post-op Post -Op Soft Foods my favorite, easy, Crockpot chicken curry 21 gms protei

[gamergirl 4,609]

My dad arrives from India today so I have to make something his 90-year body (and teeth) can enjoy, AND tomorrow is soft foods day for us! yay! We were told to eat meats that were out of a crockpot or pressure cooker so they were soft. So here goes.

This is massively modified from Anupy Singla's Indian Crockpot book a) not make enough to feed the entire state of Texas and not to blow the roof off your head with her version of spice.

I'm Indian. Believe me when I tell you, this is the BEST chicken curry I have ever had and the EASIEST.

Ingredients

1 onion peeled & quartered

5 garlic cloves peeled

2 inches ginger root sliced roughly

2 tomatoes quartered

I tsp salt

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp turmeric

1 tsp garam masala, can buy ready mixed or I will post my fav, easy recipe shortly

1/2 cup greek yogurt

1.5 lbs of chicken, skinned

1 bag of baby spinach

1 2 inch piece cinnamon

4 green cardamom

2 whole clove

Method

1. In a food processor, grind together everything except the chicken and the spinach and the whole spics. Make a nice, smooth paste. This may take a few minutes, be patient.

2. Put the chicken pieces in a crockpot, and pour over the yummy-smelling sauce you just made. Add the whole spices, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.

3. Chop up the spinach and add during the last hour of cooking.

4. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 6.

Us Sleevers may have to eat the chicken without the sauce and eat the sauce separately or something.

Makes 6 servings of chicken (3 oz each, 21 gms of Protein each

EDIT: Forgot the tomatoes in the first version and also the whole spices! brain is mush

Edited August 23, 2013 by gamergirl

[Bufflehead 6,358]

This looks yummy, I think I will try it. Thanks for posting!

[TwinsMama 483]

When I was pregnant all the wives of the guys at work (I worked for an Indian owned company) sent in meals for my husband and I. To say my family and I love Indian food is an understatement.

I will so be trying this! In fact, tomorrow the hubby and I are going to our fave Indian restaurant for our date night!!

[daadelishopeful 64]

Thank you for this recipe. I love indian food. I am going to try this recipe this weekend. Keep the great recipes coming. I haven't tried cooking with my crock pot yet, so this gives me a great reason to.

[gamergirl 4,609]

When I was pregnant all the wives of the guys at work (I worked for an Indian owned company) sent in meals for my husband and I. To say my family and I love Indian food is an understatement.

I will so be trying this! In fact, tomorrow the hubby and I are going to our fave Indian restaurant for our date night!!

Thank you for this recipe. I love indian food. I am going to try this recipe this weekend. Keep the great recipes coming. I haven't tried cooking with my crock pot yet, so this gives me a great reason to.

I am glad to hear this! I have a bunch of simplified Indian recipes that are high Protein, that I make in a pressure cooker but can also be made in a crockpot. I will continue to post. I wasn't sure if there were that many people who liked Indian food here

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Oh my gawd!!! That sounds so yummy! All that work for me to be able to eat maybe an ounce or two? Sounds totally worth it.

I will mourn the na'an, though...

[gamergirl 4,609]

Oh my gawd!!! That sounds so yummy! All that work for me to be able to eat maybe an ounce or two? Sounds totally worth it.

I will mourn the na'an' date=' though...[/quote']

I know right?? And the rice. I'm going to try ricing cauliflower and will report back on how that works.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Now that sounds disgusting. HA!

Any recipes for butter chicken or palak paneer? I've never cooked Indian food but I do love to eat it. I love to cook, though, so I am willing to give it a try.

I have a client who is Indian and she is always trying to "fatten" me up. (As if I need that!) She makes this vegetable stew that is to die for and I don't even like cooked veggies. She has no recipes, and whenever I ask, she takes it as a hint to cook me up a huge box of food. I love her, but she is too generous for her own good. :wub:

[gamergirl 4,609]

Now that sounds disgusting. HA!

Any recipes for butter chicken or palak paneer? I've never cooked Indian food but I do love to eat it. I love to cook' date=' though, so I am willing to give it a try.

I have a client who is Indian and she is always trying to "fatten" me up. (As if I need that!) She makes this vegetable stew that is to die for and I don't even like cooked veggies. She has no recipes, and whenever I ask, she takes it as a hint to cook me up a huge box of food. I love her, but she is too generous for her own good. :wub:[/quote']

Yup! Already posted a palak paneer one. It's in my blog. Super simple.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

How about you just come over to my house and cook?

[gamergirl 4,609]

Oh I'd love to! I love to feed people. can't wait until I'm well enough to have a party again!

[Beachbum2017 108]

chicken Korma?? Oh please! Love that stuff but haven't been able to find a good recipe that tastes as good as the restaurants!! Though come to think of it - that might be pretty hard to make healthy.....a challenge, right?

[gamergirl 4,609]

chicken Korma?? Oh please! Love that stuff but haven't been able to find a good recipe that tastes as good as the restaurants!! Though come to think of it - that might be pretty hard to make healthy.....a challenge' date=' right?[/quote']

All righty then! Let me experiment this weekend and see what I can drum up. This will be fun

[TwinsMama 483]

I will mourn the na'an, though...

My fave na'an is the EXCELLENT garlic butter followed closely by the chocolate that they make at my hubby and I's spot. We have had to wait until I'm wayyy out from surgery to even walk in, because the smell of the na'an literally makes me want to giddy.

Plus, we're regulars so we always get freebies. It's going to be interesting to see me not eat the na'an. Good thing my kiddies and hubby like it. So I'll bring mine home for the kiddies.

Edit: makes me go giddy

[Reigo 110]

Yum! Love Indian food and have been to India a few times for work.

Any recipes for vindaloo!?!