Slow carb: Cauliflower, broccoli and kidney bean curry

I experimented a bit and came out with this gem of a recipe. I like my cauliflower and broccoli a lot more mushy, so pre-boiled it, but you can use uncooked if you want to give it that texture.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons ghee
• 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 green chilli, chopped
• 1 red onion, chopped
• few sprigs of cilantro/coriander, chopped
• an inch of ginger, chopped
• cumin seeds
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 drained cans of kidney beans
• 500g broccoli
• 500g cauliflower
• salt
• turmeric
• garam masala
• cumin powder

1. Heat ghee

2. Add garlic, ginger, onions, coriander, cumin, green chilli and allow to cook until fragrant

3. Add tomatoes and other spices and continue to cook until the oil starts to separate out

4. Add kidney beans, broccoli and cauliflower and stir well

5. Add water to the level of the vegetables in the pan and simmer

6. Increase heat to dry out water

7. Enjoy.

The ghee really does work wonders for the flavour. And it is slow carb friendly (see the section on macadamia oil in Tim's book).

Day 13 Part 2

I did manage to up my calories a bit.

My 2nd lunch was an echo of my first lunch - I have realised the advantage now of making things in HUGE batches. It is just so much easier and more convenient.

I did an intense bootcamp session again. Absolutely loved it. Was burned out and aching. Woohoo!

Dinner was same veg from lunch and lunch 2, with a whey shake. I have just had 30g of peanut butter pre-bed. I got to about 2050 calories today and this was probably the first day where I really enjoyed 3 out of the 4 meals - still need to work on sorting something out for breakfast regularly.

Slow carb chocolate pudding

Be careful with this one - we are allowed avocado but in limited quantities so don't overdo it with these.

This recipe makes...well the amount that was in the photo.

Test Day 1 - 30 December 2010

The plan for my 1st test day:

• Wake up
• Go for a 30 minute jog
• Protein shake
• Cold shower