British food has a questionable reputation, and over the years, I haven't helped to change that with some of my previous questions that mock it. The biggest criticism is that it lacks spice and is unhealthy.
So, to change that perception, here is tonight supper, "curry half n half". Curry contains spice, usually everything beginning with C in the spice rack chucked in a tin of tomatoes. Tomatoes are a vegetable, as are the chips on the side because they once were potatoes but they're better now. I've gone with brown rice because it's all I've got in the cupboard, but we can all agree rice is healthy because it's like seeds or something.
The meat is chicken, which I've boiled in the curry for hours to kill any bird flu lurking there, I chose chicken because chickens eat seeds and rice is a seed which makes you reflect on what you're eating which is good for your mental health.
So this is a typical British meal that millions of us will be eating tonight, probably with a buttered bun to make a sandwich, and if there's any left, we'll warm it up for breakfast.
Sorry, Poppy, not very well-balanced. :( Too much starch. The chicken with curry would be fine with a platter of fresh or lightly steamed or roasted veggies, though. Potatoes aren't a good option because of the high starch content in combination with the rice. Either potatoes or rice, but not both. Adding bread just compounds the issue.
A better choice (healthwise) would be:
Chicken with a curry using a coconut cream, yogurt or creme fraiche as your cream ingredient with the tomato/broth base.
A small portion of wild rice with fresh herbs.
Broccoli, onion and carrots, or lightly steamed spinach, asparagus or green beans with sauteed garlic as a side.
I will say it looks like a comforting meal, though. Not terribly attractive, but that's a meal that will send you right to sleep. :)
Pretty carb heavy. You’ll probably experience an energy crash after eating. Needs some fresh fruit and/or vegetables. I would eliminate the chips. Brown rice is a good choice. Then I would add a baby spinach salad with sliced mushrooms, red onion, fresh mandarin orange slices and toasted/lightly salted sunflower seeds, tossed in an olive oil/dijon mustard vinaigrette. The chicken curry is a great, full of flavor protein. Yum!
Healthy is not a meal or a food it's a lifestyle. Humans all over the planet eat a very varied diet and seem to do fine. There will soon be 10 billion of us. The rules are simple calorie dense food that are low in fiber contribute to weight gain and all those health issues. Because we tend to eat a lot more calories at each sitting and the lack of fiber means we feel hungry again quicker. Outside of that sleep well eat a varied diet and eat what you love. If it's calorie dense which this appears to be. Eat smaller portions see your doctor yearly and you should be fine.
In true @purplepoppy fashion this seems also very tongue in cheek 😂 Healthy , nah. Taking away the “chips” would make it somewhat closer. Replace the chips with a nice lentil & moong bean salad and picked vegetables which would contrast the spice well. I suspect that sauce has double cream in also so that would need to be replaced maybe with some crème fraiche and fat free natural yoghurt.
Your supper sounds both adventurous and comforting! Curry can be a healthy dish, especially when made with spices and tomatoes, which provide antioxidants. Brown rice is a nutritious choice, offering more fiber than white rice. Chicken is a good source of protein, and boiling it in the curry is a gentle cooking method.
While chips are not typically considered one of the healthiest options, moderation is key. If you balance your meal with plenty of vegetables, it can be quite nutritious. The addition of a buttered bun adds carbs and fats, so enjoy it in moderation. Overall, with mindful portioning and plenty of spices, this supper can indeed be a healthy choice. 🍛
I don't think you could lure men with this food in my country. Some cooked veggies or salad would surely increase the amount of healthiness of your dish.
It's almost as desirable as my dinner tonight that was a pasta and mixed vegetable dish with toast and cheese. The toast I think makes it more British and since it's not made with animal parts it's probably more British too as plant based offerings are far more common there than I find ın other parts of the world.
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no. way too many carbs for a late night meal. rice is actually unhealthy because it's high in arsenic, especially brown rice but even white rice. the healthiest grain I've found is organic pasta. boil 10 minutes and then pour off all the water. add more water and boil another 2, pour off the water. this minimizes the risk of consuming toxic levels of arsenic, selenium or manganese. rice is a concern because people don't pour off extra water when they cook it and they also eat a lot of it, thinking it's healthier. potatoes are great but there's no reason to not just bake them or boil them and add just enough toppings to make them more palatable, not indulgent and truly delicious. meat doesn't need all the soy sauce/sodium to be good either. my favorite way to cook ground beef is just adding some tomato sauce to season it up. no extra pepper or salt needed.
Well Poppy, I'm not sure your supper to be well balanced. Why chips and rice? Maybe only one of the two would do, wouldn't it? My choice would be the rice, which fits perfectly the curry chicken part.
@Shiprex Actually my coom works a lot better, when I'm turned on by the thrill of the chase, the idea of capturing these elusive creatures and making them submit to my every whim. Their fluttering wings, a dance of arousal. I imagine sinking deeply into their feral heat, not in a beastiality sort of way, mind you, but from the hard-on I get defying the dangers that come with their infection. My coom, a symbol of dominance over microbes, would spill over them, marking them as my conquered territory, even in the face of such their virulent threat. Cluck cluck oh fuck!
No it doesn't but it sure looks delicious!!! I want some and if you want it to be healthy take off the French fries and put a vegetable in it place like broccoli or asparagus it would go good with that
Since India was a British colony for a long time, and because there are so many Indians in Britain, they don't realize that it's not a native British dish.
The US has a different kind of confusion with "Mexican food" - little of which is actually Mexican, and is at best closer to being "Tex-Mex". And similarly with American "Chinese food" - people from China wouldn't see much they recognized. But at least we know it was "inspired by" foreign cuisine. Lol.
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