Chicken and/or Tiger Prawn Spinach Balti

Scratch Balti (Serving Suggestion)

This is great, you can adjust the temperature according to your audience.  It has took me ages to come up with a decent "indian" curry but here it is.  Lots of fiddly stuff. Lock and load that slow cooker! Serves four - with rice and nan.  (See serving suggestion)

Balti Sauce:

Fry together in coconut oil (any left over oil? Sick it in your hair!)

• 1 pack of Passata
• Fresh coriander (handfuls)
• Lazy Ginger (2 heaps on a teaspoon)
• Lazy Garlic (2 heaps on a teaspoon)
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• Squeeze of tomato puree
• Veg Stock Cube

1/2 teaspoon of the following:

• Fennel
• Crushed chilli
• Cumin
• fenugreek
• Sugar
• Garam Masala

The Curry:

• Diced chicken and/or tiger prawns
• Red Pepper
• Green Pepper
• White onion
• Two handfuls of cherry tomatoes - whole
• More chilli flakes, hot curry powder and add salt (all to taste)
• 3 spoons of indian chutney (homemade ask for recipe)
• Frozen spinach cubes x 5

Method:

After preparing the sauce chuck everything into the slow cooker in a non "Nigella" sexual way and cook on low for 6 hours.  Easy.

Chuck it in shamelessly

Blitz of 6 hours

To Serve:

Cook the rice, heat the nan breads and slap the curry on top.  No frills, just a "back from the pub-worthy" curry!!

Crab and Cherry Tomato Pasta

Yum-tastic!!

Here is a healthy and quick to prepare a two course meal.  So simple but very tasty.  We really enjoyed it and to keep it healthy ditch the garlic bread!  This is for two people, you just double the ingredients to serve more!

STARTER: MOZZARELLA AND TOMATO SALAD

Rocket leaves
A Beef Tomato 
Half a small red onion
Fresh basil leaves
One "ball" of mozzarella
Sliced black olives
Balsamic glaze to finish



Thinly slice the tomato, onion, black olives and mozzarella and place on a bed of rocket.  Tear up the basil and and place on top.  Drizzle the glaze like in the picture just before serving - if you do it earlier it will spread and won't look so pretty!

MAIN COURSE - CRAB AND CHERRY TOMATO PASTA

White Crab Meat (one pot is more than enough
Tin of finest cherry tomatoes (or the equivalent in fresh cherry tomatoes)
4 cloves of garlic (minced)
Teaspoon of dried chilli seeds
One Lemon
Fresh Basil (handful - leaves only)
Spaghetti 




This bit is simple.  Whilst cooking the spaghetti and after draining the juice out of the tin of tomatoes chuck everything in the pan and simmer.  Add the basil and the crab meat at the last moment as well as a squeeze of lemon.  Mix in the spaghetti, sprinkle on dried parsley and parmesan if you want to then serve!