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Yellow Indian Curry Dish


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Yellow Indian Curry Dish
You will need: chopping board & knife; blender; stainless steel pots; glass jars w/ lid for storing; NOTES: Great 'make in BULK & freeze' meal idea If making the homemade Yellow Indian Curry Powder, add 5 minutes to recipe time (see recipe notes). If making the homemade Yellow Indian Curry Paste, add 45 minutes to recipe time (see recipe notes).
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 - 40 minutes
Passive Time 30 - 40 minutes (while baking)
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Yellow Indian Curry Dish
Quinoa
Toppings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 - 40 minutes
Passive Time 30 - 40 minutes (while baking)
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Yellow Indian Curry Dish
Quinoa
Toppings
Instructions
  1. Roughly chop Onions, add to a large pot with 2 tbsp Coconut Oil and cook until soft.
  2. Finely grate/chop the Ginger, Garlic, Chillies and Coriander. Add all this, plus the Curry Paste to the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Wash and cut the Sweet Potato and Potatoes into 1 inch cubes (approx.), rinse and drain the Chickpeas and blend/puree the Tomatoes. Add to the pot.
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients except the Zucchini. Top up with Spring Water if there is not enough liquid to cover the veg. Bring to a boil and then turn down to mid-low heat and allow to simmer for 30-40 min until water evaporates and potatoes are cooked through.
  5. While Curry is cooking, in a separate pot, bring the Quinoa and Spring Water to the boil. Strain the Quinoa - keep the water. Put the Quinoa in a stainless steel strainer on top of a pot, with the left over water in the bottom of the same pot and simmer the water to steam the Quinoa for 10 - 15 minutes (cover with a lid to keep moisture in).
  6. 5 min before serving, slice the Zucchini and stir in to allow it to cook for a few minutes before serving (adding in last prevents Zucchini from being overcooked).
  7. Serve the Curry on cooked Quinoa with a selection of Toppings.
Recipe Notes

*You can basically use any veggies you have in your pantry or fridge, and cook with the Yellow Indian Curry Paste to cook up a hearty Curry Dish.

*I make bulk batches of this Curry Dish and portion and freeze for future quick and easy meals.  

*Make your own Nut Milk: Grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup Water.

*You can make your own homemade Yellow Indian Curry Paste - I also make this curry paste in bulk batches and portion and freeze for future use.

*Check out this Yellow Indian Curry Dip made with the same Yellow Indian Curry Paste.

*Choose BPA-free tins when buying pre-cooked Chickpeas if possible or even better, see below recipe for cooking your own Chickpeas from scratch (it’s not as difficult as it seems, just allow a couple days before to prepare and cook them).

Serving Suggestions:

* Serve with cooked Rice or Quinoa

* Make a Fresh Mango Salsa for a topping - 10 minutes to make
If no Mango, still delicious without.
1/2 Mango (large)
1/2 Red Onion
1/2 cup Tomatoes
1/2 cup Cucumber
1/2 bunch Coriander (fresh)
Chop into small pieces and mix together and serve fresh as a topping with any Curry Dish.

Clean Eating Tips to remember:

*Stainless Steel and Ceramic or Glass Cookware are the safest materials to cook in with the least amount of leaching into food when heat is applied. A high quality set of cookware is essential and will last a lifetime - and a longer lifetime at that because of it. 

*Stainless Steel, Food-grade Silicon or Wooden Cooking Utensils are the safest materials to cook with with the least amount of leaching into food when heat is applied. 

*Olive Oil - it’s best not to cook with Olive Oil, always consume raw. Best to drizzle Olive Oil over food just before serving. It’s better to avoid cooking with Olive Oil as it is a delicate oil and is damaged and becomes harmful to ingest when heated.

*Better oils for cooking with have a higher smoke point/less free radical forming when heated— Coconut Oil, Macadamia Oil and Grapeseed Oil

 

How to cook your own Chickpeas from scratch:
NOTE: Start this 2 days before you want to use Chickpeas in a recipe.

