Vegan food is incredibly easy to prepare, flavorful, healthy and typically far lighter on the wallet than the other alternatives. Here are three great vegan recipes from three different cuisines (Indian, Chinese and Italian) that even others would be forced to admit are delicious.
South Indian vegetable curry
You
might not know this by looking at all of the meat and yogurt-rich
Indian restaurants in the west, but India is one of the most
vegan-friendly places on earth, as many of the Indian religions and
philosophies either demand or recommend a vegetarian diet. One of the
most popular dishes is aloo gobi, which consists of well-seasoned
cauliflowers and potatoes. Served with a Goan curry (which substitutes
yogurt with coconut milk), this dish is a 100% vegan and delicious. It
can be eaten as is or served on top of plain rice or (vegan) parantha
/ bread.
For the curry paste
• 6-8 dried Kashmiri chilies
• 1½ cups fresh grated coconut
• ½ yellow onion, chopped
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• 1½ tbsp chopped or grated ginger
• 5 garlic cloves
• ½ tsp powdered turmeric
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp powdered cumin/ jeera pdr
• 6-8 dried Kashmiri chilies
• 1½ cups fresh grated coconut
• ½ yellow onion, chopped
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• 1½ tbsp chopped or grated ginger
• 5 garlic cloves
• ½ tsp powdered turmeric
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp powdered cumin/ jeera pdr
• 1½ tsp coriander seeds
• 1 cup of coconut milk
For the vegetables
• 2 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup of coconut milk
For the vegetables
• 2 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
Instructions
1. Blend all of the curry ingredients in a food processor until you get a smooth paste.
2. In a frying pan, sauté onion until golden.
3. Add tomato and tomato paste and stir.
4. Add the curry and stir well. Let cook on low heat for several minutes.
5. Add carrots, potatoes, and cauliflower. Cook for about 7 minutes.
6. Add water or coconut milk and cook until the vegetables are tender.
1. Blend all of the curry ingredients in a food processor until you get a smooth paste.
2. In a frying pan, sauté onion until golden.
3. Add tomato and tomato paste and stir.
4. Add the curry and stir well. Let cook on low heat for several minutes.
5. Add carrots, potatoes, and cauliflower. Cook for about 7 minutes.
6. Add water or coconut milk and cook until the vegetables are tender.