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Tumeric, Curry Powder Promotes Proper Metabolism

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Adds in digestion and helps prevent gas. Promotes proper metabolism in the body, correcting both excesses and deficiencies and may even help memory. Spikle some on your poultry and meats Curry also reduces inflamation of the joints and may improve memory. Spinkle a dash or two a day on your foods.

- Submitted by SUNSHINE6442 12/20/2010 in Living With Diabetes | 1 Comments

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Step away from the Gatorade, drink Coconut water

Keep the body cool & at proper temperature.
Orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage.Carry nutrients & oxygen to cells.
Naturally replenish your body’s fluids after exercising.
Raise your metabolism.Promote weight loss.
Boost your immune system.Detoxify &fights virus.

MORE INFORMATION:
•Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) & most energy drinks.
•Coconut water has less sodium (25mg), sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg.
•Coconut water has 5mg of Natural Sugars where sports & energy drinks 10-25!

- Submitted by CLCCOOL 12/20/2010 | 6 Comments | View Secret

using leftovers

When I buy a barbecue chicken and there is some left over, I shred the chicken and then saute onion&garlic and add the chicken and curry powder and frozen vegetables and turn it into a curry.

- Submitted by GOANNA2 12/20/2010 | 4 Comments | View Secret

Using Coconut Milk

Many Curries call for the use of Coconut Milk.If the Litevariety is used by itself it makes the Curry thin and watery .Add a0.5 tbsp.of Rice flour to a can of Milk--whip for 30 seconds in a blender.Pour into the Curry and cook covered on low flame.The Curry gets a thicker texture and body this way.

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Grind the Spices for the Curry paste to a fine blend and apply to the Ingredients needed.Marinate for 10 minutes.Add the thickened Coconut Milk to it and heat through on low flame till cooked .No need to add Oil to this----the Curry will be smooth and thick!!!

- Submitted by KOMAL53 12/20/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

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