Monday 3 September 2007

Day 15 Monday 3/09/07

Last night

Snacked on dried fruit (mixed berry variety)

Breakfast

1 x Benecol probiotic cholesterol lowering drink
1 x pomegranate, raspberry and cranberry smoothie
½ a pink grapefruit

cup of tea

Daytime

One cup vending machine white coffee

Dried cranberries

Eve Meal


Curried Aduki Beans with home made paneer

Paneer made by boiling a litre of goats milk
Curdled with lemon juice (1 ½ tsp)
Drained through muslin
Under the weight of a pan full of water for 45 mins
Kept in the fridge in water overnight

Aduki beans boiled for 50 mins

Curry
Fry off a tsp of mustard seeds (black and white), cinnamon (1/2 a stick), handful of curry leaves, tsp of fenugreek seeds, 2 cardamom pods, 3 cloves, ½ a chilli (de-seeded) and a clove of garlic sliced (remove from pan and put in a hand blender – with 2 tbs of goats yoghurt blend till fine.

Fry off a red pepper and a courgette ½ a chillie and a clove of garlic (chopped)

Add the spiced yoghurt mix and cook for 5 minutes

Add a tsp of turmeric and a tsp of garam masala, stir through then add another 3 tbs of yoghurt, mix in the aduki beans

Pros – loads of fruit & aduki beans

Cons – yoghurt and frying for dinner

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