I have a friend who cooks mostly Indian recipes for her family and has recently lost half a stone on Slimming World (it's such great news!). She has been able to adapt the her favourite spicy recipes and is working on persuading her family to appreciate food cooked in less oil. That's a longer range goal! I did pass on my tip about a fantastic Lime Pickle that features in the Curry Feast Book from Slimming World that is entirely syn free. It is tangier and fresher than shop bought pickles and is worth the wait.
The pickle takes a month to 'cook' in the jar (this is achieved by leaving it out in the sun or a sunny windowsill for as much as possible over a month keeping it sealed. If you don't have the Curry Feast Book, there is a good Lime Pickle mentioned on the Indian Food Rocks page which you could make substituting Splenda for the sugar. It is a long time to wait but I have tested this for you to make sure you'll be pleased you were patient! You could even serve these with the contraversial Lasagne sheet crisps instead of poppadoms for a very low syn starter - or even as a snack for watching movies and TV!
And yes, I will be chasing my friend up to provide some of her family curry recipes to share here on the blog if she is happy to reveal them!
Note: I follow Extra Easy and for simplicity don't reference Green and Red days a great deal here!
