These simple Southeast Asian vegetarian recipes are ideal for those looking for an authentic Indian taste. These simple and practical options put vegetables right at the heart of the meal. It is always good to start with a sauce of course.
All that is needed is 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil, 50g of chopped onion, 2 teaspoons of good quality Madras curry powder, 1 heaped teaspoon of tomato puree, 150ml of red wine, 120ml of water, 1 bay leaf, a pinch of salt, sugar, a twist of pepper, the juice of half a lemon and 2 tablespoons of apricot jam or mango chutney.
Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onions till transparent. Add tomato puree and curry power and let it cook for few minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and let it cook for another ten to fifteen minutes. Let the mixture cool down and then strain it through the sieve. Your first part of vegetarian recipes is ready
You can serve the basic sauce wonderfully with an apple and celery salad. To make this salad, you will need 2 granny smith apples, 4 celery sticks, a teaspoon of sultanas and some lemon juice. You will also need 150 ml of double cream for this recipe
The peeled and matchstick sliced apples and celery and sultanas should be combined in a bowl with the lemon juice. This should be chilled for 30 minutes, before mixing in the cream, and sauce made above. It is ideal served with a sprinkle of cayenne.
Another great use of the sauce is to add it to cauliflower cheese dish. The ingredients are simple; 1 cauliflower cut into florets, 30g of butter, half a teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1 pinch of chili powder, 300ml of milk, 50g of plain flour, 1 teaspoon of English mustard, 125g of grated cheddar cheese and 1 finely chopped green chili.
Preheat the oven to 180C. Boil the florets for 5 minutes and after that drain them out. On a pan, add butter, cumin seeds, chili powder, milk and flour and mix all these items well. They should be thoroughly blended with the heat reduced.
Now add the cheese, the English mustard and the curry sauce which was made earlier. Pour little amount of this mixture in the oven proof dish. Now add the florets and spread the rest of the sauce over the florets; coating them completely. Garnish with cheese. Let this mixture bake it the oven till it turns brown. Serve immediately.
The above mentioned vegetarian recipes are just few suggestions. The vegetarian sauce can be used as a base for different delicacies. You can enjoy this sauce with vegetarian delicacies at any time of the day. You will keep coming back for more.
All that is needed is 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil, 50g of chopped onion, 2 teaspoons of good quality Madras curry powder, 1 heaped teaspoon of tomato puree, 150ml of red wine, 120ml of water, 1 bay leaf, a pinch of salt, sugar, a twist of pepper, the juice of half a lemon and 2 tablespoons of apricot jam or mango chutney.
Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onions till transparent. Add tomato puree and curry power and let it cook for few minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and let it cook for another ten to fifteen minutes. Let the mixture cool down and then strain it through the sieve. Your first part of vegetarian recipes is ready
You can serve the basic sauce wonderfully with an apple and celery salad. To make this salad, you will need 2 granny smith apples, 4 celery sticks, a teaspoon of sultanas and some lemon juice. You will also need 150 ml of double cream for this recipe
The peeled and matchstick sliced apples and celery and sultanas should be combined in a bowl with the lemon juice. This should be chilled for 30 minutes, before mixing in the cream, and sauce made above. It is ideal served with a sprinkle of cayenne.
Another great use of the sauce is to add it to cauliflower cheese dish. The ingredients are simple; 1 cauliflower cut into florets, 30g of butter, half a teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1 pinch of chili powder, 300ml of milk, 50g of plain flour, 1 teaspoon of English mustard, 125g of grated cheddar cheese and 1 finely chopped green chili.
Preheat the oven to 180C. Boil the florets for 5 minutes and after that drain them out. On a pan, add butter, cumin seeds, chili powder, milk and flour and mix all these items well. They should be thoroughly blended with the heat reduced.
Now add the cheese, the English mustard and the curry sauce which was made earlier. Pour little amount of this mixture in the oven proof dish. Now add the florets and spread the rest of the sauce over the florets; coating them completely. Garnish with cheese. Let this mixture bake it the oven till it turns brown. Serve immediately.
The above mentioned vegetarian recipes are just few suggestions. The vegetarian sauce can be used as a base for different delicacies. You can enjoy this sauce with vegetarian delicacies at any time of the day. You will keep coming back for more.
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