Healthy FitFarms Retreat Curry

This dish makes a great first meal on a FitFarms weight loss retreat because its nutritionally balanced and gentle on the digestive system after a long days travel. The curry is also comforting and the slow release carbohydrates provide steady energy.

Ingredients Serves 4 People

1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil

1 onion finely chopped

3 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1/2 inch of fresh ginger

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons ground coriander

1 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon of medium chilli powder

1 red chilli finely chopped (if you like the heat)

400 ml of passata (chef tip is go for a real good quality one as it will add flavour and a richness to the curry)

500 ml of fresh vegetable stock. Make sure to stay away from the cube granules!

200 ml of coconut milk (buy coconut milk with at least 80% of coconut in the ingredients).

Bunch of fresh coriander

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pan over gentle heat. Add the onion and cook until the onions change colour and soften. Then add the cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala and paprika. Stir over the gentle heat for 2 minutes.

2. Slowly pour in the passata stirring into the spices.

3. Then add the rinsed red lentils and fresh vegetable stock. Turn up the heat almost so its boiling and then drop the heat and simmer making sure to stir occasionally.

4. Stir in the coconut milk and chickpeas. This is when the dish should start looking like a curry but make sure to simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes so all the taste blend together.

5. The last step is to season with salt and pepper and add garnish with the fresh coriander.

Here at FitFarms we serve the curry with a good quality naan bread but you can also use brown rice or quinoa. Below is some tips on which bread, rice and quinoa to use.

Naan Bread - If you are buying your bread, aim for seeded wholemeal. They are less in calories, more fibrous and higher in protein.

Brown Rice - when buying brown rice there are a few options being short grain, long grain, basmati and red or black rice. Red or Black rice is the one to go for as there's more fibre and antioxidants.

Quinoa - There's a few different types of quinoas being white quinoa, red quinoa, black quinoa and tri - colour quinoa which is a mixture of all three. The healthiest choice and the one we use at FitFarms being Black quinoa because it has more protein and antioxidants

Nutrition Breakdown

Calories 320 kcal

Protein 15 grams

Healthy Fats 3 grams

Carbohydrates 50 grams

Fibre 14 grams

Iron 5 mg

Magnesium 65 mg

Potassium 700 mg