Hello, I’m interested in hearing some fun vegan recipes that aren’t too complicated/take less than 30 minutes to cook. A lot of what I make is pretty intensive so I wanted to hear some good ideas for stuff that isn’t if you guys wouldn’t mind sharing.
this is one of my all-time favorites: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019451-spicy-corn-and-coconut-soup
Ohh that looks delicious. I’ll absolutely have to give that a try. Thanks!
Lentils are great! Saute a red onion with some spices and tomato paste. Mix a couple kinds of lentils, wash and add them, then just wait 15 minutes!
There’s a bunch of recipes for dahl if you want to get more involved too!
I’ll definitely try both of those. I don’t cook with lentils very much because my family doesn’t often like them but I definitely will try that next time I want to make something easy. And I’ll try the dahl too at some point. Thanks!
Lentils are pretty flexible!
Dahl is just the Indian word for lentils, I think.
The word दाल(daal) is a Hindi word used for both the raw lentils/pulses and the cooked dish. It’s a good source of protein and very easy to cook if you have an instant pot or a pressure cooker. Pair it with rice & some salad and voila! You’ve got a hearty and healthy meal which is light on the pocket.
Dal also refers to split or split and skinned beans and peas as opposed to gram which is whole beans.
Thank you for the knowledge!
Veg pasta.
Boil some pasta. Add some finely sliced green cabbage when there’s five minutes left (and/or other veg that cooks quickly—you could add beans or peas for protein). Little shells are good for this one. When it’s cooked, drain and save the water! Turn the heat down and fry off some onions. Season with salt and pepper. When the onions are soft, add in some garlic puree or finely chopped garlic. You can use some oil. Add oregano and parsley or other favoured herbs. Pour some of the pasta water back in. Don’t pour too much in, just yet. The starch helps it thicken slightly into a source. Add the pasta and cabbage/veg back in. If you like it with more sauce, add some more of the pasta water in, a little at a time. Keep stirring and turn up the heat to get everything hot. Don’t let it dry out. Serve. You could finish with some vegan cheese.
Purple rice.
Cook some rice. I like a mixture of wholegrain rice and white basmati. You can start off with the wholegrain rice for time minus ~11 minutes for the white basmati. So if the wholegrain takes 30 mins, cook the wholegrain for ~19 (bring water to a boil, them let it simmer) before adding the white grains (bring water to a boil again, then stir gently and simmer for the rest of the time). When cooked, immediately cool under cold water. Drain and store in the fridge. This will last for a few days, so cook enough to eat over several days with different dishes. When hungry, mix with a squeeze of lemon juice, vegan yoghurt, and mint sauce. Dice some beetroot and mix this in. Top with mixed nuts, crushed or whole.
I’ll have to try the purple rice. When I have rice I normally fry it but that does sound good. Thanks!
You’re welcome. It’s very easy. Also, I tidied up my post. Riddled with typos! Hopefully it made sense.
If you’re eating with someone who doesn’t like beetroot, give them a small taste with horseradish mixed in. Surprising how many people who don’t like beetroot like beetroot and horseradish.
I like beets already but I will try radish with it then
This stuff: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish
You should find it with other kosher ingredients, especially in the run up to Passover. https://www.chabad.org/recipes/recipe_cdo/aid/2164280/jewish/Horseradish.htm
My go-to template is rice with fried or steamed veggies and coconut curry. I usually also add chicken but if you want it vegan there is nothing wrong with just substituting mushrooms or an additional vegetable.
The great thing about it is that it’s super versatile and you can customize the veggies to be pretty much anything, but i usually just pick two or three from either peppers, onions, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, or even green beans. Potatoes and chickpeas work too in a pinch but i find that gets a bit heavy.
For the curry sauce you just use coconut milk (dilute a bit with water if it’s too thick) as a base and a blend of spices of your choosing (i use things like cumin, turmeric, cardamom, coriander seeds, chili powder, lemongrass, cloves, black pepper, etc.) plus optionally some tomato paste. Also i like adding plenty of garlic and a bit of ginger.
You can also add some coconut milk when cooking the rice to give it some aroma. And you can garnish with things like thai basil, coriander, sesame, lime/lime zest, etc.
