Any suggestions for a low calorie/average calorie curry?

xstephnz · March 2015

I want a medium/hot curry that I can eat with greek yoghurt (lots but on the side). Please, nothing with too many ingrediants.

xstephnz · March 2015

Thanks for nothing guys. Lol.

I went to the NZ Healthy Food website (healthyfood.co.nz), and made a meat curry, lemon & cashew nut rice and onion fritters with a side of corn, and heaps of greek yogurt. It was delicious! am a bit anxious about calculating how many calories I ate. Probably still better than if I had McDonalds...

http://www.healthyfood.co.nz/recipes/2009/september/onion-fritters-with-mango-relish

http://www.healthyfood.co.nz/recipes/2008/december/thai-beef-curry

http://www.healthyfood.co.nz/recipes/2009/september/lemon-and-cashew-rice

rachelnumberone · March 2015

You can make cauliflower rice, it really reduces the calories and is good for you.

xstephnz · March 2015

rachelnumberone wrote: »

You can make cauliflower rice, it really reduces the calories and is good for you.

Do you have a recipe for cauliflower rice?

Cryptonomnomicon · March 2015

Bam! can't get much simpler than that, stocked at Coles and Safeway.

FYI: It's vegan and has not got meat in it but a mock meat substitute, it may not be to your liking but plenty of my omnivore friends enjoy it.

Nony_Mouse · March 2015

Google gave me this Steph, plus tons of others: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Vegetables/CauliflowerRice.htm

For your recipes you should be able to import it straight into the recipe builder here and it will total the cals for you. I'm not sure how well it works as I just type mine out the slow, old fashioned way! (mostly cos I make them up myself or they come out of a book). Just watch though, because no matter how you enter things the recipe builder is likely to screw up on amounts on some things (like it once turned 200g of tomatoes into 200 individual tomatoes for me).

xstephnz · March 2015

Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »

Bam! can't get much simpler than that, stocked at Coles and Safeway.

FYI: It's vegan and has not got meat in it but a mock meat substitute, it may not be to your liking but plenty of my omnivore friends enjoy it.

Hmm, thanks but we can't buy those in New Zealand

xstephnz · March 2015

Nony_Mouse wrote: »

Google gave me this Steph, plus tons of others: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Vegetables/CauliflowerRice.htm

Aww thanks. You are always so helpful and kind to me

Nony_Mouse wrote: »

once turned 200g of tomatoes into 200 individual tomatoes for me).

Haha that's awesome!

Nony_Mouse · March 2015

Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »

Bam! can't get much simpler than that, stocked at Coles and Safeway.

FYI: It's vegan and has not got meat in it but a mock meat substitute, it may not be to your liking but plenty of my omnivore friends enjoy it.

Yeah, we can get some of the Fry's stuff in NZ, but alas not the curries! Do you have any Indian spice shops near you Steph? (there are loads in Wellington) They generally have a huge selection of packet/pouch stuff, some of which is pretty calorie-friendly and usually cheap as too. If you love curry it might be worth having some in the pantry

rachelnumberone · March 2015

xstephnz wrote: »

rachelnumberone wrote: »

You can make cauliflower rice, it really reduces the calories and is good for you.

Do you have a recipe for cauliflower rice?

here's the one i use!
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-cauliflower-rice-couscous-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-203344

weekendoffender2015 · March 2015

rachelnumberone wrote: »

You can make cauliflower rice, it really reduces the calories and is good for you.

Well said, it tastes awesome

totaldetermination · March 2015

For low-cal 'curries', I mix milk/greek yoghurt (to get the right consistency) and curry powder.
Then just stir it through already cooked vegetables or meat, or even beans.whatever you like its just a sauce.

Its definitely not curry in the traditional sense, nor does it taste exactly as a curry should. but its pretty good, and can be low calorie.

totaldetermination · March 2015

Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »

Bam! can't get much simpler than that, stocked at Coles and Safeway.

