store cupboard challenge, anyone?

[Natch]

Inspired by the Tesco thread, I wondered if you could help me create some meals from my palsy cupboard. I have the following items, and really don't want to buy anything else as I am moving house in 6 days time, and eating out for 3 of those. Therefore, don't want to buy anything else, or at least anything I can't use up before I move.

Ingredients:
Rice (by the truckload. Seriously, why I have so much I have no idea, but i have sushi and white rice.)
Herbs and spices assorted - LOTS of different types.
Sugar
Red peppers x 2
Red cabbage
potatoes
Raisins
Dates
oil, and a variety of flavoured vinegars.
A tin of coconut milk
5 or 6 mini pickled onions
Tropical fruit juice

That includes the contents of the fridge too. I was wondering if the coconut milk with some vegetable stock and a packet of tikka masala mix would make a decent curry sauce for the peppers, served of course, with rice?

Do you think potatoes in the curry too?

I also found a packed mix for sag aloo, do you think it would be reasonable without the spinach and just potatoes? Or maybe substitute spinach for red cabbage? And what the heck AM I going to do with a whole red cabbage.

Therein lies your challenge! Any ideas?

There is wine by the shed load and a portion of whatever fancy thing you come up with for your trouble!

 

[Donkey66]

you can put some of the raisins in the curry. Cook the red cabbage with onion and apple and you can freeze it - in 2 or 3 bags. Just put it in a cool box or a friends freezer for the move. If it was me I'd splash out on some spinach for the saag!

 

[Natch]

Thanks Digger. I was wondering about braising the red cabbage (to be honest, its the only thing I know what to do with the stuff!) Do you think curry will be ok without tomatoes? I suppose I could cook it and go ona mercy mission to the shops to add a tin if in doubt!

hmmm....

oh goodness, sorry by the way everyone, I thought I was posting in soapbox!

 

[Donkey66]

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/...ditional-braised-red-cabbage-with-apples.html is the recipe I usually do. Don't omit the vinegar, it makes all the difference.
I'd go for the tomatoes as well, How many are you cooking for? If you have to eat the same meal several times and its not nice it'll end up in the bin.