Spring into Summer 2012 with Slimming World

lalamb

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

OH does the cooking at the weekend and he's not a great fan of Frylight - he can't remember to use it :mad::mad: so we rub the fajita seasoning into the chicken and put it on greaseproof paper and cook in the oven. Works fine ( and less labour intensive), although I do miss the odd crispy bit.

We make homemade syn free salsa, have a big salad and I throw in a jacket aswell.

Seems to work - and it means I can eat just about what they eat...... which is the joy of slimming world for me!

Thanks. I was worried because I fried mine in a wok with frylight and when I saw your post about baking it I thought frylight had to be used minimally or something.

lalamb

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

For the fajitas I know it sounds crap but get a big whole iceberg lettuce leaf and use it as a wrap. It is surprisingly good!

Sorry to hear your news CH27, comfort eating won't make the news less bad or your memories less painful. All it will do is make you feel bad about yourself afterwards. Look at this as the one thing you can control and focus on it, 1 day at a time.

Great tip re the fajitas, will definitely try it next time.

nessie216

rachbc wrote: »

Think I might Express next week - so with anything not free do you count the highest syn value?

Yes you got it!

nessie216

Slack_Alice wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I am cooking a curry for dinner tonight, my mum has recently started Slimming World so nice to all be supportive and have the same meal and I enjoy cooking new recipes.

I've looked on the Slimming World website and in the 'find a recipe' section, I have found a chicken curry recipe:

http://www.slimmingworld.com/recipes/chicken-curry.aspx

has anyone tried this recipe and have any reviews?

The other recipe I have found is in the 'free 7 day menu', called Chicken Tikka Masala.

What are peoples views, have you a preference between the two if you've tried them?

Thanks!

Not tried the curry you linked, but have tried the tikka masala one - to be honest i didn't like them much - i think the rogan josh in one of the most recent magazines is the nicest SW curry (apart from mushy pea curry of course!)

I don't like the idea of putting yog in a curry - i can have it as hot as it comes - i like vindaloo!!!

I don't do that many curries at home apart from mushy pea curry as DH doesn't like them much - he says that they are too runny & he would much prefer a jacket & cheese!

HTH xxx

CH27

Thankyou for your support lovely people xx

lalamb

Slack Alice, here is a jalfrezi I make I posted it a few weeks ago for someone who asked. I also make a madras curry much hotter basically the same ingredients but the onions are fried with the spices and you add lots more chillis, hot chilli powder and nutmeg, cloves, and cardamon, skip the yoghurt and add peppers if you wish.

lalamb wrote: »

Thanks for that,will have a look at the ingredients and see if I can tweak it to suit my tastes.

The jalfrezi is really simple and quick to make

This would serve 3 or 4 people
You will need
Green chillis finely chopped( the more you add the hotter it will be)
Turmeric - about 1 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds - I use approx 2 - 3 teaspoons
2 or 3 cloves of garlic
Either tinned tomatoes or you can do your own from fresh tomatoes, removing the skin.
Chicken breast
Garam Masala
Fat free yoghurt - I only use a little, I don't like it too tangy
Peppers
Onions

So fry your green chillis, cumin seeds and garlic in fry light briskly watching the garlic doesnt burn
I add a little bit of garam masala here too
Then add your tomatoes, let it cook on a highish heat, add your turmeric and stir. Then add your chicken breast(no need to brown your chicken breast before hand) add your yoghurt, a bit of water about a cup. Then let it cook for approx 30 mins. I always taste it, and if there isn't enough spice I add a little more cumin powder and maybe some curry powder.
Then in a seperate pan fry your peppers and onions in fry light, add your garam masala and fry for approx 2 -3 mins then you can add it to the curry, cook for a further 5-10 mins.

The way I used to make curry was frying onion and peppers first but this is the way it should be cooked, adding it last to leave it with a bit of a crunch and not soggy.
I've been using this recipe for years, it is authentic, and very similar to what you would get from an Indian restaurant......the house smells lovely when I cook it!

invisibleyousee

In regards to currys - in the groups they sell books, one of which is a SW Currys book, with sides recipes in their as well. The books are fairly reasonably priced, so if you can make it to one of the classes it's worth having a look - there's a voucher in one of the papers this weekend for free membership if you've not joined yet (see a couple pages back, sorry can't remember who posted the note!). I think it's daily mirror paper.

invisibleyousee

Ooh lalamb your recipe sounds delicious, I think that might have to go on the list to try in the next couple weeks!

lalamb

invisibleyousee wrote: »

Ooh lalamb your recipe sounds delicious, I think that might have to go on the list to try in the next couple weeks!

it is really nice, but something I've learned over the years of cooking a curry is switching it off for an hour to let it thicken, they can sometimes be watery otherwise. If it is too thick when you go to reheat it you can always add a little water to loosen it up. I must admit I prefer the madras to the jalfrezi at the minute. I like the spiciness in madras, something the jalfrezi lacks. When you do a madras you use the seeds from the green chillis, in the jalfrezi you don't. My family prefer jalfrezi that's why I can never have it too hot.

Slack_Alice

nessie216 Thanks for the reply, will try and google that rogan josh recipe to have a look at!

lalamb That jalfrezi recipe looks really tasty, is it very spicy?

invisibleyousee I'm not actually doing slimming world, just looking for a recipe to do for my family because my mum has recently started. But I will let her know about the books if she hasn't already seen or heard about them!