Yes, it really is that time of the week again. I really do feel like I was only just saying that this time back in March 2018. But now it is nearly the end of March 2019. I think we really need to get sorted because before we know it we will be putting the Christmas tree up again and farewelling another year. It is true what they say – time waits for no one.
So here is my weekly meal plan for this week…
You can find out everything on how to make your smashed potatoes, bread twist and meat pies HERE.
For my chicken curry I usually like to use a jar of Panang thai curry paste but I am all out (I really need a curry garden) so I will use my own curry powder mix. I do have some kaffir lime leaves (the big full leaves from the herb section in Woolworths fruit and veg department) that I will also use in it.
Here is the recipe I will use. It has been taken from a recipe that my friend Felicity gave me years ago. It really taught me how to make a curry. I have altered a few things in the recipe to make it my own. This recipe also has the recipe for the curry mix that I will use.
I love curry. All things curry. I really love to experiment with it too. I have certainly come a long way from the very first time I made it. I had no idea what the hell I was doing and it was actually inedible. ha ha ha. I learnt how to make curry from Mr Chardy’s Dad. I was going to throw out some left over roast beef, but he said he would make a curry out of it. Waste not want not. He literally used the recipe on the side of the Keens curry tin and that is how I learnt. That is still what I base my beef curry on (and actually used some left over roast meat the other week for a curry – thanks Grandpa). I just use my own curry mix now and add coconut cream and some fruit chutney. The world is your oyster with curry. Go forth and experiment.
What’s cooking at your place this week? We are still waiting for Trevor to give us some more rain, it is like trying to get blood out of a stone. Seriously!
Have a great week my friends.
I like a good veggie curry, my current favourite is a tikka masala one with mixed veg and chickpeas. I fry a diced onion, then a few tablespoons of tikka masala powder and some ginger (original recipe also said garlic at this point but we have two allergic to it so I leave it out). Then add a cup of water and fry until it mostly evaporates. Then a tin of diced tomatoes and stir. Then whatever veggies you want, I like a mix of pumpkin, cauliflower/broccoli, potato, carrot, green beans. Could also use red capsicum, sweet potato, carrots. Then a tin of drained chickpeas. Then a small tin of coconut milk. Cook for about 20 mins until everything has softened. If there’s nothing else green in there I throw in some frozen peas at the end.