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.
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!?
Pumpkin Cashew Coconut Curry over Coconut Rice
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
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
- 2–3 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
- 1 head cauliflower, stem removed, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/4 cup Unsweetended Shredded Coconut
- 1 tablespoon Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon raw honey
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- First add your chopped cauliflower to your food processor with the shredding attachment to “rice” the cauliflower.
- 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.
- Now pull out a large skillet and place under medium heat. Then add your coconut oil.
- Add minced garlic then chicken as soon as the garlic becomes fragrant.
- 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.
- Now add your sliced onions and spices to cook down.
- Then add your other ingredients for your coconut rice and cover to cook down. Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn!
- Let the rice cook for about 5-8 minutes until coconut milk has evaporated and you have sticky rice.
- When chicken is done cooking and your curry has thickened a bit, remove from heat and add your cashews to the curry mixture.
- Now place sticky rice in a bowl along with curry over top and cilantro to garnish!
Thanks so much for your hilarious blog and amazing recipes! I have been eating Paleo for exactly 3 weeks and loving it (and the results). I am possibly the WORST cook in the world so your recipes have been a lifesaver! I precooked this dish tonight before I taught a Spin class and left it for the fam. On my way out of class I got this text from my husband…”Holy Shit-ta this dish has some kick-a…hold onto your underpants…might be the best dish you ever made!” Well, considering my poor cooking skills and lack of desire for anything kitchen related he might as well have told me my ass looked great in my jeans…or that I have a great snatch….anyhoo…thanks again and keep them coming…you’re making me look good 🙂
4th recipe from this blog I’ve made this week, and although I’ve liked them all, this one is my favorite!! I’m not a huge curry fan…most of the time it tastes a a bit too rich for me. This curry recipe was perfect though – flavorful, spicy, creamy, yet not too sweet. I’m loving on the cauliflower rice too. THANKS! 🙂
I know I’m late to the party but the impromptu dance seen was cray cray complete. Awesome.
O.M.G. indeed! I made this for dinner tonight and it was out of this world! Im relatively new to the Paleo scene, entering the end of my second month (I know right, why it took me sooo long to convert, I have no idea!) and this is the best curry I have ever made, paleo or not 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Hi! I love you and I love your blog! I made this and it was a hit! My mother, the Curry Queen, even gave her approval!
A friend just put my onto your site and I LOVE it!!!! Only one thing….it might be my computer but all of a sudden everything on your website seems to be a twitter link? Anyone else having this problem, I can’t read any posts or recipes in full because of these annoying little twitter pics! Please help!
That’s suuuuuper strange. My roommate nor I are having any trouble with it
I made this lastnight which some revisions! I crock potted it though (used more coconut milk, the full can of pumpkin, a shit TON of spices..i LOVE cumin!…added a tomato, a red chile, a green chile, and a tbsp of coconut flour) One world- AMAZING!! I LOVE your rice substitute idea! i ate a full bowl, and didn’t feel bloated like I would have, had i used rice. I am falling in paleo love with your site! I’ve been strict paleo for 3 weeks and have already lost a dress size! Such an improvement to my health. 🙂
wow I just made this and holy moly I could not stop eating it. You are amazing with coming up with recipes. I just want to pick your brain.
I just made this last night and it was delicious! Thank you for providing flavor entertainment for my mouth!
Excited to try this one! Got a kick out of the eeexxxttreeemmeely long name of the dish.. LOL!!
I think you should have added coconut again somewhere in it! LOL!