Budget-friendly Chicken Shawarma and Laffa for 4
When it comes to the flavours of Israel, perhaps nothing feels more like a taste of home than an overflowing shawarma, bursting with salad, hummus, tahina and pickles, and you can recreate this dish in your very own kitchen.
Budget-friendly Chicken Curry and Sides
Kosher meat can be pricey, but butchering your own chicken is one of the most-effective ways of shaving costs. It’s worth starting with a large, good quality chicken, separating the meat into its components, and, with a little creativity, one can feed a family of four for 4 meals. Part of our budget chicken recipe series, this recipe uses one large chicken breast, and is bulked out with frozen vegetables and protein-rich chickpeas to stretch the meat further. The chicken curry is accompanied by pilau rice and saag aloo gobi, so you can have an excellent fake-away that will leave everyone satisfied, without breaking the bank! For a vegetarian alternative, follow these steps but skip the chicken, or add chunks of tofu, mushrooms or aubergine!
Budget-friendly Chipotle Chicken with Potato Wedges and Cowboy Beans
Kosher meat can sometimes seem prohibitively expensive, but butchering your own chicken is one of the most effective ways of shaving the cost of your meat bill. Part of our budget chicken recipe series, this recipe uses the drumsticks, legs and thighs to create a cost-effective family meal for 4. You may wish to supplement a little extra chicken to feed 4 adults or older children, but with the beans, there really is plenty of filling protein on the plate already. With a few herbs and spices you can elevate a simple chips and beans meal into something fantastic and fun! The best part – this meal (at the time of publishing) costs less than £2.50 per portion, so you can feed a family of 4 for under a tenner!
Moroccan 7-Vegetable Couscous
As seasonal as it gets and a celebration of Simanim, the earthiness of the root vegetable mash, rich with parsnip, potatoes and sweet potatoes exquisitely complements these deliciously tender and sweet ribs, which are marinated in pomegranate molasses and date honey, both Simanim, omens for abundant blessings and redemption from our enemies. The greens are the finishing touch on a perfectly rounded Autumn warmer, just what’s needed as those shorter nights start drawing in. Leafy greens (swiss chard, spinach or beetroot leaves) are another of the Simanim – ‘silka’ in Aramaic or ‘selek’ in Hebrew, related to the Hebrew word ‘silek’ (to depart). We ask that Hashem remove our adversaries from us in the coming year. Ifcooking this dish for Rosh Hashanah, you may also choose to add squash to the mash and leeks to the greens to add two more Simanim to the dish.
