Yellow Okra Coconut Curry

Ooh, i truly love Thai Currys, i mean... who doesn't? ;)

I would leave every Indian Curry standing for a lovely yellow Thai Curry. What's your favourite Curry?

I you haven't ever had okra (also called ladyfingers or bhindi) you should know that they taste most alike green beans and if cooked for too long, they start to ooze a slimy liquid which is good for thickening. Also Okra is rich in fibre (~5g per 100g), in antioxidants and in Vitamin C (36mg per 100g). Moreover It's supposed to be really soothing for the enteric flora and super low in calories. 

A superfood, indeed! :)

 

ingredients:

- 500g Okra

- about 10 cherry tomatoes

- 50g fresh or desiccated coconut

- 2 med. sized onions

- 2 cloves of garlic

- small piece of ginger

- 1 tsp ground cumin

- 1 tsp ground coriander

- 1 tsp tumeric

- 1 1/2 tsp Paprika ground

- 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper

salt, pepper

- 1 tin of unsweetend coconut milk

(optional: a few prawns for decorating 

 & desiccated coconut to coat the prawns with)

method:

- Cut the okras into about 4cm long pieces

- Cut the onions into small cubes

- Cut the ginger and garlic into tiiiiiny little cubes

- Heat up some oil in a pan, add the onions and stir, until they start to brown

- Add ginger & garlic

-Add all the lovely spices, the okras and the coconut and let them roast over moderate heat for about 3 minutes.

- Add the coconut milk and the tomatoes

- Let the whole meal simmer for ~ 20 minutes or until the okras are soft

(Meanwhile, roll the prawns in desiccated coconut  and start to fry them, 2 minutes before you plan to serve, in plenty of oil.)

I recommend serving the meal with a mixture out of brown and wild rice. :)

"Graze box" review I

Hey guys!

You've probably already heard about this snack/nibble boxes, that are called "graze box", at least in the UK they seem to be hyped, because they are advertising on many websites at the moment.
That's how i took notice of this adorable, with healthy nutritious snacks filled boxes and of course i desperately needed one! :D

So every monday I'm excited the whole morning until RoyalMail finally arrives at about 2pm with my snackbox... And to be honest, most of the snacks are already gone on the same day... 0:-)

Well anyway, this  is the graze site, where you can order the boxes. You can choose when and how often (every day, every week, every forthnight) you want to receive your box and they're gonna send it to you!
Every box contains 4 little plastic boxes with yummi contents, as you can see on the picture above.
What you can't see is, that they are quite small (they fit trough the letter slot) but certainly you can't expect a large size for £3.89 (including free delivery!).
If it appears you don't like a content of your box (or you like a certain one especially) , you've got the oppurtinity to let the graze people know that by just clicking "bin it" (or "like it") on the website.

pumpkin and ginger cake with an afternoon infusion

i like the idea it comes with an infusion,

the cake itself is solid but not remarkable      

Just to make you even more hungry, i'll show you the contents of my boxes every week with a little review on them.

cookies and cream

mini chocolate cookies, roasted hazels, white chocolate buttons and sunflower seeds

It was all right, it didn't knocked my socks of or anything

baked soy bits with sweet chilli sauce

the only thing of the whole range until now, i couldn't eat
the "bits" come with the distinctive soya flavour
and i just dislike sweet and sour/hot stuff

tutti frutti

blueberry infused cranberries, pineapple, cherry infused raisins and green raisins

OMG you never knew dried fruit can taste SO good!

The pineapple was heaven on earth. There are no artificial preservatives in the fruit, 

just pure nature's goodness.