Scrumptious!

Aubergine, chick pea and spinach curry! A recipe from a fellow faster - only 200 calories per serving - perfect for a fast day! Today isn't a fast day though so it was accompanied by griddled turkey fillet and a mini garlic and coriander naan bread and a dollop of 0% natursl Greek yoghurt. Still only approximately 570 calories!

Three beautiful things:
Not needing hat and scarf for this morning's walk - it was a beautiful start to the day.
Getting a lot achieved today at school - might feel a little more prepared next term.
Earl Grey Tea

One thing to be grateful for:
Compassion

For anyone interested here is the recipe:
Aubergine Chickpea and Spinach curry

serves 4 huge portions at about 200 cals each

1 x 400g tin chickpeas
2 medium aubergines, cut into cubes
2 onions chopped
A couple of sprays of olive oil
2.5cm knob of fresh root ginger, grated
4 cloves of garlic,
1 hot chilli pepper, seeded and chopped (more or less depending on how hot you like it)
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp Turmeric
3 cardamom split
1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
225g spinach, chopped roughly
Bunch of fresh coriander chopped
Vegetable stock cube made up to about 400ml

Stir fry the onion in a couple of sprays of oil to brown, adding a little stock if it seems to burn
Add the aubergine cubes and just enough stock to keep them moist,. Add the ginger, garlic chilli, coriander and cumin and stir fry a little taking care not to burn the spices. Add the tomatoes and their juice, the turmeric the cardamom the rinsed chickpeas and the rest of the stock or water Bring to a fast simmer the turn down heat and cook for 25 minutes, or until the aubergine feels soft but is still in cubes. Add the spinach and cook for a further minute or two till the spinach is wilted . Add the chopped coriander ,

Season with salt and pepper, and serve. This is even better made the day before you want to eat it . and good with a dollop of 0% fat yoghurt and some more fresh chopped coriander