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moonshine
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From: UK
Registered: Oct 2004

posted September 23, 2006 07:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for moonshine     Edit/Delete Message
Hello everyone, I thought it would be a good idea for us to share recipes! I have a few I'd like to share with you... Since my birthday I've decided to try to be more healthy and actually use my (sparkling clean!) hob for a change - and ignore the microwave for a while!

Here is what i cooked today:

BEAN CURRY

Ingredients:
1 tin chickpeas
1 tin butter beans
1 tin red kidney beans
1 tin chopped tomatoes
2 tomatoes
tomato puree
2 small green chilies (optional - can use just one)
half and onion
clove of garlic
Salt
Oil - Olive or sunflower will do (I used a mixture of both)
Spices: turmeric, Kalo jeera ( i dont know the English names of this spice, but I believe you can buy them with the indian names on the packet)

OK I know that's a lot of tomatoes, but believe me it makes all the difference!


1. heat oil in a pan. Add in a little kalo jeera, garlic, sliced onion and the two chillies (chopped in half). Fry til the onions are browning.

2. Chop the two tomatoes into quarters and put in pan to get them to start cooking.

3. Throw in the beans and chickpeas. Add salt to taste and less than half a teaspoon of turmeric. Stir.

4. Add the tin tomatoes. Stir it all together and cover. Leave to cook for a while on a medium heat.

5. When its nearly ready add a squirt of tomato puree and let cook for a bit longer. This gives it a bit more colour and flavour. The tomato pieces should have melted right into the sauce towards the end.

6. Serve with basmati rice (or brown rice if you're really heatlthy!)

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I also made a Prawn curry today today too. Here it is:

PRAWN AND VEGETABLE CURRY

Ingredients
1 packet prawns
mushrooms
carrots
Potatoes
2 small green chilies
Onion
Garlic
Salt, turmeric

1. Dice the potatoes, carrots and mushroom into small equal sizes - I tried to make them all match the same size as the prawns, just becuase it looks better!

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add the onion, garlic and chilies (chopped in half). Fry till onions are browning

3. Put in all the vegetables and prawns (if you are using large prawns put them in now, if they are tiny, put them in a bit later). Add salt and half a teaspoonful of turmeric

4. Stir and cover for a while. Leave to cook and stir occasionally till done.

5. If the curry starts to go dry, keep a kettle full of freshly boiled water ready so that you can add a few drops to prevent it burning. Beware of adding too much as this can make the flavour more bland.


Anyway that was what i cooked today, and doing these two dishes and the basmati rice took me just over an hour - which is not too bad! And I'm proud to say that it went down well with my victims!

Please add your favorite/easy/quick/recipes here! I'd love to see them!

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Bluemoon
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Posts: 2576
From: Stafford, VA USA
Registered: Feb 2005

posted September 23, 2006 09:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Bluemoon     Edit/Delete Message
Happy Birthday, Moonshine!! I hope you had a lovely dinner. IT sounds tasty!!

I didn't fix anything fancy. Sauted some chicken with onions, adobo, a little canola oil, just browned it and then let it cook thru. Some Whole Green beans and Whole wheat noodles with a jar of alfedo sauce.

no recipe needed.

Is a "hob" a stove??

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moonshine
Knowflake

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From: UK
Registered: Oct 2004

posted September 25, 2006 06:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for moonshine     Edit/Delete Message
Hi Bluemoon, yeah a hob is a stove! What's adobo?

Today I reheated whats left of the bean curry and had it with a baked potato and some cream cheese.. gotta think of something new to cook tomorrow! I intend to keepup my resolve!!

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Bluemoon
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From: Stafford, VA USA
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posted September 25, 2006 06:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Bluemoon     Edit/Delete Message

It is a seasoning mix. I love it! It has alot of garlic in it. It is good with any type of meat. Kinda hispanic flavor.

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Bluemoon
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From: Stafford, VA USA
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posted September 25, 2006 10:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Bluemoon     Edit/Delete Message
When is the last time you took a look in FFA??? Just wondering..............

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