I decided to try something new this weekend and made a meal with curried chicken, jasmine rice with coconut milk, and naan. It was so yummy! I was afraid DH wouldn't like it because he had never eaten Indian food before, but he loved it and even helped me to make the naan.

Has anyone else tried something totally new recently?

I made chicken tikka last night - an Indian dish!  It was good and super healthy (just spices, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, and chicken) served with whole grain rice.

I also recently tried a balsamic reduction asparagus pasta that I found on Pinterest.  It wasn't bad, but not great either so I deleted the recipe.

What recipe did you use for naan?  I'd love a homemade recipe, if possible!

Here's the recipe I used! I just reheated some for lunch and it was still very tasty.

http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2010/09/naan-127-recipe-016-serving.html

Yay LadyHope!! Thanks for this, I love curry. I found a recipe for onion bhajis but have never thought to make my own naan...I'm trying this at the weekend....

It was a lot easier than I thought. My last attempt at something with yeast wound up burned beyond all recognition. ;) This came together really easily, though!

You made your own naan?!  Pinning!

I think I might try to make my own pita this weekend!

I LOVE curry. I kind of made up my own recipe which combines classic Trini chickpea/potato curry and Thai massaman. Here's the recipe, for anyone interested!

Curry

1 Tbs. olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 can coconut milk

4 small potatoes, chopped into large chunks (I like using red potatoes)

1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed

2 Tbs. curry powder

1-2 C water

1 package tofu, cooked based on fried tofu recipe (below)

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, sautee onion until translucent
2. Add can of coconut milk, potatoes, garbanzo beans, and curry powder. Stir and then let it come to a simmer, adding water as needed (when the sauce starts to get thick; this curry should be soupy)
3. Once the potatoes begin to get soft (but still have a little crispiness), add tofu and continue to simmer.
4. Cook until potatoes are completely soft.

i dunno why i dont like curry much.=(