Wednesday 22 August 2007

Dinner tonight!!! 2 for the price of 1!!!!!


Hmmmm.. winter curries!!! And what better than:

2 chicken breasts
a red onion
a head of cauli
A head of broc
2 tomatoes
(all veggies courtesy of Aussie Farmers Direct)
Sharwoods Bundhi Paste (click here for some interesting Pujabi trivia *ahem*)
2 carrots diced.
1/2 zuch, diced
a handful baby spinach, added at the last moment

Rice cooked by absorption method






Method:


Fry off chicken, add veggies (except for spinach), stir until veggies are wilted. Add curry paste. Cook for 15-20 mins.






While chicken is cooking, prepare rice.


Just before serving, add baby spinach and heat until wilted. Serve over rice!!

OR:

Chicken Curry in Home Made Turkish Bread...

Prepare rice:

Using the absorption method. Rinse rice thoroughly and add enough water to cover plus 1cm more. Seal tightly with lid and set over lowest gas flame. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until all the water has been absorbed.

Allow to cool slightly and add to curry.



PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUALITY OF THE PHOTOS FROM HERE ON IN GET A BIT DODGY. PUT OT DOWN TO LOW BLOOD SUGAR AND A COUPLE OF GLASSES OF CHARDY!!



Bread:



Mix 250g of Self Raising flour and 200g of natural yoghurt. knead until elastic. Place in a bowl, cover and allow to sit for 30 mins.

Divide dough in 2, roll into plate-sized circles.

Add a goodly dollop of curry and rice and fold over. Seal the edges with a fork.

Place "pastie" in a cast iron pan and brown off both sides.



Finish in the oven for 5-7 mins, if sides are still uncooked.



Serve with a dollop of tzatziki!!

1 comments:

the girl with pointy sticks said...

Good grief woman, you filled me up just with the eye candy. Most excellent blog madam ;)