Pregnancy Recipes - 25 - 28 Weeks

The second trimester holds both highs and lows. A surge in hormones makes many women feel sexier, but your growing baby can squash your stomach and trigger heartburn. You may suffer from constipation also!

• Creamy Vegetable Curry with broccoli and new potatoes
• Pork escalopes with celery and apple jelly

Creamy vegetable curry

In this tasty dish, cauliflower and squash combine really well with spices. The coconut milk keeps it mild. The chilli powder is optional - the curry still tastes great without it, but if you prefer a really spicy kick add a couple of chopped fresh chillies.

Serves 2
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

A good source of:
beta carotene, fibre, vitamins C and E

1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
2.5cm fresh root ginger, grated
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin chilli powder to taste
6 cauliflower florets, washed and halved
50 g French beans, trimmed and halved
1/2 large butternut squash or 1 whole acorn squash, peeled and cubed
400 ml coconut milk

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion and garlic over a low heat for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the ginger and spices and stir for a further 1-2 minutes. Add the cauliflower, beans and squash to the pan and stir to coat with the spices.

Pour in the coconut milk, stir, cover, and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Pork escalopes with celery and apple jelly

This delicious pork casserole uses apple jelly which you can buy in most large supermarkets if you are not lucky enough to have a supply of home-made. Full of nutrients, and low in fat, this is a very useful pregnancy recipe

Makes 4 burgers
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes

Good source of:
Protein and vitamins B1 and C

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 sticks celery, sliced into 1 cm chunks
2 pork escalopes
2 Cox's Orange Pippin apples, cored and sliced but not peeled
1 teaspoon cornflour, mixed with 150 ml water
2 tablespoons apple jelly
salt and black pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 180°C.

Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish and cook the celery over a low heat for 5 minutes. Remove the celery from the casserole with a slotted spoon. Add the pork to the dish and cook over a low heat for about 2 minutes on each side until brown.

Arrange the apple slices and celery over the pork. Add the cornflour and water mixture gradually to the pan, stirring continuously until thickened. Stir the apple jelly into the pan and heat until melted. Season to taste and cover.

Cook in the oven for 45 minutes or until the pork is tender and cooked through.

Serve with new potatoes or Fennel and Sweet Potato Mash

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