Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry

Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry. A very simple & easy recipe to turn holiday leftover turkey into a completely different and delicious meal.

Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry

Here’s yet another recipe in our expanding collection of great leftover turkey meal ideas. I’ve been tempted to  try leftover turkey in a curry for a while now and I think it works very well in this simple and pretty mild tomato curry.

As with any curry recipe, you can easily adjust the spicing to suit your taste. This is a pretty mild version with the red curry powder providing almost all of the heat. For a hotter curry, just adjust to taste.

The recipe starts with a quick sauté of Indian spices and turkey. The turkey is removed and a curry tomato sauce is quickly prepared before adding the turkey back in to slowly simmer. 

Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry

I like to use the dark meat for this recipe because I find it more forgiving during the simmering time when turkey can dry out. If using white meat, I’d suggest a bit of a shorter simmer ing time.

We enjoyed it with some homemade naan but I served up the leftovers on some plain jasmine rice and that was equally delicious too. This definitely was not boring leftover turkey!

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Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry

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Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

55 mins

 

Easy Leftover Turkey Tomato Curry - a very simple & easy recipe to turn holiday leftover turkey into a completely different and delicious meal.

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Indian Inspired

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

For the Spiced Turkey

• 2 lbs leftover turkey cut in large chunks I prefer to use dark meat
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp yellow curry powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp cinnamon

For the Curry Sauce

• 1 large or 2 small red onions
• 4 cloves garlic
• One 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup yogurt
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp yellow curry powder
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1/4 tsp red curry powder hot, or cayenne pepper to taste, optional
• 2 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp honey

Instructions

To prepare the Curry Spiced Turkey

1. Toss the leftover turkey in the spices and sauté in 3 tbsp peanut oil for just a few minutes in a large pot or dutch oven.
2. Remove the turkey and set aside.

To prepare the sauce for the curry.

1. Puree the onions and garlic in a food processor or chop as finely as possible.
2. Add the puree to the same pot and slowly cook the onion mixture until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir well.
4. Simmer slowly for about 20 minutes before adding the cooked turkey and simmering for an additional 10- 20 minutes or so before serving.
5. Serve with rice, roti or naan bread.