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Chickpea Coconut Curry

Cooking is a love of mine. Who doesn’t love a homecooked meal at the end of the day. I am all for the meal prep and so I wanted to share this recipe with you for a lovely slow cooker ready, coconut curry.

Many of these are odd amounts because I hate food waste and so have been try to use up bits and pieces around the house.

Ingredients

  • 50g Leek
  • 2 Shallots
  • 2 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 160g Sweet Potato
  • 300g Chopped Tomatoes
  • 200ml Coconut milk
  • 175g Chickpeas (I used dried and soaked them overnight =cheaper)
  • 1/4 cup of Quinoa uncooked.

Spices wise I used, ground coriander, ground cumin, gram masala, cayenne, crushed chills and pepper – but add whatever is in your arsenal.

Nice and easy method to this one – throw is all in the slow cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. It might not look that appealling but I promise you it is yummy – you don’t even need to serve with anything. It’s just fine on its own.

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Things to do with Creme Fraiche

Foodie Friday! They are going to be something different from now on. I am going to be sharing some of my quarantine cooking adventures. ..So my friend gave me 3/4 of a pot of creme fraiche – reduce the food waste right! Hence why again the amounts are a little off as I was using up things in the fridge.

What can you do with it! Turns out quite a lot. Typically Creme fraiche is put with fish, chicken, desert or even in pasta sauces. I add it to my risottos to give a tanginess but there is so much more see below.

I added some to an egg white salad.

  • 3 hard boiled egg whites
  • 1 tbsp Mayo
  • 1 tbsp Light creme cheese
  • 1 tbsp of creme fraiche
  • 1 romaine lettuce
  • Carrot and celery sticks for alongside.

The majority I made into Salad dressing.

  • 150 ml creme fraiche
  • Bunch of Chives
  • 1/2 lemon
  • salt and pepper to taste.