Healthy Vegan - Vegan Indian Pasta, Indian Gnocchi, Indian Dumplings
When I say Indian, its more Indian style as I wish to embrace the diversity of all the countries in the Indian Sub-Continent - Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and even the Maldives as they all embrace this way of cooking. This is also in part to show respect to the many 'Indian' restaurateurs and take-aways across Europe and the United Kingdom where the owners and workers are often of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage.
I make Curried Red Lentil Dal all the time, its part of my South Asian heritage, however I made this particular version of Pigeon Pea Soup from Prashad's cookbook a couple of weeks back. It does just look like a simple bowl of Red Dal, but its rather deceptive in appearance because once you take slurp of this soup you are hit first by the heady perfumed herbyness and then Boom - you taste the amazing spices - its really quite something special for some thing could easily be described as a peasant dish.
Prashad's Curried Lentils with Indian Pasta actually reminded me of my Dal with Chilli - Coriander Gnocchi that I made many years ago, perhaps somewhere in the back of my psyche this is the reason I wanted to make it and see how it compared.
So the verdict?! I have to admit hands down, that Prashad's Curried Dal was far more better, in fact far more superior in taste than mine. It had more depth of flavour from the infusion of different spices and the tempering made a huge difference too as an enhancer.
Normally I would serve an Indian style bowl of Dal with chappati or roti, but was inspired further to try the accompanying Indian pasta from Prashad's cookbook which I must admit I have adapted just a little. What's appealing about this Indian Pasta is that you don't even need a pasta machine to make it, just a good old fashioned rolling pin.
The Indian pasta made a wonderful chewy textual change from chappati or naan bread. If you do choose to have a go at making this, roll the dough out as thin as you can. You will need a palette knife to remove them from the surface. I am sharing this with Pebble Soup and No Croutons Required hosted by Tinned Tomatoes.
Vegan Chilli Coriander Chickpea Pasta
Ingredients
100grams chickpea flour, sifted
100grams chapatti flour, sifted
1 tablespoon oil
Pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
2 tablespoons freshly minced coriander
Method
In a bowl, sift the flours, stir in the oil, salt, coriander and mix well to combine, then add a tablespoon at a time of water until it becomes dough like. Knead for a couple of mixture, then divide in two.
Roll into a ball and roll out on a lightly dusted surface as thin as you can.
Then cut either into long spaghetti style strips, or into bite size square pieces.
Continue this with the other ball until all used.
Add to the simmering soup and cook for 5 minutes or so.
Serve immediately.
Adapted from Prashad: Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Kaushy Patel
I make Curried Red Lentil Dal all the time, its part of my South Asian heritage, however I made this particular version of Pigeon Pea Soup from Prashad's cookbook a couple of weeks back. It does just look like a simple bowl of Red Dal, but its rather deceptive in appearance because once you take slurp of this soup you are hit first by the heady perfumed herbyness and then Boom - you taste the amazing spices - its really quite something special for some thing could easily be described as a peasant dish.
The Indian pasta made a wonderful chewy textual change from chappati or naan bread. If you do choose to have a go at making this, roll the dough out as thin as you can. You will need a palette knife to remove them from the surface. I am sharing this with Pebble Soup and No Croutons Required hosted by Tinned Tomatoes.
Vegan Chilli Coriander Chickpea Pasta
Ingredients
100grams chickpea flour, sifted
100grams chapatti flour, sifted
1 tablespoon oil
Pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
2 tablespoons freshly minced coriander
Method
In a bowl, sift the flours, stir in the oil, salt, coriander and mix well to combine, then add a tablespoon at a time of water until it becomes dough like. Knead for a couple of mixture, then divide in two.
Roll into a ball and roll out on a lightly dusted surface as thin as you can.
Then cut either into long spaghetti style strips, or into bite size square pieces.
Continue this with the other ball until all used.
Add to the simmering soup and cook for 5 minutes or so.
Serve immediately.
Adapted from Prashad: Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Kaushy Patel
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