It’s almost over!!! The CrossFit Open 2012 is coming to a close this week. My gosh, thank goodness. Not that I don’t love it. I do. I get to watch some of my friends and athletes do things they never thought possible. And I get to see camaraderie at it’s best. But 5 weeks is a long time to stay excited about something, and nervous. To have knots in your stomach every Wednesday at 6pm kinda blows. I’d rather not feel like way.

But I did get to experience wod 12.4 last week. Which was surprisingly fun. Which makes no sense since it started off with 150 wall balls. And if you’ve never done a wall ball, I’ve tell you now, 150 of those bastards is a lot. And it doesn’t feel good. EVER. Then you followed that up with 90 double unders, then 30 muscle ups…if you can get that many in. WHAT? It was crazy. But I got a few muscle ups in and was STOKED about it. Truly stoked. Why? Because I suuuuuuck ass at them. They are my enemy. At Regionals last year, I got 1 muscle up in 15 minutes. ONE. That means I failed 123 other times trying to attempt those sucky things. That was a slight exaggeration. But you get my drift. I suck at them. Wanna see some pics? I got to sport my PaleOMG white tank at the gym. I really do need that tank in every color.

oh thank goodness i’m not crying
that’s just funny looking

I just ate a blueberry pumpkin pie protein shake. Holy wonderful.

Aren’t you excited for this cooking video!? Yes, I know it’s lengthwise. I KNOW OK?! I was home alone, had to mount the camera on a tripod that I stole from Tom, and don’t really understand technology. I’M DOING MY BEST PEOPLE. My camera doesn’t have a spot on it’s side to screw the tripod into. So I had to, once again, video myself dancing lengthwise. And hear it from you guys. I get it, I suck. But this coconut rice doesn’t suck. It doesn’t suck at all actually. Cauliflower rice is sure to surprise you if you’ve never had it. And my dancing skills will make you uncomfortable as well!! WHY WOULDN’T YOU WATCH MY COOKING VIDEO!?

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Pumpkin Cashew Coconut Curry over Coconut Rice

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Ingredients

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For the curry

  • 1lb chicken, cut into cubes
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 2/3 cup canned coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 23 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • pinch of cinnamon
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • cilantro, to garnish

For the coconut rice

Instructions

  1. First add your chopped cauliflower to your food processor with the shredding attachment to “rice” the cauliflower.
  2. Pull a large pot, place over medium heat, and add a tablespoon of coconut oil then add your cauliflower. Add a pinch of salt, then cover to help steam, mixing occasionally.
  3. Now pull out a large skillet and place under medium heat. Then add your coconut oil.
  4. Add minced garlic then chicken as soon as the garlic becomes fragrant.
  5. Once the chicken begins to become white on all sides, add your 2/3 cup coconut milk and pureed pumpkin to your chicken and mix until the pumpkin breaks down.
  6. Now add your sliced onions and spices to cook down.
  7. Then add your other ingredients for your coconut rice and cover to cook down. Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn!
  8. Let the rice cook for about 5-8 minutes until coconut milk has evaporated and you have sticky rice.
  9. When chicken is done cooking and your curry has thickened a bit, remove from heat and add your cashews to the curry mixture.
  10. Now place sticky rice in a bowl along with curry over top and cilantro to garnish!

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217 Comments

  1. Caitlin says:

    LOVE THIS!






  2. David says:

    One of the best recipes–paleo or not–EVER!!






  3. sarah says:

    I just made this for my vegan roommate (only I substituted shrimp for the chicken. It was super ultra delicious!! I’m hosting a bollywood movie night next week for myself, my gluten-free sis, two vegan friends and somebody who doesn’t care what it is as long as it’s food, and this is what I’m making…. Only problem, the color turned out nasty like poop. (I think because the combo of the turmeric and my cast iron pan kind of turned it greenish, lol.)

    Thanks for the best idea ever!






  4. Rachel says:

    Holy awesome! I made the curry tonight for dinner. Amazing! Again another hit from paleomg. Thanks 🙂

  5. Rachel says:

    I love this! We love curry, especially home made. Tonight was the second time we made this in the last week! This time we added a can of diced tomatoes and topped it with green onions! Yummy! Thanks Juli for the great recipes, you’re an inspiration to me and many others.






  6. Kate says:

    Made this tonight with pork, added some cooked broccoli at the end, and had to make curry powder from scratch because I was missing ingredients. I wound up mixing in a bit of Garam Masala as well. OMG!!!!!! SO good! Thank you for obsessing about food and documenting what you make. I will definitely be visitng the site again, and often!

  7. Stewart says:

    Thx Juli…will try this over the weekend. Sounds and looks really good. It is great to see how much fun you have in the kitchen and your dancing clips are always entertaining!! PS. What are your top snacks for that late afternoon “snack attack”?

    1. juli says:

      i tend to just eat some sort of meat i have lying around and some coconut butter or other kind of fat. i’m a simple snacker.

  8. Britany says:

    Hey JB- couple things:

    1. love, love love this. Thank you once again.
    2. I laughed to hard (in a very good way) at the dance break I’m still wiping tears away.
    3. Are those the NB minimus’? Do you like them? I’m hooked on the Vibram Five Fingers, but may want to get some “normal” shoes because they’re a little goofy. And I get flowers stuck in between my toes.

    Thanks!!

    1. juli says:

      I love them! I think they’re great shoes!

  9. Carrie says:

    I was procrastinating to avoid some work I need to do, so I added this entire recipe into a website to get the nutritional breakdown. For anyone who is curious, if you make this recipe and then divide it into 4 servings, each serving has the following:
    451 cal
    28g fat
    19g sat fat
    379mg sodium
    26g carb
    9g fiber
    9g sugar
    30g protein
    98mg calcium
    *this is an estimate based on info from calorieking.com*

  10. money says:

    “I’m lazy, whatever” haha. dude you’re awesome. and that dish looks sick !