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Stats
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30mins

Ingredients
25g butter
2cm cube of ginger, finely chopped
1 tin chopped tomatoes, drained with the juice reserved
1pt vegetable stock
2stp tomato puree
1/2tsp lemongrass paste
1/2tsp tamarind paste
100ml single cream
1 chopped and desseded green chilli

Method

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat, add the ginger and allow to infuse
   
2. Add the drained chopped tomatoes, stir well
3. Add the tomato puree, lemongrass and tamarind paste and mix well
4. Add the hot vegetable stock and reserved tomato juice
5. Allow to come to the boil, add the chopped green chilli and simmer for five minutes
6. Add cream
7. Blend until smooth
   

Very tasty, a bit fiddly to make but well worth the time taken!

Stats
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 15-20 mins

Ingredients
100g Cooked Chicken
1 tablespoon Oil
2 rashers streaky bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
2 level tablespoons plain flour
3 cooked carrots, diced
300g cooked, diced, skin on Anya potatos
100g mixed sweetcorn and peas, cooked
1 pint chicken stock
0.5 pints milk
salt and pepper to taste

Method
1. Cut chicken into 1cm cube sized pieces
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan, fry the bacon in it until softened
2. Add the onion and cook till the onions started to brown
3. Sprinkle with flour and stir in the chicken, carrots, potato, sweetcorn, peas stock and milk
4. Bring to the boil and then simmer on a low heat until the vegetables are tender