I am not sure how this recipe for Gwyneth Paltrow’s Sheet Pan Chicken Curry crossed my path but it looked delicious, super easy and quick to make so I decided to give it a go. The recipe comes from her book The Clean Plate: Delicious, Healthy Recipes for Everyday Glow that was published recently (and I have not read).

It really is an easy recipe, great for mid-week meals or weekend cooking when you don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen. Chicken pieces and cauliflower florets covered in a flavoursome curry paste and then roasted till cooked. Serve with some fresh coriander, a dollop of yoghurt, piping hot naan and a glass of beer or two and dinner is sorted The recipe is suitable for all seasons, I mean, what time of the year is a curry not a good idea.

The original recipe only serves 2 people so I doubled it up to serve four. It also called for boneless and skinless chicken breast which for me personally is the most uninteresting cut of a chicken so I swapped it out with 4 chicken drumsticks and 4 thighs. I find that those cuts have so much flavour. And of course, I want some chicken skin. Isn’t that the best part?

I also cut out the pickled onion of the original recipe as I did not find the flavour combination appealing. You could bulk up the recipe by adding a tin of chickpeas to the pan. Just make more of the spice mix to coat them with and beware that chickpeas do “pop” when roasted but I do think it will be a tasty and filling addition to the dish.

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Ingredients

3 large cloves of garlic mashed
1 tbsp curry powder strength to your taste
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp ground turmeric
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
8 chicken portions legs and thighs
1 small head of cauliflower cut into florets
Coriander leaves and plain yoghurt to serve

Instructions

Heat the oven to 200 degrees C
Line a baking sheet with baking paper
In a large bowl, combine the garlic, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, ginger and olive oil and work into a paste
Toss the chicken and cauliflower in the paste to coat
Spread in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet
Roast for about 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through
Serve with plain yoghurt and fresh coriander leaves