Contents:

• Introduction

Know how

• What is diabetes?
• The causes of diabetes
• What's wrong with our diet?
• Defeat diabetes with the D-Diet
• Why you should try it

Show-how

• Helpful tips
• Product guide
• One week of diabetes defeating menus

Recipes

• Lentil & Tomato Soup
• Smoky Split Pea Soup
• Spicy Tomato & Two-Potato Soup
• Easy Peasy Noodles
• Rice, Beans 'n' Greens
• Almost Instant Black-eyed Bean Paté
• Accelerated Aubergine & Chickpea Curry
• Smoky Bean & Garlic Paté OR Smoky Bean & Broccoli Paté
• Greek-Style Butterbean & Tomato Stew
• Scrambled Tofu
• Speedy Gonzalez Chilli
• Pancakes
• Moroccan Quinoa Salad
• Butternut Squash with Garlic-Thyme Aduki Beans
• Creamy Bean & Potato Dip
• Easy Quinoa
• Easy Brown Rice
• Reduced-fat Soyannaise
• Sour Crème
• Dressing Down - Lower-Fat Salad Dressings
• Saucy
• Extra! Extra! - Quick Fix Meals for Busy Times

Accelerated Aubergine & Chickpea Curry

• 1 large aubergine, cut into medium-small chunks - approximately 2cm/1 inch square. Don't get too worried about this - the pieces simply need to be small so they cook quickly but don't dissolve into mush
• 2 squirts oil spray
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed OR 2 tsp readymade garlic paste
• 1 jar of suitable Loyd Grossman or Patak curry sauce (see our Product Guide)
• 1 tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 120ml/4fl oz water
• ½ tsp salt
• 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
• ¼ tsp garam masala

Home-made alternative

• 1 red pepper, chopped into medium pieces
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 large pinch of asafetida OR fenugreek powder (or 1 clove garlic, pressed) n 2 tsp grated ginger or ready-made ginger paste
• ¼ - ½ tsp chilli powder
• Plus a little cinnamon!

2 Chop the aubergine into medium chunks and soak in cold water. Set aside.

3 Heat a heavybottomed saucepan or deep-sided frying pan and spray it with oil spray. Cook the chopped onion in it until it turns golden brown then add the garlic.

4 Drain the aubergine, add to the pan and cook over a medium heat for a few minutes until it starts to soften - stir regularly. Reduce the heat, cover and cook until the aubergine is soft and melting - add a tablespoon or two of water if it starts to stick.

5 Add the curry sauce or home-made spices - plus cinnamon! - and stir in well. Cook in for a couple of minutes before serving.

6 Just before serving, add the fresh coriander, garam masala, and salt to taste. Serve with brown rice or wholemeal chapattis.