There comes a time in every vegan’s life, I’m learning, that s/he has to get off her arse and cook — and start bringing her own food to Friday night dinner at it’sgrandma’s because it’sgrandma has enough individual palettes to satisfy.
So, I’m cooking for myself. Even if I have Rascal at my feet, tugging at my lululemons, I’m cooking for myself — not just rice and beans — but FANCY stuff. Well, I’ve made one meal. But, it’s served me well for THREE DAYS, and the monkeys enjoyed it, too (sort of — they only REALLY like “treats”). The apple in this dish DOES taste like APPLE PIE, though!
As a vegan dish, this is wonderfully nutritious and convenient: a mixture of grains and legumes makes it a good source of protein; the sweetness of the light coconut milk helps satisfy sugar cravings, and it’s oh-so-nutritious; the dish is loaded with fiber, beta carotene; and, finally, it’s LIGHT, one-pot, easy-peasy.
I adapted the recipe from Dreena Burton’s wonderful cookbook Vive le Vegan!
Check it….
INGREDIENTS
(Serves 4-6)
2-3 cups cooked/canned chick peas (and/or kidney/aduki beans)
1 (400 ml) can of light coconut milk (I’m sure you could try this with vegetable stock instead — let me know, if you try that)
1/2 onion (chopped)
1-2 sweet potatoes (chopped)
2 parsnips (sliced) (optional, but nice because adds more variety with each bite)
1 cup celery (sliced) (optional)
1-2 apples (peeled, cubed)
1-2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tbsp curry paste (optional) (I didn’t have any on hand….)
1.5 tbsp grated fresh ginger (or around 1/2 teaspoon dried)
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric (for orange glow…, and more importantly for its HEALTHY properties)
3/4 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp allspice
2 cups cooked quinoa (or other grain)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Place all the ingredients in a large pot or casserole dish.
3. Stir it up ’till nice and combined.
4. Bake for 60-70 minutes, stopping midway to give it a stir.
5. Let it sit for a bit, and then serve in individual bowls with quinoa (or other grain)!
6. ENJOY!
(By the way, check author Dreena Burton’s food blog HERE!)
newsinglemama February 26th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
it looks and sounds delish; i have to try it!
:)
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LAVENDULA February 27th, 2009 at 11:48 am
that sounds so good will try that…my problem is i am only one eating vegan and i hate eating same leftovers alllll week long.and i have made some stuff and then hated it! i have a coconut cauliflower curry in my freezer because it was so gosh awful…
Heather March 2nd, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Looks delicious! I will have to try it.
I’m trying very hard to go sugar free. It’s very difficult to avoid added sugar – giving up sweets is one thing, but giving up all bread products? Tough. As in tough to find things to eat. I will persevere!
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Hannah August 30th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I like a lot of your recipes, but I was wondering why you had honey listed in the Chai recipe?
Was it a mistake, or are you only slightly vegan?
Haley-O August 30th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Thanks, Hannah. Some vegans do eat honey. The woman who gave us that recipe believes honey’s a “gift from the bees” — after all, it’s not extracted from the bee. I tend not to eat honey, but I won’t say no to it if it’s in a recipe, and I’ll eat bread that contains honey, yes. I personally substitute the honey with agave nectar or syrup. Thanks for pointing it out. I’ll indicate a substitution.
Hannah September 9th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Well, if you regard honey as a gift, then by logic, so are eggs and milk. And if you don’t eat bone-char white sugar, then you should know that honey is produced largely from that, instead of natural pollen since the original, pollen-based honey is taken by the beekeepers.
http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm
Haley-O September 9th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I didn’t say I recognize it as a gift. I said the author of that recipe did. And (back to your first comment) if I do occasionally eat things that contain honey, I would be *mostly*, not *slightly,* vegan. We do what we can. I don’t care a stitch about labels. And there’s a vast difference between honey and eggs and milk — from carbon footprints to health benefits to ethics — gift or not. And, no, I don’t eat white sugar.
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