WHAT'S FOR DINNER: Kerala beef curry, freezer-friendly recipes, cooking with kids and health tips

This week on What’s For Dinner? we tantalise your taste buds with a delicious curry from Ambassador Tejas Nikam, and share our collection of freezer-friendly recipes, as well as a video of Shaun Clouston cooking lamb koftas and advice for healthy living.

Indian curry by Ambassador Chef Tejas

With their tantalising spices and complex flavours, curries are enjoyed the world over. Our Ambassador Chef Tejas Nikam of Vices and Virtues in Christchurch has created this delicious Southern India style curry using beef in coconut curry, flavoured with green chilli, curry leaves and turmeric.

Cooking tips: Turmeric is a natural way to help boost the immune system. Tejas likes to serve this curry with a pea pilaf rice.

Freezer-friendly recipes

Cooking meals in advance and keeping them in the freezer is a great way to quickly serve nutritious and healthy food when you have less time on your hands. We have a wealth of recipes with tasty New Zealand beef and lamb which lend themselves perfectly to freezing, so you can spend more of your time with your family or doing things you love.

Shaun Clouston cooks lamb kofta wraps with his kids

Facing the four-week lockdown with his family, renowned Kiwi chef Shaun Clouston of Logan Brown Restaurant & Bar thought it might be a good idea to get his kids in the kitchen cooking with him. In this video, they learn how to make lamb koftas and are doing a great job of it, too!

If you feel inspired, why not give it a go at home with our easy lamb koftas or even the pistachio and pear koftas recipe.

Nutrition, immunity and COVID-19

Health is top of mind for people at the moment as the fear of COVID-19 takes hold. You might wonder if it's possible to stay immune to COVID-19 or how you can support your immune system to function normally. Our latest article dives into these important questions and provides valuable advice on healthy living.