Topic: World's healthiest curry...but would you eat it?

[Domi]

An Anglo Indian chef, Gurpareet Bains, has claimed to have created the world?s healthiest meal - a curry.
 
By Andrew Hough
Published: 10:08AM GMT 29 Oct 2009

 Gurpareet Bains claims to have cooked up the 'world's healthiest meal' a cancer-fighting curry.

The chicken and blueberry curry with goji berry pilau rice is full of natural healthy ?superfoods? that can help fight cancer, says its 32 year-old creator.

The spicy chicken meal, he says, can help fight off carcinogenic cells while other traditional ingredients such as ginger, chilli, turmeric and garlic, are know for their antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Curry for a crowd: Four recipes Each serving contains the nutritional equivalent of 49 helpings of spinach, 23 bunches of grapes or nine portions of broccoli.

Experts say it is up to 20 times more nutritious than any specially-formulated 'healthy' meal.

Mr Bains, a British nutritional therapist and Indian "superfood" pioneer, said eating the curry just once-a-week could ''deal a devastating blow'' to the onset of cancers and other diseases like Alzheimer's.

''It has long been known that some foods including spices and fruits have exceptional health benefits,? he said.

''So combining these two genres of food stuffs seemed logical in any quest to find the world's healthiest meal.

''Thus the curry I have created is brimming with health-beneficial ingredients that could, if eaten regularly, deal a devastating blow to many diseases.''

Mr Bains, a former head chef who lives in Bedford, took almost two years perfecting the meal.

He researched the best natural 'superfoods' and calculated the exact quantities of each ingredient needed for ''optimum health results''.

His finished meal is full of with antioxidants, antifungals, antivirals, analgesics, and antibacterials.

Each plateful contains 25,000 'ORAC' units - the scientific measurement of antioxidants in foods.

Foods higher on the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) scale have been proven to counter the onset of cancer, Alzheimer's, coronary heart disease and diabetes.

Most ?healthy? meals like salads have less than 5,000 ORAC units, while traditional curries have fewer still.

Almost a quarter of antioxidant-rich foods are spices - a single teaspoon of cinnamon is the equivalent of two portions of grapes or a glass of fresh pomegranate juice.

At least 5,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK each year. Of these, 1,800 lose their lives.

* The recipe for Chicken Curry with Blueberries and Goji Berry Pilau is (serves four):

To cook the curry:

1. Blend 20g of chopped coriander, 200g of fresh or frozen blueberries, two tablespoons of freshly grated ginger, and 3/4 of a teaspoon of salt with 500g of low-fat Greek yoghurt, and set aside.

2. Place four cloves of chopped garlic into a saucepan with three tablespoons of olive oil and heat on a low-medium flame until the garlic starts to turn brown - this should take no longer than one or two minutes.

3. Add one teaspoon of turmeric, mix well and heat through for 20 seconds. Mix in two tablespoons of ground cinnamon and one teaspoon of chilli powder and cook for 20 seconds.

4. Add 500g of chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces, and seal, stirring frequently - this should take no more than five minutes.

5. Now slowly pour the yoghurt mixture, mixing into the chicken, and bring to a simmer on a low heat.

6. Simmer for 10 minutes uncovered, stirring from time to time. Mix through one teaspoon of garam masala. Garnish with extra coriander.

To cook the pilau:

1. Place two teaspoons of cumin seeds and two tablespoons of olive oil into a saucepan and heat on a low-medium flame until the seeds begin to pop - this should take no more than three minutes.

2. Add one small sliced onion and cook until soft. Then add one teaspoon of turmeric powder, stir and heat for 20 seconds. Add one grated carrot. Cook for two minutes.

3. In the meantime, boil 1 3/4 cups of water.

4. Place the onion mixture, one cup of basmati rice, 1/2 tsp teaspoon salt and the boiling water into a large microwaveable bowl and mix with a fork.

5. Cook uncovered in the microwave for 4 minutes (700W), 3 1/2 minutes (800W) or 3 minutes (900W).

6. Mix and cook for 4 minutes (700W), 3 1/2 minutes (800W) or 3 minutes (900W)

7. Cover and continue to cook for 4 minutes (700W), 3 1/2 minutes (800W) or 3 minutes (900W).

8. Add 50g of goji berries and a handful of peas and let stand covered for 10 minutes.

9. Fluff the pilau with a fork, and serve.


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

[Unclebuck]

To cook the curry:

1. Blend 20g of chopped coriander, 200g of fresh or frozen blueberries, two tablespoons of freshly grated ginger, and 3/4 of a teaspoon of salt with 500g of low-fat Greek yoghurt, and set aside.

2. Place four cloves of chopped garlic into a saucepan with three tablespoons of olive oil and heat on a low-medium flame until the garlic starts to turn brown - this should take no longer than one or two minutes.

3. Add one teaspoon of turmeric, mix well and heat through for 20 seconds. Mix in two tablespoons of ground cinnamon and one teaspoon of chilli powder and cook for 20 seconds.

4. Add 500g of chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces, and seal, stirring frequently - this should take no more than five minutes.

5. Now slowly pour the yoghurt mixture, mixing into the chicken, and bring to a simmer on a low heat.

6. Simmer for 10 minutes uncovered, stirring from time to time. Mix through one teaspoon of garam masala. Garnish with extra coriander.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6465024/Anglo-Indian-chef-creates-worlds-healthiest-curry-a-curry.html

[Domi]

COR! I never knew you were such a looker UB! I can see why your wife keeps you locked up in the kitchen MIAOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!

[Derek Dansak]

thats my dad !   ;D

[Unclebuck]

COR! I never knew you were such a looker UB! I can see why your wife keeps you locked up in the kitchen MIAOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!

Cheek, that is my wife 

[Domi]

I can see I'm gonna have to book you and Derek onto the Jeremy Vile show, UB

[jimmy2x]

im tempted to have a crack at making this. maybe this weekend

[joshallen2k]

im tempted to have a crack at making this. maybe this weekend

Blueberries? 2 tablespoons of Cinnamon? Gag.

[Mikka1]

I don't know if anyone reads my stupids posts? But I forget how many times I've said there is a fruity taste in my meals in different places.

Blueberries are grown here in large numbers. That's all I am saying on it. Try it then make a comment on it. I'm sure I would try it since it would appear and with the plethora of 'so called' inside information we are not yet at that point of success.

No offense. Try it, then damn it.

[976bar]

I don't know if anyone reads my stupids posts? But I forget how many times I've said there is a fruity taste in my meals in different places.

Blueberries are grown here in large numbers. That's all I am saying on it. Try it then make a comment on it. I'm sure I would try it since it would appear and with the plethora of 'so called' inside information we are not yet at that point of success.

No offense. Try it, then damn it.

I buy a local dish from our Indian Takeaway, (well actually it is all run by ex Ghurkas). Chicken Nepal which has Mango in it.

I've re-created this dish using half a tin of Mango Puree from Sainsbury's and it is absolutely wonderful. My kids won't eat anything else now that I put in front of them...... I'll post the recipe on here as soon as I get time, and no it's not typically BIR, but nevertheless a wonderful dish