Hi all, please can I join?
Doing SW second time around. I lost 3 st 4oz last time, five years ago, went from an 18 to a 10 in dress size. I now need to lose 2 stone, as I have let it slip back on.
I did a search on this thread as I couldnt remember curry recipes, and saw alot of you using curry paste. Curry can be syn free.
If anyone is interested, the basic curry recipe is 2 tsp turmeric, 3 cardamom pods, 1 x 2.5cm/1in piece cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tbsp peeled and grated root ginger, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp mild chilli powder, 3 garlic cloves, crushed.
I tend to use ground cinnamon. Also, most types of curry from what I remember are a varied mix of these basics.
Because Im lazy, I often grind a heap of spices (its nearly as good to buy them ready ground, but they dont last as long), and then have them in little jars for when I need them.
The trick is to frylight onions, add this mix, cook for 2 minutes, add meat or fish, cook a bit longer, add stock and/or tinned tomatoes and whatever veg. Then cook. Add fromage frais or yoghurt if you like it creamy, at the end.