We all have those days when there’s just no time to cook, which is why we created our range of meals, soups, sauces and sides – all Free to keep you on your way to slimming success. We’ve now spiced up the Slimming World food range with four new curries, so you can enjoy a tasty Slimming World fakeaway whenever you fancy. Our head of food and publications (and chief curry taster!), Allison Brentnall, tells us more…
“We know that our members love a good curry (the chicken tikka masala is one of the most popular meals in the Slimming World food range!), so we were keen to offer an even better Indian menu. This month, a new and improved beef madras and vegetable biryani, and two totally new dishes, chicken jalfrezi and chicken korma, landed in Iceland stores.
I’m really excited to see what our members think of the chicken korma. This creamy-tasting dish is normally one of the highest Synned curries on an Indian menu, so to be able to offer a completely Free version that has all the spice and none of the Syns is a real achievement for our food team.
When developing these new recipes, we worked really hard with our specialist spice house to create well-balanced curry pastes. The aim was to deliver an authentic, well-rounded hit of spices that any curry house worth its salt would be proud of. It’s been a real challenge as, in traditional Indian cooking, you’d normally start your recipe by cooking your spices in oil. Going without the oil can cause a harsh kick from the spices, so we had to find a way to avoid this and keep that lovely warming depth of flavour.
After a lot of testing and tasting, we’re really pleased with how the curry pastes turned out. We’re now hoping to use them to develop some new, improved cooking sauces for those members who’d like a helping hand with their home-made curries – so keep an eye out for those!
These Slimming World fakeaways are great to have in the freezer for those times you want a curry in a hurry. They can be cooked from frozen in just 12 minutes – much less time than it takes for the local takeaway to deliver! My personal favourite is the brand-new chicken jalfrezi. I love a decent hit of heat and the contrast of the sweet peppers with the medium spicy sauce makes it my quick and easy go-to at the end of a busy week.
When I have more time to spend in the kitchen, I like to cook my curries from scratch. As with all of our food range, we print the full recipe on the packaging, giving you the option to make it yourself next time. You’ll also find links to all of these curry recipes in this post.
I hope you enjoy spicing up your nights with these tasty additions to the food range family!”
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Slimming World fakeaway menu
Beef madras
This fiery Slimming World fakeaway is packed with tender meat, tomatoes and spinach, making it a really healthy, hearty beef curry.
“This was gorgeous, I was expecting chunks of meat but it’s actually pulled beef, and not too spicy.” Ann (@annmunnelly_slimmingworld)
TRY IT: Find the beef madras recipe here
Chicken korma
Our mild and creamy curry house classic is one for those who like a mildly-spiced Slimming World fakeaway.
“You will not be able to tell the difference between this and a korma from a restaurant. It tastes absolutely amazing, I would highly recommend.” Iceland customer
MAKE IT AT HOME: Find the chicken korma recipe here
Chicken jalfrezi
With chunks of chicken breast and red and yellow peppers, our Slimming World chicken jalfrezi makes a satisfyingly spicy supper.
TRY IT: Find the chicken jalfrezi recipe here
Vegetable biryani
Combining fragrant basmati rice with vegetables in a tasty curry sauce, the Slimming World vegetable biryani is a vegetarian feast for the senses.
MAKE IT AT HOME: Find the vegetable biryani recipe here
Get curried away with more fakeaway recipes…
Slimming World members will find nearly 100 Indian-inspired recipes on the exclusive member-only website. From keemas to koftas and dopiazas to dhals, our curry house collection of Slimming World fakeaways is sure to have your usual order covered!
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Slimming World groups and the Slimming World Online Community are also hotbeds of recipe-swapping action, and with many of our real-life groups reopening our members can share their favourite fakeaway finds in person.
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