foods and are absolutely fine.
I have actually updated this recipe as I have found it is also the perfect vehicle for getting in some sneaky vegetables for my picky three-year-old.
I am big on kids seeing their veggies so I do a mix at our house, some loud and proud veggies as well as the odd sneaky veggie maneuvers too.
I miss Australia mainly for one reason and one reason alone- MANGOS!
In New Zealand, they are typically expensive and not very flavoursome, but the frozen mango that you can buy for smoothies is perfect for this recipe.
Fun Side Dishes For Mango Chicken Curry
The side dishes for this dish are also part of the appeal for my kids. I always serve curries with greek yoghurt.
This means if my kiddos find it a bit spicy they can add the yoghurt to cool everything down (spice and temperature)
I usually also make coconut banana poppers. This is literally slices of banana that I skewer with a toothpick and dip in desiccated coconut. If I am time poor I just pop bananas and a bowl of coconut on the table, and the kids make their own
To boost the veggie content I usually serve cucumber sticks as well.
Chicken Recipes for Toddlers
If you are on the hunt for other toddler chicken recipes, I have a few suggestions from my website, that are perfect for families and for toddlers
- Paprika Chicken Drumsticks- so easy but so finger licking good!
- Honey Soy Chicken Tray Bake - A sheet pan meal
- Chicken Curry For Kids - a different curry recipe which is absolutely delicious and loaded with veggies
- Chicken Pasta Bake - Because everyone loves pasta!
- Creamy chicken pasta soup
- Chicken Korma - A delicious mild and creamy curry my whole family loves.
Mango Chicken Curry
This mango chicken curry recipe is a sweet and tasty mild curry perfect for families
Ingredients
- 100g uncooked red lentils (½ Cup)
- 250g carrot (2 Medium)
- 750mL chicken stock (3 Cups)
- 2 Cup cubed mango (frozen is fine)
- 1 Cup Coconut milk
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 large onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped/minced
- 2 cm cube root ginger peeled and finely chopped/minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- Cinnamon stick or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 400g skinless chicken cubed into bite sized pieces (Breast, tenderloin, thigh)
Instructions
- Rinse the red lentils place in a pot
- Roughly chop the carrots and add to the pot
- Add stock, cover and simmer for 20 mins
- Add 1 Cup of the mango (if it is frozen let it soften for a few minutes in the hot liquid)
- Add Coconut milk and blitz into a smooth orange sauce
- Heat oil in pan
- Sauté onion until lightly coloured
- Add garlic and ginger, sauté for a further 1-2 mins
- Add all dry spices and cook off for 1-2 mins
- Add the lentil carrot coconut milk and mango sauce to the pan
- Add the diced chicken, cover and gently simmer for 30 mins. Stir every 10mins or so.
- Add the remaining 1 Cup oof cubed mango and simmer for a further 5 mins, to heat through
- Serve (Try to fish out the cardamon pods and cinnamon stick, they are not that nice to crunch down on)
Notes
Serve with rice, cucumber sticks, coconut bananas and greek yoghurt
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 410Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 271mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 5gSugar: 12gProtein: 28g
Please know this nutrition analysis is based on the ingredients only, this recipe has not been sent to a laboratory for independent testing
I'm going to cook this tomorrow and am looking forward to it already. Just wondering, what happens with the rest of the mango? You just 1 1/2 cups in the ingredients, then you puree 1 cup in the recipe. Do I add half a cup of cubed mango later for texture?
You are 100% right, thanks for picking up the typo! I will edit the recipe tonight 🙂
Sounds delicious! I love the idea of adding more variety into our 'typical' menu!
I hope your kids and family enjoy it too!
Curry is fab because it has so many complex flavours. This looks really exciting too!
Thanks Faye! My kidlets love it! And the parents do too! WINNING!
My husband and I love a good curry too and anything spicy really. I've been adding chilli and curry powder to my sons food since he started solids. Though I did BLW so he just ate what we ate. Just wondering if I wanted to increase the spice a little could l add some curry powder or chilli powder? What would you recommend?
Hello
I have just found your website and yesterday tried the Mexican rice dish and today cooked the mango curry. Both dishes were winners with my 9 and 10 year old and my hubby! Winning!
Great recipes - thank you! Looking forward to trying more of your dinner recipes.
That's so great to hear karen!