I see we share a lot of the same favourite Disney recipes piratesmate, but this one was interesting to me as I only had the Curry Paste and not the Coconut Curry sauce it goes with. Glad I got that one sorted
For comparison purposes here's the Curry Paste recipe I have:
Curry Paste - Boma
1 cup Olive Oil
3 each Red Peppers
¼ cup Ginger Root, fresh
¼ cup Garlic Cloves
2 tablespoons Ground Turmeric
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Ground Cumin
2 tablespoons Ground Cardamom
2 tablespoons Ground Ginger
½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1. Heat oil in a non-aluminum pan. Add peppers, garlic, and ginger. Simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Toast spices turmeric, cinnamon, and cumin. Add all the spices to the peppers.
3. Remove from heat and drain off oil.
4. Puree in food processor until smooth. Cool, cover, and refrigerate up to one week.
In that one the peppers and garlic are not pureed before cooking.
I agree that many Disney recipes are astoundingly high in cream, butter and oil (which is why they taste so good), and I often try to cut back the calories on many of them.
For example, tonight I made the Panko Shrimp with Mango Sauce (I'll post below as I see we don't have it on the index), and I deep-fried half of them (for my son) and broiled the rest for myself. I tried one of the deep-fried ones for comparison purposes, and really couldn't tell much difference in taste or texture. BTW, Panko breadcrumbs (used everywhere in Disney recipes) have half the fat, calories and sodium of regular bread crumbs. I made the dish as a main course and the Mango Sauce was refreshing and made a nice contrast to the breaded shrimp.
On the weekend I made the Celtic Chique (p 117) and it's a fairly basic roasted chicken on pan fried chard. It wouldn't be special enough for a company dinner - at least not for me. I have a few more Disney recipes on this week's menu so will report on those.
I rarely take pictures of my Disney dishes as my old digital camera doesn't really take pictures inside and the last thing I'm thinking of when serving up dinner is taking a picture

I did take this one however.
Panko Shrimp with Mango Sauce
PCH Grill (Disneylands Pacific Hotel) (Chef Bill Orton)
Serves 4 as an appetizer.
Panko Shrimp
1 cup Japanese panko bread crumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup flour
16 large shrimp (1 oz. each), tails on, peeled and deveined
3 whole eggs, beaten
16 6-inch wooden skewers
Canola or peanut oil for frying
First, season the bread crumbs with salt and pepper. Next, lightly flour the shrimp. Then, dip each one into the beaten eggs and coat lightly with bread crumbs. Set the shrimp aside while you prepare the mango sauce.
Mango Sauce
2 fresh, ripe mangoes, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup water
1 red bell pepper, seeded
1 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
1 tsp. chopped fresh ginger
1 tsp. *Sriracha-style Thai chili sauce (available in Asian markets)
1 tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. sugar
Salt to taste
Put 1 mango in a blender with the water, and puree. Place the puree in a mixing bowl and set aside. Finely dice the remaining mango and the bell pepper and add to the mango puree. Stir in the remaining ingredients and salt to taste. Place the shrimp on the skewers and straighten them out. Deep-fry the shrimp a few at a time, in 350-degree oil. Each batch should take 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with the mango sauce for dipping and a salad of mixed greens.
*hot, red Thai sauce with jalapanos and garlic.