Money saving recipes with two fantastic curries :))

Recently there has been so much emphasis on families cutting down food waste and being more economical in he shopping and as good as it all sounds, this can be difficult...okay I admit it I am one of those people that throws stuff away but I must say I'm making a real effort to curb this down! Jamie oliver has just recently brought a new book out and a new series and its very inspiring and it shows that you don't just have to meal plan to save food waste and save pennies, it just means using whats leftover for something else...I know easier said than done but I attempted this with leftover chicken. We were supposed to have guests and unfortunately they cancelled so Sunday afternoon I was left with a lot of chicken, I was expecting a bit but I had a least two days worth so recipe experimenting went into over drive to come up with some family friendly recipes to use it up...and it really paid off not only did we have another two days using up the chicken but some awesome meals and flavours.

My first recipe is a child friendly take on a Kerala Curry, I must say I'm not thy tolerant of spicy heat so whenever I make a curry of any sorts it tends to be mild to medium which works well with kids as well! You can of course make this curry spicier if you wanted just use hot curry powder and a chilli if you wanted! 

The flavours in the curry are fantastic an its so simple to prepare but not only did I want to use up the chicken, I also had some leftover veg and potatoes, so I was determined to use them as well and wow was it a fantastic meal...easy to prepare and cheap cheap cheap :))

My take on a Kerala Curry (child friendly)

500g Leftover Chicken 

1 Onion chopped

1 tsp Ginger 

2 Garlic cloves chopped

Mild chili powder- 1 tbsp (if you like it hot use hot chilli powder according to your taste)

1/2 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp ground Coriander

1 tsp Garam masala powder

5 cardamom pods

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

1/2 tin plum tomatoes

1 tin coconut milk

Salt

Coconut oil (if you have it otherwise normal oil will be fine)

Heat the oil in a pan and add onion until it becomes soft and then add the ginger and garlic and sauté until onion turns golden brown.

Reduce the heat to low and add the chili powder, turmeric, coriander, garam masala, cardamom pods and fennel seeds and cook this for several minutes (you may need to add more oil if needed) add the cooked chicken and stir through to coat in the spices and cook for a further minute. Add the 1/2 tin tomatoes and stir through and then add the tin of coconut milk, stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Add salt and simmer for 10-15 minutes 

Serve with rice and my leftover veg and potato side dish

Leftover veg and potato side dish

Leftover veg ie Brussels broccoli cabbage carrots

Leftover roast Potatoes 

1 onion chopped

1 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp chilli flakes 

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp garam masala

Salt

In a pan heat some oil and add the onion and ginger, cook until the onion softens

Add the turmeric and garam masala and heat for 1 minutes

Add the chopped veg and potatoes and mix through and season with salt

Cook for around 10 minutes on a medium heat until cooked through thoroughly 

Serve with my child friendly Kerala curry and rice