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Vegan Saag Paneer Recipe

	Vilerat / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago This dish is an adaption of a vegetarian saag paneer I found in a book. But the book was pretty bland so I raised the amounts of some of the Ingredients. Its richer and has a much more robust flavour now. Its a little spicy, just enough to be very pleasant.... More Prep:15m Cook:35m Servings:3	Vilerat
	indian spinach collards garlic onion tofu intermediate healthy

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Ingredients

2.5C white onion, lg. dice

6-8 cloves garlic

3 lg. collard leaves, chopped med.

8-10oz spinach

2t cayenne pepper

2.5t garam masala

1t ground pepper

7-8oz drained, cubed tofu

4-5 med. tomatoes, lg. dice

1/4 kelp leaf, rough chop

1/4C canola oil

2T olive oil

water

Directions

for the most part, stir this well while cooking. it lets one cook at a higher heat without worrying about burning anything. just stir every couple of minutes or lower temp and stir less often but for longer.

cook collard leaves with some water for about 15 min, (covered, so they don't dry out. dry out=bad) until tender. while its cooking, its good time to prep the other ingredients.

when done, put into a bowl off to the side.

add 1/2 of the oil to the pot, heat, add diced onions.

When almost tender, add garlic.

cook for a couple of minutes.

add collard greens, kelp, tomatoes.

cook for 10-15 minutes.

add spinach, stir well, cover and leave sitting for 5 mins.

add cayenne pepper and garam masala.

put mixture in blender and blend some, leaving some texture.

gradually add the olive oil at this point (kind of like a pesto). add the black pepper at the end, mixing (while still very hot) with the tofu.

enjoy :D

SUBSTITUTIONS: no collards=all spinach. no kelp? leave it out.

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Comments

oanababy 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Kelp leaf! Neat! Where do you buy it?

vilerat 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I found it at whole foods. its good to look in the asian secton. i use this brand: http://www.amazon.com/Kelp-Leaf-Atlantic-Kombu-Organic/dp/B0000DHYKV

if you can't find it in a health or quality grocery store near you, there's always amazon :)

kelp is loaded with vitamins. i added it because i don't use iodized salt. kelp has a very high amount of natural iodine in it and other great minerals.

snowpea 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Thanks for sharing that one.

Just one thought for those who are vegetarians (like myself) and not vegan: paneer is a vegetarian acceptable cheese, since it is not made with rennet - most cheeses aren't strictly vegetarian, eh.

So, if you can obtain paneer (you can even make it - I get mine as frozen cubes from a middle-eastern store!), you can go with that.

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Alterations

mweluj 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Loose the the tofu and tomatoes, add 1 cup plain soy yogurt, 1/4 cup of soy milk. Puree all other ingredients, return to pan to simmer for 5-10 minutes. Stir in yogurt and soy milk, add all your seasonings to taste and serve.

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