Leftover Turkey Curry - My Gorgeous Recipes (2024)

Published: Nov 26, 2021 · Modified: Sep 14, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

Leftover Turkey Curry, a delicious meal ready in about 30 minutes. A quick and easy recipe that will help you use up leftover turkey that could otherwise go to waste. It's a mild curry that makes it perfect for a family dinner recipe.

I admit it, I am guilty, I have done it times and times again! Throwing away leftovers happens way too often, more often than I would like. Which is a shame, leftover food can be successfully recycled into fantastic dishes, as easy or as fancy as one wishes.

And if the Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey feast resulted in the unavoidable leftovers, what a better idea than a good old curry recipe to use up any leftover turkey. British people definitely love a good curry, there is no doubt about that. And it's not surprising that curry is actually considered a national dish, regardless of its Asian origins.

From butter chicken,tochicken tikka masala or a good chicken and coconut curry, my taste buds do know how to appreciate a delicious curry. And now it's time for turkey curry!

Ingredients needed to make leftover turkey curry

• leftover turkey - cubed
• tomato passata
• onion - either yellow or red onion, or shallots
• ginger puree
• garlic
• Greek yogurt
• vegetable oil
• garam masala
• ground cumin
• turmeric
• salt and pepper - to taste
• fresh coriander - cilantro, to garnish
• chicken stock -broth

Step-by-step photos and instructions

Since the turkey is already cooked, all we need to worry is the curry sauce, which is super easy to whip up.

• add the peeled onion, garlic and ginger puree to a food processor and blitz until finely chopped
• heat up the oil in a pan, add the onion mixture and fry until golden

• add the spices and leave to fry for a further 2 minutes

• in go the tomato passata and chicken broth, plus the cubed leftover turkey
• leave to cook with the lid on until the sauce is reduced and thick
• add the yogurt, season with salt and pepper to taste, and garnish with parsley or coriander

Expert tips

I used tomato passata, but fresh or canned chopped or plum tomatoes could be used instead too. Of course, the very essence of a curry sauce are the spices used. Earthy, hot, deep, and divinely aromatic, these spices give the dish an unmistakable Indian flavour.

You can swap leftover turkey for leftover chicken, in case you had a rather large roast chicken that needs using up.To bring the heat of the spices down, yogurt always does the trick. Although you can also use cream or, for an even more exotic flavour, coconut milk.

It's down to own preference though, for this recipe I only used Greek yogurt, its creaminess making the sauce even richer. This leftover turkey curry is such a delightful dish, ridiculously cheap, but tasty as only a good curry can be.

Because I cooked this turkey curry for the whole family, I did not use any chilli, as my daughters won't like spice, but you can definitely add some red or green chilli, or chilli flakes or powder. Do give it a go!

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