Beginner’s Indian Curry

Beginner's Indian Curry

Beginner’s Indian Curry

 

This recipe, Beginner’s Indian Curry is from Diabetic Connect.  This spicy and creamy curry is as tasty as it is easy.

Beginner’s Indian Curry Recipe

Beginner’s Indian Curry

½ tsp. mustard seeds, crushed

¼ tsp. cumin seeds, crushed

1 cup canned diced tomato, drained

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

¼ tsp. ground turmeric

1/4 tsp. ground red chili

¼ tsp. salt

1 lb. (about 1 ¾ cups) cubed cooked chicken breast

¾ cup light coconut milk

 

Heat a large skillet over medium heat.  Add the mustard and cumin seeds.  Cook 2 minutes or until seeds are fragrant, stirring frequently.  Combine the tomato and oil in a small bowl.  Add to the seeds.  Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Stir in the turmeric, red chili and salt.  Cook, stirring for another minute.

Add chicken and cook for 1 minute.  Stir in coconut milk; cover.  Simmer over low heat 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Serve hot, spooned over warm basmati rice.

 

(Recipe for Beginner’s Indian Curry came from Diabetic Connect, 2014)

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Thai Pumpkin Soup

Thai Pumpkin Soup

Thai Pumpkin Soup

While wanting to create a hearty, flavorful soup, and found myself with lots of pumpkin.  “I chose this combination of ingredients because this is the flavor profile I love.  As a professional chef, she enjoys researching and developing recipes and fusing culinary traditions.

               Stacy Desrosiers                                               Mays Landing, New Jersey

 

Thai Pumpkin Soup Recipe 

Thai Pumpkin Soup

1 (15 oz.) can pure pumpkin

1 (14.5 oz.) can lower-sodium chicken broth

1 (13.6 oz.) can light coconut milk

2 Tbsp. pumpkin butter or apple butter

1 ½ Tbsp. Thai red curry paste or to taste

1 Tbsp. peanut butter

1 tsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 ½ Tbsp. Asian fish sauce

1 tsp. sugar

¼ tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

4 oz. rice noodles, preferably medium width

1 ½ cups shredded cooked chicken breast

¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Whisk pumpkin, broth, coconut milk, pumpkin butter, curry paste, peanut butter, ginger and garlic powder in a large saucepan.  Bring to a boil medium-high heat.  Reduce heat to medium-low to low; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Stir in fish sauce, sugar, salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, cook rice noodles according to package directions; drain.

To serve, ladle soup into bowls; mound noodles in center.  Top with chicken; sprinkle with cilantro.

4 servings

(Recipe for Thai Pumpkin Soup was in Cooking Club Magazine, Fall 2012 issue)

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