A lower-calorie way to make Curried Sausages
Curried Sausages With a Lighter Gravy—Mash One Carrot Into the Sauce
Lean chicken sausages, apple, peas, and carrot make a familiar curry gravy thick enough to coat without butter or a flour-heavy roux, about 390 calories.
Curried sausages need a gravy that clings, but flour and fat are not the only way to get there. One cooked carrot is mashed back into the stock, giving the sauce colour and body. Apple and toasted curry powder keep the sweet-savoury character while lean sausages remain recognisable rounds.
What changes—and what stays
From conventional 520–700 kcal with fatty sausages and roux to 390 calories
Choose lean chicken sausages and mash one cooked carrot into the stock instead of thickening with a butter-flour roux. Whole sausages brown before slicing, keeping their juices inside. Curry powder blooms with onion and apple, while mashed carrot emulsifies into the broth and makes a glossy gravy.
| Part | Conventional | Lighter | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core method | More added fat or a heavier proportion | Choose lean chicken sausages and mash one cooked carrot into the stock instead of thickening with a butter-flour roux | Whole sausages brown before slicing, keeping their juices inside. Curry powder blooms with onion and apple, while mashed carrot emulsifies into the broth and makes a glossy gravy. |
How the flavor stays
Whole sausages brown before slicing, keeping their juices inside. Curry powder blooms with onion and apple, while mashed carrot emulsifies into the broth and makes a glossy gravy.
A cost rule that survives inflation
Carrots, onion, apple, and frozen peas stretch six sausages into four bowls. The same mild curry powder works across soups, eggs, or another weeknight sauce.
Ingredients for 4
Measure first; timing is part of how this recipe uses less fat.
- 6 (600g)lean chicken sausages
- 3 medium (300g)carrots— small dice
- 1 large (200g)onion— thinly sliced
- 1 small (120g)apple— small dice
- 1 cup (150g)frozen peas
- 1 tbspmild curry powder
- 2 cups (480ml)low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 tsp (5g)canola oil
- 1 tspDijon mustard
- 1 tspapple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tspkosher salt
Method
Each step includes heat, a visible cue, and a recovery.
Step 1 · follow the visible cue
Brown sausages whole before slicing
Heat oil in a wide pan over medium. Brown sausages for 7–8 minutes, turning often, then remove and slice into thick rounds.
Look for: Casings have broad golden marks, while the centres may still be slightly underdone.
Step 2 · follow the visible cue
Toast curry with onion and apple
Add onion, apple, and two carrots to the pan. Cook 7 minutes, then stir in curry powder for 45 seconds.
Look for: Onion is soft, apple edges have rounded, and curry smells warm rather than dusty.
Step 3 · follow the visible cue
Mash the third carrot into the stock
Simmer the remaining carrot in stock until very soft, then mash or blend it. Add to the pan with mustard and sausage rounds; simmer 10 minutes.
Look for: The golden gravy coats a wooden spoon without a floury film.
Step 4 · follow the visible cue
Peas and vinegar finish the colour
Fold in peas for the final 3 minutes. Add vinegar, taste for salt, and rest 5 minutes before dividing.
Look for: Peas remain bright, sausage centres are cooked, and gravy clings instead of running clear around them.
Calories at the same serving size
176 kcal · 31% lower estimated
The estimate uses the listed ingredients divided into 4 servings. Brand labels, trimming, and the amount left in the pan can change the result.
Keep the leftovers in the same spirit
Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 months. Reheat gently with a splash of stock because the carrot-thickened sauce firms when cold.
Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 months. Reheat gently with a splash of stock because the carrot-thickened sauce firms when cold.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use beef sausages?
Yes. Choose the leanest label available, prick only if the casing may burst, and recalculate calories and saturated fat.
Does this include mashed potato or rice?
No. The estimate covers the sausage curry only; any starch served underneath is separate.
- lean chicken sausages6 (600g)
- carrots3 medium (300g)
- onion1 large (200g)
- apple1 small (120g)
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Published and last reviewed: August 25, 2026
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