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Gut-friendly curry — layered from bland to bold

Ready-made curry scores around 41/100. This guide strips it back to a safe turmeric base then lets you build layers of flavour, warmth and heat as your gut adapts.

  • Lower gas
  • Less irritation
moderate · ~30 min

Ready-made curry (jar or pouch) scores around 41/100 — high gas from the onion and garlic base, high agitation from capsaicin and acidity, and loosening from the fat load. This guide takes all three drivers to near-zero, then adds them back one layer at a time. The base is deliberately bland. That is the point. Serve it on white rice, which adds binding and soaks up the sauce without adding gas.

Build it layer by layer

Serves:

Start at the base. Add each layer only once you feel comfortable with the previous one.

Ingredients

  • 300 g chicken breast, diced (or firm tofu)
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika (not hot)
  • 100 ml coconut cream
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced
  • 1 small potato, peeled and diced
  • Salt to taste
  • 200 g white rice (dry weight), to serve

Method

  1. Dice the protein small and cook through in a neutral oil over medium heat.
  2. Add turmeric, cumin, coriander and paprika. Stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  3. Add coconut cream and 100 ml water; stir to combine.
  4. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  5. Add the soft veg in the last 5 minutes — they should be very tender.
  6. Serve over white rice.
Before moving on: Eat this version for 3–5 days before trying Layer 1. If you get symptoms here, turmeric and cumin are the most likely culprits — try reducing both and see.

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Lower-risk, gentler and often better tolerated — not a guarantee. Individual tolerance varies; keep working with your own clinical team.