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Some time ago, I was contacted by a PR lady who is trying to spread the word about a kidney care cookbook, written by TV chef Lawrence Keogh (head chef at Roast) - you might have seen him on Saturday Kitchen.
Lawrence wrote Rediscovering Food & Flavours after having a kidney transplant at the age of 35. The book contains 16 delicious recipes and is available free of charge from renal dieticians. It is designed to help people cook meals that are still exciting and flavourful, but move away from the dull low phosphate diets that many sufferers have to contend with. You can also download the book here, or email me and I'll send you the PDF file (& recipe cards) for you to download.

Black-Eyed Bean & Basmati Rice, from the recipe cards
Lawrence recently added 4 new recipes, Chinese Spare Ribs, Garlic Chilli Prawns, Black-Eyed Bean & Basmati Rice and Malvern Pudding, which are available on recipe cards. These new dishes are not only tasty and nutritious, but also safe to eat, without conflicting with any medication.
World Kidney Day is the second Thursday in March every year, and you can read more information on their website. One in 10 people will develop CKD (chronic kidney disease) in their lifetime in the UK alone, hopefully this cookbook will entice people into cooking and eating well balanced, tasty meals.

Black-Eyed Bean & Basmati Rice
From Lawrence Keogh's kidney care recipe cards
Serves 4
250g tinned black-eyed beans, drained & washed
150g washed basmati rice
30g butter
100g chopped onion
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
2g chopped garlic
1 dessert spoon honey
10 twists of black pepper
Boil the basmati rice until tender, drain and keep warm.
Meanwhile, fry the onion in the butter until golden brown, then add the chopped garlic, ground ginger, ground coriander and the cumin seeds.
Now add the black-eyed beans and let it all cook together.
Add the honey and remove from the heat. Season with the black pepper.
Stir in the rice and serve warm.
You can also serve this chilled, as a rice salad to accompany meats or fish.
Note: On most low potassium diet sheets, beans and pulses are often on the avoid list, but as you can see from this dish, portion sizes and other ingredients in the dish can determine its suitability.

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