1 cup dry chickpeas = approx. 2 - 2 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas

Day 1 - evening
1 cup dry Chickpeas
3-4 cups Spring Water (water should be double higher than chickpeas in dish)
1 tsp Salt
1. Put ingredients in a large ceramic or glass bowl - the Chickpeas will swell to 2-3x their dry size.

Day 2 - morning
Drain Chickpeas and change the salted water.

Day 2 - evening
Put Chickpeas in large pot of Spring Water
Cook for approximately 1 hour+ until chickpeas are soft.
Drain, let cool and refrigerate in sealed glass container.

Day 3 - Recipe day
Chickpeas are ready and waiting to made into your recipe of choice!

Nut Mince Lettuce Wraps w/ Gaucamole & Cashew Sour Cream


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Spicy Nut Mince Lettuce Wraps w/ Gaucamole & Cashew Sour Cream
You will need: chopping board & knife; blender and/or food processor; glass jars w/ lids for storing NOTE: If making fresh Guacamole & Cashew Nut Cream to add to this recipe, it will take 15min longer to prepare this dish.
Prep Time 15 - 30 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Nut Mince
Guacamole
Cashew Sour Cream
Wraps & Toppings
  • 4 large Cos Lettuce leaves (or gluten-free wraps - be sure to choose a gluten-free wrap free from soy, corn or other GMO ingredients unless certified organic)
  • 1 small handful Coriander leaves
Prep Time 15 - 30 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Nut Mince
Guacamole
Cashew Sour Cream
Wraps & Toppings
  • 4 large Cos Lettuce leaves (or gluten-free wraps - be sure to choose a gluten-free wrap free from soy, corn or other GMO ingredients unless certified organic)
  • 1 small handful Coriander leaves
Instructions
  1. Nut Mince: Pulse Walnuts roughly in a blender or food processor. Add Sun-dried Tomatoes and pulse again until combined.
  2. Nut Mince: Finely chop/mash Garlic, and finely chop the Brown Onion and add this along with the remaining ingredients and pulse/process until combined.
  3. Guacamole: Mash Avocados and add the juice of the Lemons / Limes and mix through.
  4. Guacamole: Chop Tomatoes, Red Onion, Chillies, Coriander and finely chopped Garlic and mix together.
  5. Guacamole: Add Sea Salt and Lemons / Limes juice to taste (add more if needed).
  6. Cashew Sour Cream: Grind the Cashew Nuts into a flour-like consistency, using a blender (with grinder attachment - see description above).
  7. Cashew Sour Cream: Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. You can add a little more Nut Milk for a thinner consistency.
  8. To make Wraps: Layer Nut Mince, Guacamole and Cashew Sour Cream onto Cos Lettuce leaves. Optional - top with fresh chopped Coriander.
Recipe Notes

*Choose Sun-dried Tomatoes that don’t have preservatives or additives and which come jarred in clean oils like Sunflower Seed Oil, good quality cold-pressed Olive Oil etc - avoid Canola Oil which is GMO.

Making your own Sun-dried Tomatoes is actually not as difficult as it seems, you only need good time management in terms of planning ahead and making them at least a few days before you need them in a recipe. I make a big batch and store them in oil in a sealed glass jar in the fridge and they last over a month! Find the recipe here

*You can use a few regular tomatoes instead of baby tomatoes in the Guacamole - I just love the sweetness of baby tomatoes. The redder the tomatoes, the better they taste.

*Tomatoes are on the EWG - Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ list which makes them highly sprayed with pesticides. Use organic/spray-free Tomatoes or if you really can’t find any, give the Tomatoes a bath in White Vinegar water (¼ cup White Vinegar mixed with 2-3 cups of water) to help remove as much pesticide residue as possible.

*Store left over Nut Mince, Guacamole and Cashew Sour Cream in a sealed glass jar in the fridge. Eat within 1-2 days.

Serving Suggestions:

*Another nice addition to these lettuce wraps as a topping is the Mexican Tomato Salsa