If i’m feeling particularly fancy i may make a crispy, spiced batter for the chicken (or if you’re going vegan you could batter one or more of the veggies) to fry in, but that is a huge time investment that i can’t usually justify.
But if you keep it super basic and reduce the number of ingredients (especially those that need prep) to a minimum you can cook it in under 30 minutes. The rice itself only takes around ten, the sauce barely has to cook at all apart from lightly roasting the garlic and ginger a little, and the veggies should be prepped in ten and fried/steamed in another ten.
I’ll definitely try to make some curries at some point seeing as everyone has recomended them here. Thanks!
I should be clear that the recipe i’ve outlined here is not a “curry” as such, afaik traditional curry actually needs to simmer for quite a while.
If you make it in a pressure cooker you can make them much faster, especially with lentils.
Chilis/Currys are a very versatile option (often under 30 mins to prepare, has to cook longer). Also tons of salads, especially in summer (with pasta or rice if it’s the main course). Also there is always Pizza, if the dough is ready, its done really fast.
I’ll definitely look into some curries to make. Thanks!
I know this thread has been up a couple of days, but I’ve decided to add some things.
An almost pathetic but easy and reasonably healthy “meal” is just eating pita and broccoli dipped in hummus.
Pasta is one thing that is really easy to make. It doesn’t take too long and you can heat some red sauce and soysage to go with it. Or you can make a large batch of pesto (cashews and nutritional yeast make a good cheese replacement) or blend a salad to go with it.
Finally, a meal I have often is stir fry. Just fry a bunch of vegetables, and pair it with rice and we’ll marinated tofu.
I’ll definitely have to learn how to make vegan pesto. I’ve had it at restaurants before but never made it. I also tend to make the stir fry a lot with fried rice when I don’t want anything hard
cold tofu salad. dry a half block, dice, and marinate in soy sauce, a bit of sesame oil, black pepper, and Zhenjiang vinegar. wash and dry some lettuce herbs and carrots or whatever you want in a salad and toss it with the tofu.
Oh, thats a great idea for something simple. Thanks!
Texturized soy ceviche.
Mexican recipe, very easy to make with ingredients available mostly everywhere. You will need texturized soy, a cucumber, a tomato, a onion, an avocado, salt, limes, tostadas (fried/baked corn tortillas) or use salty crackers, clamato ( tomato and clam juice, clamato is the brand).
Hydrate the soy on shrimp broth ( can be veggie broth ). Heat the broth until boiling and then add the soy and put out the flame. Let it hydrate for 10-15mins. Take out the soy and squeeze the excess liquid, let it cool ( you can make big patch and then freeze it and use it when u want).
Chop cucumber, tomato and onion in cubes. Add a bit of salt to the veggies. In a glass refractory preferably, mix the soy with chopped veggies and add the juice of some limes ( up to taste ). Then add a bit of clamato juice and mix. Let it cool a bit on fridge and its done. There might be a lot of videos on youtube about it, look for ceviche de soya.
Thanks!
Texturized soy ceviche.
Off topic, but for a moment I read that in spanish and was wondering wtf were you talking about lmao
ceviche de soya lol
I haven’t managed to make this into a proper recipe, but I discovered how to make a quick toast-fries snack on the microwave. I’m not vegan myself and only used regular bakery bread so far but I assume it works perfectly with vegan breads or other crumbly flour products.
First you chop up a potato in small enough bits and completely destroy a half/quarter bread into breadcrumbs. Then you mix both adding some olive oil and whatever spices you like (I usually only put oregano) and a bit of salt until every potato is covered in oily crumbs. After that you put it in a cup made of glass or unpainted porcelain. I used a black porcelain one once and it came out tasting terrible and was definitely not safe to eat. And finally you put this cup inside a deep non-plastic plate that has salted water to preventing it from overheating and burning unequally.
Now you just need to put that whole contraption into the microwave and let it run for 1-2 minutes at a time, making sure to always open it between runs to let steam come out and control the temperature. By the fourth or fifth run you’ll probably have some crisp toast-fries thing, without having to deal with all the issues that come with frying straight on a pan with oil.
This recipe brought to you by “being out of kitchen gas while depressed”.
It sounds like a quick pierogi. There’s potential here.
Definitely will have to try at some point. Thanks!
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