Slide Meals

3-day slide meal plan · Protein: ground turkey

Days: 3
Protein: ground turkey
Budget:

$$$–
Difficulty:

🍳🍳🍳–

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Explore the flavors of Tamil Nadu with ground turkey, featuring mustard seeds, curry leaves, and tamarind in this 3-day culinary journey.

Slide Chain

• Day 1: Spicy Turkey Keema with Rice

• Day 2: Tamil Turkey Curry

• Day 3: Coconut Turkey Pulao

• Combined Shopping List

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Day 1: Spicy Turkey Keema with Rice

Ingredients

Main

• 1 tbsp coconut oil

• 1 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 inch ginger, minced

• 1 green chili, chopped

• 1 lb ground turkey

• 1 tbsp sambar powder

• 1 large tomato, chopped

• 2 tbsp tamarind paste

• Salt to taste

Rice

• 1 cup basmati rice

• 2 cups water

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil in a pan, add mustard seeds until they pop.

2. Add onions, garlic, ginger, and chili; sauté until onions are golden.

3. Add ground turkey, cook until browned.

4. Mix in sambar powder, tomato, tamarind paste, and salt. Cook for 10 minutes.

5. Cook rice by boiling in water until tender. Serve with turkey keema.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve half of the turkey keema for the next day.

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Day 2: Tamil Turkey Curry

Ingredients

Main

• 1 tbsp coconut oil

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 large onion, sliced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 inch ginger, minced

• 1 green chili, chopped

• Reserved turkey keema

• 1 can coconut milk

• 1 tbsp coriander powder

• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil in a pan, add cumin seeds until fragrant.

2. Add onions, garlic, ginger, and chili; cook until onions are soft.

3. Stir in reserved turkey keema, coconut milk, and coriander powder.

4. Simmer for 15 minutes. Adjust salt.

Cook’s Notes:

Hold back 1 cup of the curry for the next day.

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Day 3: Coconut Turkey Pulao

Ingredients

Main

• 1 tbsp coconut oil

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 large onion, sliced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 inch ginger, minced

• Remaining reserved turkey curry

• 1 cup basmati rice

• 2 cups water

• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil in a pan, add turmeric and stir.

2. Add onions, garlic, and ginger; cook until onions are soft.

3. Mix in remaining turkey curry and rice.

4. Add water and salt, bring to a boil, then simmer until rice is cooked.

Cook’s Notes:

No leftovers expected after this meal.

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Combined Shopping List

Quantities shown are totals for the whole plan.

• onion — 3 large

• tomato — 4 large

• green chili — 2

• ginger — 2 inches

• garlic — 6 cloves

• curry leaves — 1 bunch

• mustard seeds — 2 tbsp

• sambar powder — 3 tbsp

• tamarind paste — 3 tbsp

• ground turkey — 2 lbs

• basmati rice — 2 cups

• coconut milk — 1 can

• coconut oil — 1/2 cup

• turmeric powder — 1 tsp

• cumin seeds — 1 tbsp

• coriander powder — 2 tbsp

• salt — to taste

• black pepper — to taste

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Final Notes

Enjoy your flavorful journey through Tamil Nadu’s culinary delights with these simple, delicious meals.