Fructose Friendly Indian

Indian cuisine can be a real struggle with fructose malabsorption. Most Indian restaurants in Australia are Punjabi and thus use onion in the base of the gravy for all their sauces. The commercial curry pastes available in the supermarkets also often contain onion and garlic. While I have basically given up being able to eat anything but "plain dahl" and tandoori chicken in my local indian takeout, I have found a couple of things that help me to satisfy my curry cravings.

• The local indian grocery - Because it is common for many hindu and jain families to refrain from eating onion or garlic, many indian stores carry curry pastes that do not have them included. Indian groceries also carry many FF flours in bulk (besan (chickpea) flour, rice flour) as well as other herbs and spices.
• Manjula's Kitchen - This website is a treasure trove of Indian recipes without onion or garlic. Most of the recipes are suitable for those with fructose malabsorption and range from basic curries to more complicated recipes like these puda dosa. Manjula helpfully includes a video of herself making each recipe (very helpful for more complicated dishes).

Crust Pizza

Most fast food places either don't have any fructose friendly options (other than hot chips!). Crust Pizza is one take away outlet that I have found to be an exception to this rule. Their pizzas are delicious and I can be sure what I am eating isn't going to make me sick (unless I eat too much!!!). 

They used to have a full ingredient listing online but unfortunately this appears to have been taken down when they upgraded the site. While this is a pain, you can still enjoy Crust! The key things to avoid are the sausage/meatball type toppings and their tomato base (they have three other tasty base options). I usually use the "build your own" pizza option on their website so I can make sure everything is okay for me.