Diabetic Living Australia - July-August 2018

RECIPE

ALISON ROBERTS, SHANNON LAVERY (DIETITIAN)

PHOTOGRAPHY

BRETT

STEVENS

STYLING

MARIE-HELENE CLAUZON

FOOD PREPARATION

PETA DENT

BEEF AND

POTATO CURRY

PREP TIME: 20 MINS

COOK TIME: 1 HOUR 40 MINS

SERVES 4 (AS A MAIN)

600g gravy beef, trimmed of fat,

cut into 2cm pieces

2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tsp olive oil

6 cardamom pods, crushed

1 cinnamon stick

165ml can light coconut milk

125ml (½ cup) salt-reduced

beef stock or gluten-free stock

125ml (½ cup) water

500g Spud Lite Potatoes, cut into

small chunks

2 carrots, cut into small chunks

100g green beans, diagonally halved

200g broccoli, cut into small florets

2 tsp brown sugar

Coriander leaves, to serve (optional)

1 Toss the beef, garam masala,

ground cinnamon and garlic in

a medium bowl. Heat the olive oil

in a medium heavy-based

saucepan over medium heat. Add

the beef and cook, stirring, for 2

minutes or until it changes colour.

2 Add the cardamom pods,

cinnamon stick, coconut milk,

stock, water, potatoes and carrots

to the pan. Cover and bring to

a simmer over medium heat.

Reduce heat to low and simmer,

covered, for 11⁄4-1½ hours or until

the beef is very tender.

3 Stir the beans, broccoli and sugar

into beef. Cover and cook for a

further 5 minutes. To serve, top

with coriander leaves (if using). ■

Vibrant colours and flavours

Spice make for a mouthwatering meal

to savour

If you’re a potato lover you might have been giving

spuds a miss – worried they were too high in carbs.

Good news! Spud Lite is a new potato that has 25 per

cent less carbs than an average potato.

Spud Lite is a golden, creamy potato that’s bursting

with nutrition, is super tasty and incredibly easy to

prepare. Providing a light, creamy and non-earthy

flavour when mashed, and a crisp, crunchy, soft pillow

texture when roasted or fried, Spud Lite’s versatility

makes it the complete all-rounder.

Grown in South Australia, this potato variety has

come from natural cross pollination without any

genetic modification. The growing period is 20-30

per cent shorter than most other varieties, which

means it needs less maintenance and feeding. It has

also consistently shown that it has a longer shelf life

than many other popular potato varieties – meaning

less greening and less wastage.

A further addition to the Spud Lite family is the

small version packed with the same amount of

nutrition and taste, the Baby Spud Lite.

Baby Spud Lite, like 

Spud Lite, is 25 per

cent lower in carbs

than the average

potato and is perfect

to use in your favourite

potato recipes.

Lower-carb eating JUST GOT EASIER

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