Recipe #30 Samosas with Red Cabbage Salad

Shopping list

• 1/4 of a red cabbage
• 1 big carrot (or 2 small ones)
• 1 onion
• 1 Lime
• Soy sauce
• Olive Oil
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Sea Salt
• Pepper
• Parsley
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 7 cardamom seeds

Method

For the salad:
Use a food processor with the grater blade. Throw in the cabbage, carrot, onion. Put the mixture into a bowl and season with salt, pepper, the juice of one lime, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar. Add parsley (dry or fresh, which is even better).

For the rice:
Add a tablespoon of olive oil into a saucepan together with 6-7 cardamoon seeds. Turn on the heat and let them fry a bit. Add the cup of rice and let the dry rice fry a bit. Then add 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. When all the water is absorbed/evaporated you better turn off the heat and cover the pan. 'Fish' the cardamom seeds out before serving the rice.

Samosas:
Ok... I cheated, I bought them at evergreen (http://www.evergreen.ie/) in the fresh section. You just throw them into a pan for some minutes and let them get golden.

This is how it looks like. Enjoy :)

Recipe #27 [Vegan] Chilli con carne

Shopping list

• half a fresh chilli
• fresh coriander
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• olive oil
• fresh ginger
• honey
• lemon
• soy sauce
• 1 and half cup of dry soy
• half a fresh paprika
• 400ml tomato passata
• dry oregano
• salt
• pepper
• 1 can red beans
• 1 cup and half of basmati rice

Method

Cook the rice: boil water that's 2x the quantity of your dry rice. Season with salt and when the rice is cooked drain the water and reserve.

In a food processor or chopper add the coriander (about a handful with stems), the chill, the onion, the garlic cloves, about 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the ginger (about as big as half your thumb), a teaspoon of honey and another of soy sauce, salt, pepper and the lemon juice. Blend this for about a minute till you have a nice aromatic paste.
Throw this into a pan and let it fry a bit. Add the passata and the chopped paprika bits. Now add a drained can of red beans and let the sauce thicken. Add the dry soy and turn off the heat.

Serve the bean sauce on a rice bed and sprinkle with dry oregano or fresh coriander.
This recipe is good for 4 portions.