Recipies:

Krishna's Spaghetti Bolognaise:

Ingredients:

Directions:

    In a large pot fry the onion in olive oil until golden brown. Next add the mince and stir until cooked. Add the Italian tomatoes, garlic, chilli and tomato paste, oregano, mixed herbs, and 1 cup of water. Finally add the diced mushrooms and capsicum. Leave to simmer for about 30 min, stirring occasionally.

Dehydrate to make a lightweight camping meal

Tip:

    Use instant spaghetti which has a shorter cooking time to conserve fuel whilst hiking.

Indian Curry (Keema)

Ingredients:

Directions:

    In a large pot fry the onion in olive oil until golden brown. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli paste and mix through. Next add the mince and stir until cooked. Add the curry paste (make it as hot as you like!) and mix in the potatoes. Allow to simmer for 30-40 min. It'll be ready by the time the potatoes are cooked. Throw in a few handfuls of peas near the end as they cook quickly.

    Dehydrate to make a lightweight camping meal.

Serving tip:

    Goes well with either rice or noodles. Take other dehydrated veges (eg. broccoli) and add these whilst rehydrating and cooking your meal.

Thai Green Curry

Ingredients:

Directions:

    In a wok (preferably) or large frypan, fry the onion in olive oil until golden brown. Add the garlic and chilli paste. Next add the mince and stir until cooked. When the mince is ready, add the flavour packet and the coconut milk and mix thoroughly. Allow to simmer for 30 minutes.

    Dehydrate to make a lightweight camping meal.

Serving tip:

    Goes well with either rice or noodles. Dehydrate some veges separately (eg. zucchini, mushroom, capsicum, carrot) and add while rehydrating and cooking your meal.
 

Satay Chicken

Ingredients:

Directions:

    In a wok (preferably) or large frypan, fry the onion in olive oil until golden brown. Add the garlic and chilli paste. Next add the mince and stir until cooked. When the mince is ready add the satay paste and the coconut milk and mix thoroughly. Allow to simmer for 30 minutes.

    Dehydrate to make a lightweight camping meal.

Serving tip:

     Dehydrate some vegetables separately (eg.  beans, sweet potato) and add while rehydrating and cooking your meal. Goes well with rice. The rice can be cooked at the same time. Put it all in the one pot, with enough water for the rice and to rehydrate the meat and veges and simmer for around 20 minutes.

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