Healthy Indian Curry.Is there such a thing?

jc4lab
jc4lab Posts: 554
edited November 2009 in The bottom bracket
Is there such a thing as a healthy indian curry?My local takeasway says all his are healthy eating if you stay off the creamy ones like Korma etc..I know a restaurant which has a special healthy curry menu ...All looks pretty naughty but nice to me
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  • xRichx
    xRichx Posts: 63
    Get the hottest you can and it'll be through you so quick, your body will not have time to extract all the calories from it.

    Plus the boost in metabolism will burn off a few extra cals.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    xRichx wrote:
    Get the hottest you can and it'll be through you so quick, your body will not have time to extract all the calories from it.

    Plus the boost in metabolism will burn off a few extra cals.

    Might have a bit of bother getting on a saddle with a bum like a Japanese flag though.... :D
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Can super hot currys really boost your metabolism? I need a faster metabolism to shed some fat on my chest.
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    dmclite wrote:
    xRichx wrote:
    Get the hottest you can and it'll be through you so quick, your body will not have time to extract all the calories from it.

    Plus the boost in metabolism will burn off a few extra cals.

    Might have a bit of bother getting on a saddle with a bum like a Japanese flag though.... :D

    Either that or you can do a pretty good rendition of a pedal-powered version of the Batmobile. :wink:

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  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 992
    jc4lab wrote:
    Is there such a thing as a healthy indian curry?My local takeasway says all his are healthy eating if you stay off the creamy ones like Korma etc..I know a restaurant which has a special healthy curry menu ...All looks pretty naughty but nice to me

    Of course there is, but probably not from most takeaways or restaurants as they seem to drown them in ghee.

    I make my own and knowing what's in them I know that they are extremely healthy. A meal of dhal, veg curry, rice and a small home made flat bread mmmmmmmmmm.
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  • xRichx
    xRichx Posts: 63
    dmclite wrote:
    xRichx wrote:
    Get the hottest you can and it'll be through you so quick, your body will not have time to extract all the calories from it.

    Plus the boost in metabolism will burn off a few extra cals.

    Might have a bit of bother getting on a saddle with a bum like a Japanese flag though.... :D

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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    freehub wrote:
    Can super hot currys really boost your metabolism? I need a faster metabolism to shed some fat on my chest.

    perhaps you're really a woman, and those are actually breasts..??
  • neil²
    neil² Posts: 337
    Go to India - loads of healthy curries there.

    The answer is probably no for most UK, but you can do some damage limitation...

    This is what I do if I want to be healthy(er)....

    Consider quantity - don't go overboard with zillions of dishes
    Go for dishes based on okra / chana (chick peas) / dhal rather than stuff which is stuffed with grease. You could ask for main-course sized side dishes.
    Take care on the breads - go for rotis rather than nans, for example.
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  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    why not just make your own curries so you can make them virtually fat free. Curry is the easiest meal to make in the world. Buy some garam masala mixes and then add teh healthy ingrediants that you want. Simple one pot cooking 3x cheaper and much much healthier for slightly more hassle.
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  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... es-britain
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    I'd agree that you should make your own. "Indian" curries from takeaways are not particularly Indian in reality, everything is cooked in piles of ghee (basically butter) and is far from healthy. Probably the healthiest thing would be tandoor cooked dishes which are usually dry and relatively ghee free, although a lot of takeaways use pounds of salt in their spice mixes as a cheap flavour enhancer (salt is cheap, spices are not). All in all it ain't good for you and once you've tried decent home made stuff it's not that tasty either.
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    teagar wrote:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2009/nov/06/10-best-curry-houses-britain

    I used to go to Tayyabs (number 7 on that list) years and years ago! It used to be dirt cheap and BYO drink. Looks like they've spruced it up since then
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  • sward29
    sward29 Posts: 205
    Chicken Saschlick is fairly healthy as curries go. My friend used to be on Weight Watchers she said that it had the lowest points score of any curry.
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    You should get down to Tooting some time and work out where the Indians go out to eat - and that's where you'll find a healthy curry.

