Indian spices
We all lead busy hectic lifestyles, rushing around from dawn to dusk making sure that our kids are up, fed and watered, walk the dogs, go to work from 9-5, get home, pick the kids up from school, cook dinner.. Sometimes I wonder how we fit in time for ourselves? On top of this we get force fed how important healthy eating is, ensuring we all eat a well balanced diet sometimes is easier said than done, but now in the wake of the horse meat scandal, now more than ever it is important that we take the time to cook a fresh well balance meal in the evening. By cutting out processed food like jars of sauces, packets of stuff or frozen ready meals I have lost over a stone in just over a month, not intentionally on a diet but consciously making sure that I put 30 minutes to one side when I get home to cook a fresh tasty meal, not only has this helped lose the pounds, but it also helps wind down after a busy stressful day at work, but also I am confident of what I am eating and not relying on what the ingredients say on the box of the ready meal…. after it could be anything.
One of my in flavor of the month meals at the moment is a curry…. fresh, tasty and ready in 30 mins…. whats more, once you have the base ingredients in your store cupboard you can make this anytime. Why not try it… You can make as hot as you like so even the kids would enjoy this.
What you will need is
1 tsp of turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, Madras curry powder
2 tsp Tomato puree,
2 onions sliced
Sliced mushroom
2 peppers sliced
1 chili sliced
Chicken
Chicken Stock
Fresh Coriander
1 Lime
First, slice your onions, peppers, mushrooms and fry in a little olive oil, cut your chicken into chunks and add to the pan and brown slightly. Add your spice mix, ensure that you coat the chicken, onions and peppers and cook out for 5 mins. Add the tomato puree and cook out for a further few minuets. Boil your kettle, add the chicken stock cube, add the boiled water. Cook for about 15-20 minutes. You can add some cornflour at this point if need be to thicken. Add the juice of 1 lime, and a handful of fresh coriander, serve with boiled rice.
Instead of serving with a naan bread, serve with a toasted pitta bread.
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