Brown Rice Curry Pilaf

I've had a feeling that curry is not healthy for some reason. Maybe because I usually use ready-to-make curry paste.


But recently noticed that those spices which are used for curry are very helpful for our health.


Curcumin (found in Turmeric)
1. anti ageing - what an attractive word \(^o^)/
2. lower Alzheimer's - 4times less in India
3. cancer prevention
4. lower cholesterol


Here's my effort!

2 cup Brown Rice (2 cup water)

1/2 Onion

1 Garlic

1 Canned tuna

2 TBS Sake

1/2 TBS Chicken Stock

1/2 TBS Curry Powder (better use Turmeric, Chili, Cumin, Coriander powder)

Salt & Pepper

Cook in Rice Cooker, drizzle with Olive oil & place Poached Egg on top.......Yummy:)

 

Quinoa & Chickpea salad

Quinoa is one of the grains which I never heard until recently when my friend told me she is having qunoa salad every night to lose weight.


I believe whole grains are good as they are high in fiber and a lot of other health benefits. 


Quinoa especially is high in magnesium which is meant to reduce frequency of migraine. I occasionally suffer from it >_< It's really killing me...


I bought quinoa even though I had no idea how to prepare/cook/eat. I thought I should try it to become more whole food lover.


Here's my first quinoa dish:

To be honest, I was unsuccessful... but after arranging the salad with tuna, it became delicious!!


Sorry, I lost the recipe but ingredients were;


quinoa, chickpea, baby spinach, pears, lemon juice, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, salt & pepper

Sardine Tofu Burger

Sardine is one of economically friendly fish in Australia.
Actually, I never bought fresh sardine here, always buy tinned sardine from which we still get Omega-3 fatty acid and also, plenty of calcium as tinned sardines contain softened bones.


It is very good for pregnant women :) My friend who's pregnant told me her teeth suddenly broke because of lack of calcium! How scarery >o< Her baby must be having really strong bones.


Try this sardine tofu burger whether or not you are pregnant!! It is yummy.

2 tins of sardine
1 pack of firm Tofu (not in water)
Ginger, sliced thin or grated
2 eggs
1 TBS soy sauce
1 TBS sesame oil
Bonita flake (if you have)
Wakame or Hijiki (if you have)
1/2 Carrot (if you have)


1. Combine sardine and tofu in a bowl, mix well or use food processor.
2. Add the other ingredients
3. Divide the mixture and shape with hands
4. Fry with medium-low heat and cover (all ingredients can be eaten raw but better have golden crispy bits on both sides)


Eat with favorite sauce (eg: wasabi mayo, chili sauce, ponzu, ankake sauce etc)