Wednesday is usually the day when I crave a takeaway. I finish work in town at about 6pm and wander home; passing several pizza shops, an amazing fish and chip shop, another pizza shop, the Chinese takeaway, and finally passed the Indian restaurant near my house, by which time I'm usually broken and opening my Just Eat app as I put my key into the front door.
Health wise, this isn't always a great move, as though I am quite good at sticking to low fodmap options when ordering takeaway, I do usually suffer for it the next day, as I am never entirely avoiding onion for example.
This week, Wednesday was a toughie. Bad news from my home town, poorly child meaning a morning off work and added stress, so it would have been very easy to just get home and order takeaway. If I'm honest, had my other half suggested it, I would have taken him up on the offer like a shot.
But, no, I had planned to cook and actually I am so glad I did. Not only did it make me feel better, it tasted fantastic!
The plan was to make a King Prawn curry. I am not sure specifically what type of curry this would be classed as but I'm guessing something like a rogan josh as it was tomato based, and I avoided adding any sort of cream to it, to keep the calories down.
What I included.....
* 1 tbsp garlic infused olive oil
* 1 tsp turmeric powder
* 2 tsp chilli powder (though I poured a tonne in by accident, about 1 tbsp, and it was fine!)
* 1 tsp garam masala
* pinch salt and black pepper
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 1/2 leek, chopped (greener bits)
* 2 handfuls of green beans
* 1 bag of raw king prawns (or enough for 2 people)
* 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
* 1 tbsp tomato puree
basmati rice (enough to serve 2 people)
Poppadoms (optional)
1. Heat the garlic olive oil in a large frying pan.
2. Mix the spices in a separate pot, with the salt and pepper, before pouring into the oil.
3. Add the extra olive oil.
4. Allow the fragrances to be released from the spices before adding the chopped leeks.
5. Add the green beans and cook for a few minutes.
6. Add the king prawns and stir until almost cooked.
7. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and tomato puree and stir well.
8. Serve with cooked basmati rice and poppadoms.
** Please note this recipe is based on my own experiences of FODMAP and should not be followed, or used only as a guide, if you suffer from severe food intollerances or allergies.
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