In response to my many friends who continually ask me for my recipes, I am trying this Blog thing. (Thanks, Mary for the inspiration.) One friend calls my experiments, "Becky Food" and that really is a perfect title. I began a mostly raw foods diet last year after having digestive problems my whole life. I met a special neighbor named Leon, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. With lots of prayer and a specific nutriative diet, his cancer was completely gone in 3 months. Right after that I met a woman with polycystic ovarian syndrome who stopped eating our fried, preservative-filled, prepackaged American food and has never had a problem since. Those two were enough to inspire me to give it a try. I am completely healed now.
This first recipe is perfect for lunch. I make a huge batch to throw into tupperware containers. I pull one out each day to take to work. The kids don't like too much cumin so I add it after they are dished up. You can read about the quinoa down below. This recipe is a cooked one but I have a raw version as well.
SAUCE
Dopiaza means "Two Onions" in Hindi. It is a curry recipe that is supposed to be medium hot, but I make it mild for the children.
4 medium onions--2 diced and 2 sliced
1 tbsp of ginger and garlic paste (see below)
oil for the pan
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ground tumeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala (Available in a lot of spice aisles--it's a curry mix like Chinese 5 Spice powder.)
1 tbsp ground coriander (my favorite--I actually put more in).
4 tbsp of cream (or plain yogurt)
2.5 cups of water
2 of diced tomatoes
2 tsp salt
Fry the sliced onions in the oil and remove once brown and crispy. Let them drain on a paper towel.
In that pan, add the water, spices (except of coriander), tomato, and the chopped onions. Simmer for about 20 minutes and then add the cream, fried onions, and coriander. Turn off the heat and let the sauce sit.
GRAIN
Meanwhile, rinse your quinoa (available for best price in your bulk grain section of healthy stores) to get the bitter outside coating off. Cook it exactly like you would rice--about 1.5-2 cups of water per 1 cup of quinoa.
Quinoa has more protein than any grain. It has 20% of your protein for one serving! It is a complete protein with essential balanced amino acids. It is one of the most digestable grains you can eat. It's so light and fluffy that it makes a perfect summer salad on its own or under a heavy sauce like this curry.
GINGER/GARLIC PASTE
I made HUGE batches of fresh ginger and garlic paste for all sorts of cooking and medicinal uses. Just throw in like 5 cloves and an inch of ginger root. Cover with some olive oil and the blender will make a paste. (Don't store garlic in oil at room temperature or botulism can form!)
This first recipe is perfect for lunch. I make a huge batch to throw into tupperware containers. I pull one out each day to take to work. The kids don't like too much cumin so I add it after they are dished up. You can read about the quinoa down below. This recipe is a cooked one but I have a raw version as well.
SAUCE
Dopiaza means "Two Onions" in Hindi. It is a curry recipe that is supposed to be medium hot, but I make it mild for the children.
4 medium onions--2 diced and 2 sliced
1 tbsp of ginger and garlic paste (see below)
oil for the pan
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ground tumeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala (Available in a lot of spice aisles--it's a curry mix like Chinese 5 Spice powder.)
1 tbsp ground coriander (my favorite--I actually put more in).
4 tbsp of cream (or plain yogurt)
2.5 cups of water
2 of diced tomatoes
2 tsp salt
Fry the sliced onions in the oil and remove once brown and crispy. Let them drain on a paper towel.
In that pan, add the water, spices (except of coriander), tomato, and the chopped onions. Simmer for about 20 minutes and then add the cream, fried onions, and coriander. Turn off the heat and let the sauce sit.
GRAIN
Meanwhile, rinse your quinoa (available for best price in your bulk grain section of healthy stores) to get the bitter outside coating off. Cook it exactly like you would rice--about 1.5-2 cups of water per 1 cup of quinoa.
Quinoa has more protein than any grain. It has 20% of your protein for one serving! It is a complete protein with essential balanced amino acids. It is one of the most digestable grains you can eat. It's so light and fluffy that it makes a perfect summer salad on its own or under a heavy sauce like this curry.
GINGER/GARLIC PASTE
I made HUGE batches of fresh ginger and garlic paste for all sorts of cooking and medicinal uses. Just throw in like 5 cloves and an inch of ginger root. Cover with some olive oil and the blender will make a paste. (Don't store garlic in oil at room temperature or botulism can form!)
Brilliant! I've started eating more healthy since 40 finally caught up with me and I gave up that dirty little habit I had for so long. This one looks great and I will definitely try it. Keep them coming. This could be big!
ReplyDeleteOops! Up above I said 2 of diced tomatoes. I meant TWO TOMATOES. HEHE. Thanks, Paula
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