Couple of Recipes

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THese two recipes are a rough guideline as I made them up and the veggie

patty one changes according to what I have in.

 

Sweet Carrot Soup

 

2 large carrots (grated)

1 medium yam (diced 1/4 inch chunks)

1 small onion (diced finely)

1 Tablespoon olive oil

3 cloves garlic (diced fine)

1 tsp ginger (diced fine or grated fine)

cumin

paprika

salt

pepper

 

Saute onion in oil until transparent and then saute garlic for a minute. Add

carrot and yam and water to cover. Add veggie stock if you want. Add ginger

and spices to taste. I grate the carrots to cook faster and this can be

ready in about 15 minutes. Puree with stick blender. Thin to desired

consistency with water or milk or cream or yogurt or soymilk. If left thick

I think it would make a great warm dip with pita wedges. I came up with this

while trying to imitate a carrot soup recipe I had at a Lebanese restaurant.

 

Veggie Patties ( This recipe is more of a by guess and by golly)

 

2-3 carrots

1 medium onion

3-4 cloves garlic

a zuchinni or a winter squash ( cook the winter squash first)

1 cup dry lentils (cooked until soft-orange ones seem to cook faster)

1/2 cup ketchup and/or 1/4 cup peanut butter

1 cup oatmeal or bulgur

1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

currypowder, garam masala, chili, cumin, salt, pepper,parsley, paprika to

taste

flour or breadcrumbs (wholewheat ?) if needed if patties are too sticky

chopped nuts optional

 

Mix everything together. Safe to taste test for adjusting spicing. Fry in

margarine or oil until outsides are slightly crispy. Would be good with

tomato chutney and samosas. this recipe was created in response to eating

store bought veggie patties that tasted like cardboard.(They seem to have

perfected that .)