17. Vegetable Protein and Pepper Curry Stew
Ingredients
For the Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1-inch piece ginger
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
For the Stew:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 red/orange/yellow peppers, chopped relatively small
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup textured vegetable protein (TVP) chunks
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoon chili powder or cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
To Make the Sauce:
- Heat the olive oil in a medium frying pan.
- Add the onions and sauté for a few minutes until they begin to soften and brown.
- Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, and coriander. Sauté them for a few minutes until it all begins to brown.
- Add the sauté to a food processor and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Transfer it back to the pan along with 1 cup of water and add the tomato paste.
- Sauté it until it all comes together and the color darkens.
- Once this mixture thickens and darkens after about 5 minutes, add the turmeric, cumin, chili powder, and garam masala.
- Sauté it another 5-10 minutes
To Make the Stew:
- Prepare the textured vegetable protein chunks by placing them in a bowl, then covering them with boiling water.
- Allow them to sit for 5-6 minutes or until they are soft.
- Drain them and squeeze excess water out of the textured vegetable protein.
- Heat olive oil in another frying pan.
- Add the peppers and sauté them until they brown. Remove peppers from the pan and set them aside.
- Add the onions and sauté them until they are browned. Set them aside with peppers.
- Add the textured vegetable protein to the frying pan and sauté it until it begins to brown.
- Return the peppers and onions to the frying pan.
- Now add in the sauce you made earlier and mix all together.
- Add 1 cup of water and allow the textured vegetable protein and vegetables to mingle with the sauce and get all flavourful and yummy.
- Add some salt to taste.
- Simmer it for a few minutes before serving.