Vegetarian Pelau

Vegetarian Pelau The default response when people ask for a vegetarian version to a dish is often “just omit the meat” but that doesn’t always yield great results because the meat itself is adding a lot of flavor to the dish. In the case of a vegetarian pelau, building flavor is a slightly more involved… Continue reading Vegetarian Pelau

Sauteed Cassava

Cassava is definitely one of my favorite ground provisions, this is a fairly quick and easy way to whip up an excellent vegan side dish to go with your favorite legume or meat. Ingredients: 2lbs cassava 2 cloves of garlic (minced) 1 large onion (julienne) 3 pimentos (julienne) 1 sweet pepper (julienne) 1 cup carrots… Continue reading Sauteed Cassava

One Pot Pasta

I think everyone loves a good pasta dish and this one in particular is great because its a vegetarian dish and its all done in one pot, so it takes less prep time and less cleaning up to do when you’re done. Ingredients: 1 pack of pasta 1 large onion (chopped) 4 cloves of garlic… Continue reading One Pot Pasta

Green Pea Hummus

Ingredients: 1pk (400g) Frozen Green Peas 6 cloves of garlic 1/3 cup of olive oil 1 tsp lime juice Salt & Pepper (to taste) Method: Boil frozen peas for 8 minutes in 3 cups of water Rinse in cold water until room temperature then strain. Add garlic cloves to a mortar and pestle with a… Continue reading Green Pea Hummus

Bhagi Arepas

I came up with the idea of this recipe while eating a Saheena and thinking of a way to use dasheen bush to create a similar snack that was less oily. So I thought about using cornmeal and treating the combination of flavors like coocoo and callaloo. This recipe is a true fusion of cultures… Continue reading Bhagi Arepas

Aloo Pies

Yield: 8 pies Dough: 1 ½ cups of Cuisine All Purpose Flour 1 tsp of baking powder 1tsp of instant yeast ¼ tsp of salt ¾ cup of warm water Filling: 6 potaotes, peeled, chopped and boiled 1 tsp of geera seeds 1 tsp of fenugreek/ mehti seeds 1 tsp of corrinder seeds 2 tbsp… Continue reading Aloo Pies

Vegan Cassava Pies

This is one of my favorite recipes using a ground provision. Cassava pie or cassava cake is a great way to transform a simple ingredient into something impressive. Ingredients: 2 lbs of cassava 4 cloves of garlic (minced) 3 sprigs of rosemary (finely chopped) 1 cup of coconut milk 1/4 cup of olive oil Salt… Continue reading Vegan Cassava Pies

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