Saturday 21 September 2024

My £2 a Day Food Shopping Challenge - Day Five


Day Five Shopping - £ 2.40

This was possible sort of as there was a 23p underspend the previous day so I had £2.23 to play with, but still I managed to go over budget ... naughty!!


Meals

Breakfast - 1/3 tin of Peaches and Coffee

This made a lovely change from toast.  😀


Lunch - Herby Paratha and of course, more coffee.  I've not photographed all the coffees but there have been quite a few, especially since the weather has turned much chillier.  😄


Parathas are really easy and economical to make as they are literally just flour, water and oil, and any herbs or spices you want to include in the flavour of your finished dish.  I chose just some herbs, salt and pepper for this one.

You just mix together flour and water until you have a nice pliable dough, knead briefly and let it rest, covered for a while.  Then roll out quite thinly into a round pizza base shape and brush with oil.  Then roll up from the edge to form a long sausage shape, coil this around itself tucking the end under and roll out into another circle, brushing once again with oil and repeat. Next brush one side with oil and put the paratha oiled side down into a hot pan.  When it has been cooking for about five minutes check the underneath and if it is ready for turning over, brush the top with some more oil and then flip carefully.


The rolling and coiling gives you lovely light layers, which make it taste like a cross between a flatbread and flaky pastry.  It is very satisfying to eat and I didn't manage to finish it all.  

If I had some fresh garlic I would have added garlic paste to the oil, it makes for a delicious paratha.


Tea - Pasta with sauce and leftover Paratha.


Leftovers carried forward:

240g SR Flour

 DF Spread

Jam

Mayo

10 slices of bread

250g Pasta

1 serving Pasta Sauce

2/3 tin of Peaches

1 tin of Tuna

200g Cheese

4 Eggs


(-17p)



Sue xx



 

13 comments:

  1. Hardly over budget at all and thanks for the paratha idea - can you make it with wholemeal flour, I wonder? Must try it and see. xx

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    1. It works well with wholemeal flour, maybe try adding a little baking powder to keep things light, otherwise it can be a bit denser. 🙂

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  2. Thanks for showing how to do parathyroid-I’ll have a go at that very soon once I buy some flour! Catriona

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    1. Sorry-see autocorrect has altered paratha.

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    2. Haha ... I LOVE that autocorrect. 😄

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  3. Wow, thanks for the paratha method, I've made flatbreads but never using the folding technique, I'll be trying that.
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. It's worth the little bit of faffing for the great texture you get. 😀

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  4. I am impressed with the paratha. Same ingredients but a different culture, I make SR flour, dried mixed herbs and water or milk, drop scones fried in the breakfast bacon fat.

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    1. I love that there are so many variations of bread like items, pasty like items and such. 😀

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  5. I love parathas and you are one of the few people I know of who makes her own. :)
    I ordered and picked up some groceries, today; it was my first grocery shopping for September and I paid $38.61.

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    1. I really love homemade parathas hot straight from the pan so it's worth the effort. 😀

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    1. They really have been, it's been a good week. 😀

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