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The Great 'Cheap cooking substitutes' Hunt

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  • piecemeal
    piecemeal Posts: 86 Forumite
    I use that to, it has the added advantage that fat separates so you can remove it if you want a lower fat version. :)
    I actually shred directly over the food I'm cooking and add water separately, the lazier system seems to work fine for me.

    DH does as I described to make rice and peas i.e. the West Indian dish. When I make curry I do as you do; much easier!
  • SJ_Jones
    SJ_Jones Posts: 182 Forumite
    Maybe not a substitute, but I make Lamb Tikka, and I've started using less meat and padding it out with aubergine instead.
  • terra_ferma
    terra_ferma Posts: 5,484 Forumite
    SJ_Jones wrote: »
    Maybe not a substitute, but I make Lamb Tikka, and I've started using less meat and padding it out with aubergine instead.

    Do you grow you own? That wouldn't work for me, here aubergines are £1 each, rarely reduced (except ethnic shops which I can't easily get to).
  • Seakay
    Seakay Posts: 4,269 Forumite
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    bogwart wrote: »
    & Soworried: "Saffron for turmeric in rice dishes"


    I do hope that was a mistake, and you are not actually substituting the world's most expensive spice for nasty, cheap turmeric.

    turmeric is a really good anti inflammatory

    http://www.top10homeremedies.com/kitchen-ingredients/10-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html
  • SJ_Jones
    SJ_Jones Posts: 182 Forumite
    Do you grow you own? That wouldn't work for me, here aubergines are £1 each, rarely reduced (except ethnic shops which I can't easily get to).

    I don't grow my own, but by them regularly at Tesco - wors out cheaper than more Lamb...
  • Seakay
    Seakay Posts: 4,269 Forumite
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    I use dried marigold petals instead of saffron in savoury dishes - a little colour and mild flavour but wouldn't be strong enough to use in eg saffron buns
  • terra_ferma
    terra_ferma Posts: 5,484 Forumite
    Seakay wrote: »
    I use dried marigold petals instead of saffron in savoury dishes - a little colour and mild flavour but wouldn't be strong enough to use in eg saffron buns

    Ingenious. As I don't like turmeric it would make a good substitute to colour curry dishes too, I assume.
  • terra_ferma
    terra_ferma Posts: 5,484 Forumite
    SJ_Jones wrote: »
    I don't grow my own, but by them regularly at Tesco - wors out cheaper than more Lamb...

    I you are right.
    I had a look, the family pack at Tescos is cheaper (on My Supermarket at least) than Sainsbury (and the luxury priced Co-cop down the road...).
  • Seakay
    Seakay Posts: 4,269 Forumite
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    well marigold petals will give a little colour to rice but I'm not sure they'll make a lot of difference to curries. Worth a try though. You can use them fresh straight out of the garden as well - just the petals though, none of the rest of the flower
  • Steve059
    Steve059 Posts: 2,686 Forumite
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    For Yellow Rice, just add 1/4 of a teaspoon of turmeric to each portion of rice. (I use 75g of rice & 200ml of water.)
    If you fold it in half, will an Audi A4 fit in a Citroen C5? :)
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