Good morning everyone!

Up bright an early this monday- not too much to talk about.

Tried a new recipe for curried chicken last night, turned out pretty well:

Chicken – I use one whole baby chicken with bone cut into pieces; you can use 4 boneless chicken breast cut into cubes

Onion – One big, thinly chopped

Ginger Paste – 1 tsp (If you don’t have paste used minced Ginger)

Garlic Paste- 1 tsp (you can used minced Garlic)

Bay Leaf – 1

Cardamom – 1 or 2

Cinnamon Stick – 1

Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder – 2/3 tsp

Cumin Powder – 2/3 tsp

Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp or paprika -  1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Salt – to taste

Vegetable oil or olive oil – ¾ tbsp.

Heat up oil in a pan in low heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Add ginger & garlic paste. Sauté for one min. Now add bay leaf, cardamoms and cinnamon stick. After a minute, add garam masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, Chili powder, salt and mix together with a wooden spoon. If it looks dry add 1 tbsp water. Let it simmer for couple of minutes (make sure it does get burnt).  

Put the chopped baby chicken (or chicken breasts) into the pan and stir until covered in the mixture.

Cover the pan and leave to cook on a medium-low heat, until the chicken juices come out. Then turn the heat down to low and let the curry simmer for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked and you notice a thin layer of oil forming top of the curry. Remove the pan from the fire, curry is done!  

After 5 minutes, sprinkle some freshly chopped coriander leave (cilantro) on the top and you are done. 

A coworker of mine sent this to me- i used way more than 2 pounds of chicken, so I had to double my spices.  Served with white rice- tastes amazing.  The best part about it is that the only caloric ingredients are the chicken and a smidgen from the olive oil.

Starting modified PPL (super modified PPL) this week:

1: Push

2: Pull

3: Legs

4: Off

5: Push

6: Pull

7: off

Why am I only hitting legs once a week?  Quads aren't my primary focus right now.  I'm more worried about my upper body at the moment- trying to grow my chest, traps, and delts.

More to come!