Year 4 went to Danelaw last week. It was wonderfully sunny and a great time was had by all! Everyone loved wearing the costumes, and living a day in the life as a Viking!

In Kitchen Garden Club this week we will be looking at ‘Healthy Breakfasts’ and will be making porridge, eggy bread and strawberry fruit smoothie.

Jungle Curry

Takes 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook

Serves 6 (Suitable for vegetarians)

This recipe is inspired by traditional dishes and cooking methods from Malaysia.

Ingredients

200g (7 oz) dried long grain rice
Cooking Oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1tps of crushed Ginger
Mild curry powder
1 large red onion, chopped
125g (4 ½ oz) sugarsnap peas
2 red peppers, de-seeded and chopped
100g (3 ½ oz) baby sweetcorn, chopped
125g  (4 ½ oz) chestnut mushrooms
12g (4 ½ oz) green beans
100ml (3 ½ fl oz) vegetable stock
1 tablespoon soy sauce
150g (5 ½ oz) fresh spinach

Method

1. Cook the rice in boiling water and set to one side.

2. Heat a wok or large frying pan with a little oil. Stir fry the garlic and ginger for 2-3 minutes before stiring in the curry paste.

3. Add the red onion, sugarsnap peas, red peppers and baby sweetcorn and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.

4. Add the chestnut mushrooms and green beans and then pour in the stock and soy sauce. Bring to the boil and continue to stir fry for a further 4-5 minutes.

5. Add the spinach and stir fry for a further 4-5 minutes until the spinach has wilted and the other vegetables are softening.

6. Serve the curry in warmed bowls with the cooked rice.

One of the major problems we have found in the Rosehill Allotment is that the local pigeons like to come and eat our plants that have just started growing. But we have found a solution! If you put some old twigs in the ground and wrap brightly colour tape/fabric around them it really scares the birds away! We also decorate old pots and put them on sticks so they rattle in the air.

However, we have discovered that this still does not stop our friendly blackbird from coming to eat the worms in the garden!