Topic: Hi from a primary school teacher

[GeorgeC]

Hey there!

Just discovered this website and I am absolutely blown away! Really great community here and I am looking forwrd to cooking more! Have already sampled some stuff and am really looking forward to trying out the base sauces

Ive been cooking curry for 4/5 years now and hoping to incorporate it into my job so any ideas how to reduce salt and the less healthy aspects of BIR curries would be appreciated

[PaulP]

Hi George, my curries usually contain about a quarter of a teaspoon of salt per person which is about 1.5 grams.
You'll find a tin of soup from any supermarket can be upto 2.4 grams!

The other thing is the oil. Recently I've switched from rice bran oil to Filippo Berio Mild & Light Olive oil as sold by Sainsburys for about 5 quid a litre. You really can't taste the olives in this stuff, I'm well impressed and use it for nearly all frying duties. Apart from the salt and oil curry is good for you 

Cheers,

Paul

[GeorgeC]

Hey Paul! Thanks for the reply I am curious about the notion of using olive oil may have to try it

[curryhell]

Taking away the salt and the vege oil removes all the goodness guys ;D ;D  .  Welcome to the forum GeorgeC.  Good luck in making your BIR dishes healthier 

[Stephen Lindsay]

It's always good to see new members popping in - if you love your curries you'll love this site.

[colin grigson]

Welcome to cr0 George ! ,

I'm with curryhell ... salt and the oil are the best bits     , good luck with your curries !!   

[Peripatetic Phil]

I'm with curryhell ... salt and the oil are the best bits   

Me too, I'm afraid : my idea of "five a day" is five times the RDI of oil and salt !
** Phil.

[StoneCut]

Fat carries tastyness, hehe. Leave in the oil (ALL OF IT) when making tasty dishes like curries. You can scoop it off when the dish is finished with cooking. As for Salt - it's probably the no.1 spice to make things taste good. In German we say "Das Salz in der Suppe" ("The salt in the soup") when referring to something essential. Good tasting food is (most of the time) not very healthy, however you can overcome that problem by eating something healthy the rest of the week

[Aussie Mick]

I'm with curryhell ... salt and the oil are the best bits   

Me too, I'm afraid : my idea of "five a day" is five times the RDI of oil and salt !
** Phil.

Hahaha love it Phil. I share the philosophy, if it doesn't kill you, it only makes you better.

If it tastes good....eat it!!!! end of...

[GeorgeC]

I'm with curryhell ... salt and the oil are the best bits   

Me too, I'm afraid : my idea of "five a day" is five times the RDI of oil and salt !
** Phil.

Hahaha love it Phil. I share the philosophy, if it doesn't kill you, it only makes you better.

If it tastes good....eat it!!!! end of...

I have to agree but apparently the "not so slim" Jame Oliver doesnt and he's the one that has dictated what schools are not allowed to incorporate into food etc.  Sad truth is that all the kitchen staff have done is remove all the salt/fat and by your point, the flavour. 

As a yr6 teacher I really wanna be able to promote the tasty and potentially healthy eating of curry