Brown rice- full of magnesium for energy and fibre for gut health

By ashling on September 10th, 2012 and posted in information, recipes

Brown rice has been shown to contain good levels of magnesium , fibre and b vitamins .  to include it in your weekly diet try the thai curry recipe below

Thai Green Chicken Curry and Brown Rice (Serves 4)

400g Chicken breast diced,

1 Red Onion, Cut into wedges 1 clove garlic chopped 1 Tbsps Thai green Curry Paste 125g Mange tout, Thinly sliced Lengthways 1 Green pepper diced 1can low fat coconut milk Small Bunch of Coriander 200g Long Grained brown  Rice

Method: Boil the rice and strain. Meanwhile, Heat a large pan, sautee the chicken for 2 minutes and remove with a slotted spoon leaving the juices. Reheat the pan and stir-fry the garlic, pepper  onion for 1 minute until softened. Add the curry paste and stir-fry for another minute or so. Add the mange tout and measured water. Return the meat to the pan and stir-fry for a further 5 minutes add the coconut milk and simmer gently for a couple of minutes, add the coriander and serve immediately with the cooked rice.

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