Curry Is Not So Scary!

As a child I have watched my mother cook extremely authentic slash "scary" Indian dishes. It just always seemed like she took hours to cook those delicious dinners and as if they included about 1,000 steps. As I grew up, I realized that definitely was not the case. Indian dishes are always construed to be more difficult than they truly are. The key is....the SPICES.

I have gotten the chance to experiment with multiple spices and have created a staple dinner dish. Word from my fiancé is that it's the perfect mix of Indian taste with American ingredients, minus the fat. If you are looking for something healthy with protein, this is your dish!

This is one of our favorites because it's so easy and healthy. It was the first dish I put together with ingredients straight out of our pantry.

Indian Fusion Stew:

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon mild curry powder

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 white onion

1 Serrano pepper

1 garlic clove

1/2 tablespoon ginger

1 red bell pepper

1/2 cup mushroom

1/2 baby spinach

4 cups veggie beef

1 can Chickpeas

1 can diced tomatoes

3 cups chicken stock

2 tablespoon plain yogurt

Instructions:

1. Begin dicing all the vegetables (mushrooms, red bell peppers, and the white onion).

2. Add the olive oil to pan. Once heated through add cumin seeds, curry powder, paprika, and turmeric powder. Toast spices for about 5 minutes. Saute the white onion, garlic, and ginger until the onion's have begun tender. Add the Serrano pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.

3. The add the veggie beef until tender.

6. Add can chickpeas and tomatoes- stir thoroughly. Cook for about 5 minutes.

8. Add chicken stock and simmer for about 15 minutes.

9. Add baby spinach and stir within the stew till it wilts. Great way to get those veggies in!

10. Finally, spoon into a bowl and add a dollop of yogurt.

This is one of our favorites because it's so easy and healthy. It was the first dish I put together literally from our pantry. Tell me what is your favorite healthy, yet savory dish. Did you create it?