Posted by: siouxzsfree | February 10, 2009

Quick Cuisine for Under $10 Bucks–Recipe 1: Rockin’ East Indian Rogan Josh

And now for all you busy people…

I  will feature a new recipe each week:

quick cuisine for under $10 bucks

featuring affordable ingredients

available at Hope’s Harvest Natural

Foods and Deli in beautiful downtown

Lake City, Minnesota.

Rockin’ East Indian Meal Under $10 Bucks
Rogan Josh–spicey but not too hot!

1 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 T olive oil
1 T org coconut oil
1 carrot
1 C broccoli florets
1 C cauliflower florets
1 green pepper
1/2 c peas–frozen ok.
any other veggies that are hanging around

1 Packet of Tasty Bite Rogan Josh Simmer Sauce available at Hope’s Harvest Natural Foods and Deli.

Chop up veggies to your desired size.  Heat skillet or wok to medium high heat, add 1 T olive oil ad 1 T coconut oil( check out my blog entry on the benefits of organic virgin coconut oil, stir in onions.  When transluscent, add veggies and garlic.  Cover and simmer until veggies are brightly colored.    Add Tasty Bite Rogan Josh Simmer Sauce.  Enjoy with rice.

Variation:  Add Sauteed Chicken, Beef or Tofu to the Mix.  Yummy!

Basic  Rice

1 cup short or long grain brown rice or white or brown basmati rice
2 cups water
1 t salt
1/2 t oil

Bring water and salt to a boil, add rice.  Cover.  Boil for 5 min. Simmer at low heat for 20 min.  Turn off heat.  Keep lid on and let steam finish cooking rice for another 10-15 minutes.  Cut cooking time in half if using basmati or jasmine rice.

Enjoy with Chai Tea or a nice Cabernet.  Oh yes.


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