FYI: It's vegan and has not got meat in it but a mock meat substitute, it may not be to your liking but plenty of my omnivore friends enjoy it.

Check the ingredients about Fry's products - some people would say they are not so healthy.

taunto · March 2015

xstephnz · March 2015

Nony_Mouse wrote: »

Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »

Bam! can't get much simpler than that, stocked at Coles and Safeway.

FYI: It's vegan and has not got meat in it but a mock meat substitute, it may not be to your liking but plenty of my omnivore friends enjoy it.

Yeah, we can get some of the Fry's stuff in NZ, but alas not the curries! Do you have any Indian spice shops near you Steph? (there are loads in Wellington) They generally have a huge selection of packet/pouch stuff, some of which is pretty calorie-friendly and usually cheap as too. If you love curry it might be worth having some in the pantry

Oh really? that's good to know. I don't know what Indian spice shops are. I live in the Waikato.

xstephnz · March 2015

totaldetermination wrote: »

For low-cal 'curries', I mix milk/greek yoghurt (to get the right consistency) and curry powder.
Then just stir it through already cooked vegetables or meat, or even beans.whatever you like its just a sauce.

Its definitely not curry in the traditional sense, nor does it taste exactly as a curry should. but its pretty good, and can be low calorie.

Oh ok, that's a good idea!

xstephnz · March 2015

rachelnumberone wrote: »

xstephnz wrote: »

rachelnumberone wrote: »

You can make cauliflower rice, it really reduces the calories and is good for you.

Do you have a recipe for cauliflower rice?

here's the one i use!
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-cauliflower-rice-couscous-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-203344

Thanks lovely

xstephnz · March 2015

taunto wrote: »

Here are some of the curry recipes from my family:
Vegetarian:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/eggplant-curry-449974
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/bhindi-spiced-okra-curry-422688
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/aloo-ki-subzi-indian-potato-curry-274866
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lobia-indian-curried-kidney-beans-266369
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/chana-masala-indian-split-peas-lentil-252119
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lentil-soup-laal-daal-251611

Non-Vegetarian:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/keema-indian-ground-beef-curry-278572
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/chicken-jalfrezi-226129
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/salan-stew-221609

If you want to make low calorie bread, heres a recipe for that too:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/roti-indian-flat-bread-422842

You can use the bread instead of rice to cut calories

Wow, that's a lot of recipes! not keen on beans, but I might check out the other ones next time I want a curry.

Nony_Mouse · March 2015

taunto wrote: »

Here are some of the curry recipes from my family:
Vegetarian:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/eggplant-curry-449974
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/bhindi-spiced-okra-curry-422688
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/aloo-ki-subzi-indian-potato-curry-274866
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lobia-indian-curried-kidney-beans-266369
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/chana-masala-indian-split-peas-lentil-252119
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lentil-soup-laal-daal-251611

Non-Vegetarian:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/keema-indian-ground-beef-curry-278572
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/chicken-jalfrezi-226129
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/salan-stew-221609

If you want to make low calorie bread, heres a recipe for that too:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/roti-indian-flat-bread-422842

You can use the bread instead of rice to cut calories

Yum!! Thanks Taunto.

Steph, the supermarket may have some of the packet ones too. But I say go with Taunto's family recipes!

sheldonklein · March 2015

Taunto: about how many servings are your recipes (assuming it's the only entree)?

Jillish23 · March 2015

Check out a tandoori chicken or chicken tikka recipe where the chicken is marinaded and cooked on a grill. You can have it with raita (natural yoghurt, cucumber and red onion with a few spices), salad and rice, pitta bread or naan.

I'm hungry now! Haha x

taunto · March 2015

sheldonklein wrote: »

Taunto: about how many servings are your recipes (assuming it's the only entree)?

Check the recipe. Most of them have serving size and nutrition information.

ros2will3run · March 2015

dahl ( red lentils) are great..and you cannot beat really a veg curry..as suggested, try adding reduced fat coconut milk if you want.

Any suggestions for a low calorie/average calorie curry?

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