As I posted previously, indian curry allows me to sleep, but only that from British indian restaurants. I tried many many recipes for home-made curry and none of them work, see the discussion here.
I have now found how to replicate a recipe that means I now sleep until about 8am (rather than 3am, which is when I wake without this curry).
I think the key is the emulsification, which takes a long time. This may be explained by this research on emulsified curcumin showing than nano-emulsion curcumin can suppress inflammation via NFkB and MCP-1 inhibition. I have consistently raised MCP-1.
Here's the recipe ("spoon"=dessert spoon):
Stage 1
Large cooking pot.
Lots of onions - about 20-25 medium-large.
Handful of chopped green and red peper.
2/3 tin of tomatoes.
4 spoons fresh garlic and ginger puree (ground up 2/3 ginger and 1/3 garlic cloves in oil).
1/2 small cabbage.
1 carrot
Handful fresh coriander
3 spoons ground tumeric
3-4 spoons ground coriander
3-4 spoons ground cumin
3-4 spoons asafoetida ("hing")
3-4 spoons ground fenugreek seed
3-4 spoons curry powder
3 spoons salt
1/2 litre of vegatable oil
small cup of water
Put all ingredients into the pot (+lid) in the order in which they are listed. Don't worry about mixing or chopping, everything melts down over time.
Cook on a very low heat for about 1-1.5 hours.
Stage 2
Wait for it to cool, then blend very finely.
Put blended mixture back into a large pot, and pour in about the same amount again of water.
Bring to boil and simmer on a lowish heat for about 1-1.5 hours without lid.
You should start to see at some point a reddish oil film forming on the top. If you start to see this take off the stove, put the lid on and wait 2 minutes. Take the lid of and see if you have a layer of reddish oil across the top of the mixture - if you do, you've finished. If not, take the lid off and put it back on the stove and keep checking every 10 minutes or so to see if you get the red film.
Once it's done you can freeze it. Eat a decent bowl any way you like in the evening (eg. boil it up with other vegetables or meat, or eat it straight as a soup).
I hope it helps someone!
EDIT: I also take 500mg of Enhansa. This gives me an extra 1-2 hours sleep (the curry seems to get me more on top)
I have now found how to replicate a recipe that means I now sleep until about 8am (rather than 3am, which is when I wake without this curry).
I think the key is the emulsification, which takes a long time. This may be explained by this research on emulsified curcumin showing than nano-emulsion curcumin can suppress inflammation via NFkB and MCP-1 inhibition. I have consistently raised MCP-1.
Here's the recipe ("spoon"=dessert spoon):
Stage 1
Large cooking pot.
Lots of onions - about 20-25 medium-large.
Handful of chopped green and red peper.
2/3 tin of tomatoes.
4 spoons fresh garlic and ginger puree (ground up 2/3 ginger and 1/3 garlic cloves in oil).
1/2 small cabbage.
1 carrot
Handful fresh coriander
3 spoons ground tumeric
3-4 spoons ground coriander
3-4 spoons ground cumin
3-4 spoons asafoetida ("hing")
3-4 spoons ground fenugreek seed
3-4 spoons curry powder
3 spoons salt
1/2 litre of vegatable oil
small cup of water
Put all ingredients into the pot (+lid) in the order in which they are listed. Don't worry about mixing or chopping, everything melts down over time.
Cook on a very low heat for about 1-1.5 hours.
Stage 2
Wait for it to cool, then blend very finely.
Put blended mixture back into a large pot, and pour in about the same amount again of water.
Bring to boil and simmer on a lowish heat for about 1-1.5 hours without lid.
You should start to see at some point a reddish oil film forming on the top. If you start to see this take off the stove, put the lid on and wait 2 minutes. Take the lid of and see if you have a layer of reddish oil across the top of the mixture - if you do, you've finished. If not, take the lid off and put it back on the stove and keep checking every 10 minutes or so to see if you get the red film.
Once it's done you can freeze it. Eat a decent bowl any way you like in the evening (eg. boil it up with other vegetables or meat, or eat it straight as a soup).
I hope it helps someone!
EDIT: I also take 500mg of Enhansa. This gives me an extra 1-2 hours sleep (the curry seems to get me more on top)
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