Vegetable Curry
serves 4
0 points per serving (so you can eat it all!).

Ingredients:
spray oil
onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2.5 cm ginger, grated
red chilli, de-seeded and chopped
teaspoon of turmeric
large can of chopped tomatoes
225g of fresh or frozen french or runner beans cut into 1 cm pieces
250 ml of stock made with a vegetable stock cube
2 fresh tomatoes, cut into wedges
salt and pepper to season

How to do it:
Spray large non-stick frying pan with the spray oil and cook the onion, garlic, ginger and the chilli for 4-5 mins, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the turmeric and fry for further 1-2 mins. Add the chopped tomatoes, the beans and the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins until the beans are tender.
Add the tomato wedges and simmer for 3-4 mins more. Season with salt and pepper.

eh voila! hope that made sense. if you serve it with rice then don't forget to add the points...

kirsty

Kirsty, this sounds good...but I have a question for you. What kind of beans are "french or runner" beans? We have beans that are French cut but that is all I can think of. Maybe you could clarify of that point. Thank you so much for posting this.

Trish

trish, i think any kind of runner beans or french beans will do. thin green things, about 4-6 inches long... lolly - any help with explaining beans!!? i guess you guys must call them by a different name....

these are runner beans....

Ah, the power of a picture!
 

Kirsty, thank you for the picture. It looks like what we call Green Beans. Oh, we Americans are so creative. Anyway, I think that now I will have hubby convert it over to US measuring system and it is yummy curry veggies for dinner tonight!

Thank you for the info and if I have any great recipe ideas I will post them.

Trish

hope you like it
 

i reckon that chopping green beans into 1cm pieces is near impossible though... i tend to chop them into small pieces, prob nearer a half-inch long...
if you like your curry strong then add more chilli!

Hope I remember this :)
 

Beef lettuce wraps (I think this came from the old "Simply the Best" cookbook).

Ing:
1 Lb. lean sirloin (I've made it with 1/2 Lb. and it works too)
4 cups of cooked angel hair pasta or rice noodles (cellophane noodles)
1 Tbsp Honey
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp. Balsalmic Vinegar
Red Pepper flakes
2 t olive oil or Sesame oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Leafy lettuce leaves

Instructions:
-Slice the beef into very thin strips and salt and pepper to taste (you can add tenderizer if needed before).
-Heat the oil in a non stick skillet.
-Saute the beef until it is browned.
-Add the Honey, Soy Sauce, Balsalmic, and red pepper flakes. Stir.
-Add the cooked noodles and mix well.
-Remove from the heat.
-lay the leaves on each plate and put the mixture on top.
-roll them up an eat like tacos

This serves 4 and is very quick and easy.
I count this as 8 pts., but I'm not entirely sure.

I'll check the recipe tonight to make sure this is right. Please excuse the spelling errors!
Kay