Chicken Pumpkin Curry Recipe (Paleo) - Fed & Fit (2025)

FAQs

Is pumpkin OK on Paleo? ›

Pumpkin is a paleo-friendly ingredient. Each recipe calls for pure pumpkin so it's a whole food with nothing extra in it. A pumpkin is a tuber and is a great ingredient to use if you follow a paleo diet.

The easiest way to fix a bland and tasteless curry is by adding spices like red chili powder, cumin, coriander, garam masala, curry leaves and turmeric. Just make a quick tempering and pour over the curry to give it a nice punch of spices and herbs.

Curries can be bland if you haven't used enough of the base aromatics of garlic, ginger, and onion. The onion should be caramelized in oil until well browned and flavorful. Spices should not be old enough to lose potency and preferably should be toasted and ground yourself.

You should have a rich, flavoursome sauce, add your RAW chicken into the sauce, keep the heat medium high and seal the chicken in the sauce, stir constantly and create the deep flavour in the chicken.

β-carotene present in pumpkin is an anti-inflammatory agent as it decreases the skin cancer which occurs due to sunlight whereas α-carotene is considered responsible to prevent aging, growth of tumor and preventing the chance of developing cataracts in eye.

Tomato puree/ paste

Adding tomato puree is probably the most common method of thickening curry sauces. Simply add the tomato puree during the cooking process rather than adding it at the end. This will help to thicken your curry or pasta sauce from the beginning, speeding up the cooking time.

I'd cut them in small pieces (1 or 2 cm) and quickly sauteed them (1 or 2 minutes on hot temperature) to get some caramelization and toss them in the curry to finish cooking. Or just toss them in the curry to cook them (one less pan to clean).

If you purée it first, you will have to dries up most of that flavor to cook onions. I suggest just chop and cook them till done and purée / blend after to bring out a smooth curry base. *If adding tomatoes, cook that in first and then blend.

Is curry better the longer you cook it? ›

Let it cook for as long as possible. Simmering a curry allows time for the flavours to infuse; a long, slow simmering time generally produces the best curry.

Flavor Integration: Curry powder added post-cooking might not integrate as seamlessly into the dish as when it's added during the cooking process. Cooking curry powder allows the flavors to meld and the spices to release their essential oils, which deepens and enhances the overall taste.

For every 250g/8oz chicken breast strips or pieces, toss with 3/4 tsp baking soda (bi-carb) Marinate for 20 minutes. Rinse well under running water, pat with paper towel to remove excess water. Cook per chosen recipe and marvel at the most tender chicken breast you've ever had, just like at Chinese restaurants!!!

These are beans, lentils, and peas. Legumes are not paleo because they were only introduced into the human diet about 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. Legumes are difficult to digest and can contain unhealthy fats.

Vegetables: broccoli, kale, peppers, onions, carrots, tomatoes, etc. Fruits: apples, bananas, oranges, pears, avocados, strawberries, blueberries, and more. Tubers: potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, turnips, etc. Nuts and seeds: almonds, macadamia nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and more.

Yes — sweet potatoes are generally considered a paleo-approved food, however, some paleo dieters prefer to limit their consumption to avoid consuming too many carbohydrates that spike their blood sugar levels.

“Sweet potatoes are the only potato that is considered paleo,” explains Evans. “Sweet potatoes have a much lower glycemic index so while they have a similar amount of carbohydrates, their impact on blood sugar and insulin is much lower, which is a goal of eating paleo.”