    Other than that - I agree that you should cook your own. I've been doing this for nearly 20 years and reckon my versions are better than the local takeaway as well as being much healthier and cheaper too.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    For anyone on here who does karate... eat a vindaloo, then the next day after your first dump, go down into "horse riding" stance. That hurt me more than anything else I ever did in karate. :oops:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    johnfinch wrote:
    For anyone on here who does karate... eat a vindaloo, then the next day after your first dump, go down into "horse riding" stance. That hurt me more than anything else I ever did in karate. :oops:

    That is conjuring up some awful images, I wish you hadn't said that. :D
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    I can't believe you referred to them as an "Indian" curry.

    :wink:
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,357
    edited November 2009
    easy low-fat curry...

    1 onion, chopped
    2 cardamon pods
    1 tsp cumin seeds (ordinary, not black cumin)
    1 tsp coriander seeds, roughly ground/crushed
    2 sq cm piece of cinnamon (the proper stuff, not the fake type that is actually cassia)

    add the above to a little olive oil, fry until onions start browning

    then add...

    2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    1 inch ginger, finely chopped

    fry for a couple more minutes, then add...

    4-5 chopped chilis including seeds (i like it hot)
    200g chopped chicken breast, bite-sized chunks
    1 tsp tumeric
    1 tsp garam masala

    stir until chicken lightly seared all over (don't brown the chicken)

    then add a 200g can of chopped tomato in natural juice (not the type with added sugar etc.), plus the same amount of water

    add a couple of curry leaves

    stir, bring to boil, lower heat and allow to simmer very gently for a couple of hours

    before serving remove cinnamon and cardamon pods

    serve with rice

    finely chop a naga* chili, sprinkle over curry once it is on the plate

    eat

    the above quantity feeds one if you are a greedy guts like me, for two you might want to add a bit more chicken

    multiply quantities for more servings but avoid too much cinnamon as it can become overpowering, i usually make a larger batch then save the rest in the fridge for the next day or so

    personally i don't find it needs salt, but my girlriend disagrees


    if you don't have the spices: beware supermarkets, they will sell tiny quantities at many times the cost you'd pay in an asian grocers, exception seems to be "east end" brand spices which are in big bags, cheap, and usually not displayed next to the rip-off spice rack (try looking near the curry sauces)

    * this is what the chap in the local bangladeshi shop calls them, they look like wrinkly mini-peppers, hot but fragrant, not to be confused with the naga that is the seriously hot one
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    edited March 2010
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    The guy who is the focus of this article has been all over the local papers over the that last week (as he's local).

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6465024/Anglo-Indian-chef-creates-worlds-healthiest-curry-a-curry.html
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Nuggs wrote:
    I can't believe you referred to them as an "Indian" curry.

    :wink:

    Why?
  • deptfordmarmoset
    deptfordmarmoset Posts: 3,118
    johnfinch, don't worry, it's fallout from the serious lessons learned thread where there is a discussion about what constitutes racism.

    Meanwhile, that recipe of sungod's looks very very tasty :)
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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    deptfordmarmoset wrote:
    johnfinch, don't worry, it's fallout from the serious lessons learned thread where there is a discussion about what constitutes racism.

    Meanwhile, that recipe of sungod's looks very very tasty :)

    Ah, I get you now!

    Agreed for the recipe, I've copied it, might give it a go at some point.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    johnfinch wrote:
    Nuggs wrote:
    I can't believe you referred to them as an "Indian" curry.

    :wink:

    Why?

    Irony, humour of the gods. :wink:
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    I just don't know!
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    I think all food is good for you , is'nt it?
  • Ands
    Ands Posts: 1,437
    I have some AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) cookbooks. You get all the nutritional info for each recipe. Nowadays, you can print all the recipes from the books off the internet. There are some nice curry recipes in this one, which I can vouch for... yum :)

    http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition ... survival_I
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Isn't it the 10 pints before that's the problem?
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    freehub wrote:
    Can super hot currys really boost your metabolism? I need a faster metabolism to shed some fat on my chest.

    Will, use a tissue! :lol:
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    hammerite wrote:
    The guy who is the focus of this article has been all over the local papers over the that last week (as he's local).

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6465024/Anglo-Indian-chef-creates-worlds-healthiest-curry-a-curry.html

    He was on national radio and TV last week. Have to admit the food sounds delicious so if it's healthy as well....

    He needs to market it for sale in M&S or somewhere so we can all benefit from it.

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