Tofu and Chickpea Curries

Penang Curry with Tofu and Broccoli

This is our 400th post! Woah!

Coconut-Cashew Curry with Chickpeas

Again, we borrowed adapted a recipe from Serious Eats. Delicious, seriously, delicious.

1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp curry powder
1 TBL Earth Balance or oil
1 small onion, finely minced (about 1 cup)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 TBL fresh ginger, grated on the medium holes of a box grater
1 small red or green chili, finely chopped (or a jalapeno…)
1 tsp cayenne
1/2 cup cashew nuts
half of a 14-ounce can coconut milk (i.e. 7 oz)
3 cups of cooked chickpeas (or 2 cans, drained and rinsed)
1 bunch (about 3 ounces) flat spinach leaves, trimmed, rinsed, and roughly chopped
Kosher salt
1/4 cup fresh juice from 3 to 4 limes
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, coarsely chopped

Heat oil/buttera large saucepan over medium-high heat until melted, then add onion, garlic, ginger, and chili. Cook, stirring frequently, and scraping bottom of pan until golden brown and starting to burn in spots, about 10 minutes. Add cayenne, cashews, and half of spice mixture. Cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add coconut milk and remove from heat. Scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pan. **optional, you can blend this now, but we didn’t.**

Add chickpeas, spinach, and remaining spice mix and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until vegetables are heated through and spinach is wilted, about 10 minutes. Add salt and lime juice to taste. Stir in cilantro. Serve with rice or naan and garnish with extra lime wedges and cilantro.

Yellow Curry (Sweet Potato) Noodles

If you’re tired of rice noodles, try these delicious sweet potato noodles. They don’t get soggy, which makes them great for leftovers and noodle soups! For this dish, we made a yellow coconut curry and stuffed it with tofu and vegetables. Top it with Siracha!

Soy Chix Curry with Lima Beans and Broccoli

Adapted from Malabar “Chicken” Curry. YUM.

We made a roasted beet salad with beet greens (from our CSA), mushrooms, green onions, and a soy yogurt-lime dressing. Double yum!

Green Curry

With broccoli, green beans, and mushrooms.

Vegetable Curry, Chutney, and Samosa-Smashed Potatoes

Not the most traditional meal, but inspired by Indian-restaurants and some of Isa’s delicious recipes.
The curry is adapted from Appetite for Reduction‘s 2nd Avenue Vegetable Korma and the potatoes from Veganomicon. The chutney is super easy and really makes the dish!

If you have various kinds of curry powder on hand, choose different ones for the curry and the potatoes. It really gives a different flavor to the dishes.

Just a lazy, sleety night.

Tomato Curry with Peas, Turnips, and Sweet Potatoes

Japanese Curry with Chickpeas: VeganMofo 1

Hurray, it’s Vegan Mofo again! This is the time of year when the leaves start to change, the air is suddenly dry, and we return to blogging after a long hiatus. This year’s Vegan Mofo organizers asked if we had a theme, and thus, a theme was born.

For our very first Vegan Mofo theme…we will feature the lovely, spicy GINGER! So stay tuned for a month of mouthwatering recipes and other experiments that incorporate ginger: drinks, sauces, desserts, and entrees of course!

We wanted to start off the month with our first homemade ginger beer, but I’m sad to say that tasted something like sour vomit, so we won’t tell you about that now. We will try again and maybe have more to share next week. C’est la vie.

To the recipe!
Adapted from Fuji Mama’s Japanese Chick* Curry Rice

1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained (you could also use vegan chicken strips or pan-fried tofu)
1 tablespoons oil
2 large onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2. 5 tablespoons curry powder (we used madras with salt, but use any kind you like)
1 carrot, cut into chunks
1 large daikon radish (or turnip), cut into chunks
1.5 pounds Yukon potatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon apricot jam
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 cups faux chicken stock
3 cups water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Steam rice for serving (though we ate it sans rice)

Heat the oil and saute the onion for about 3 minutes, then add the ginger, garlic, curry powder (and salt if you need it). Add 1/2 cup of the chick stock and deglaze the pan. Add the tomato paste, apricot jam, and rice wine vinegar and stir well.

Add the carrot and daikon, the rest of the stock, water, chickpeas, and then bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and add the potatoes. Simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender. Taste for salt and season accordingly.

Mix together 1 TBL cornstarch with a few tablespoons of the curry liquid until it forms a thick paste. Stir in the paste and continue to cook the curry until it’s thickened to your liking. Serve with rice (or not).

What are some of your favorite ginger recipes?

Roasted harissa potatoes and chickpea curry

For the potatoes: preheat oven to 450, chop 3 yukon gold potatoes into 2-inch pieces. mix together 1 small onion diced, 1/4 cup harissa, potatoes, and water to cover. sprinkle with smoked salt. bake 50 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed.

For the curry: dice 1 onion and sautee in olive oil. chop 2 TBL ginger and 2 TBL garlic, and 1 tomato add to onions, and cook for 2-3 minutes until very fragrant. add 2 tsp cumin, 2 tsp coriander, and 4 tsp madras curry powder. season with a little salt. add 1 drained/rinsed can of chickpeas, 3 cups frozen spinach, and 3 cups broccoli. add about 1/4 cup water if needed. cook covered on medium heat 10 minutes, then reduce heat to simmer for 30.