Indonesian Lunch Plate (Veganized)

I am that boring vegan, I don’t make Pinterest worthy vegan meals, but easy yet filling and nutritious meal(s) – at least I’d like to think so 😀

Spicy bitter gourd

• 3 bitter gourd, thinly sliced
• Half of a large onion, thinly sliced
• 6 red bird eye chillies, sliced
• 3 garlic, thinly sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• Vegeta powder to taste
• Magi liquid seasoning to taste

A couple of hours in advance, sprinkle sliced bitter gourd with generous of salt, rubbed all over and somewhat squeezing. Let stand for at least 2 H. Then rinse and drain

Heat oil saute onion garlic til soften

Stir in chilies and bitter gourd

Season

Cook until gourd tender and adjust seasoning

Stir fired long beans and mushrooms

• 1 box white button mushrooms, sliced
• 10 baby carrots, thinly sliced
• Half of a bunch of long beans (usually sold in a big bunch – at No Frills, use only half as it makes a lot), thinly sliced
• 4-5 garlic, crushed or sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 c of water
• Vegeta to taste
• Sesame oil, a drop or two
• 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/4c water

Heat oil saute garlic

Stir in long beans and carrots

Add in water, lower to medium heat and cover pan

Cook until soften then add in mushrooms, season

Stir in cornstarch

Scrambled Tofu

• 1 box of extra firm Tofu, crumbled finely
• 1 box of white button mushrooms, chopped
• 1/2 of an onion, diced
• 3 garlic, thinly sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• Vegeta to taste
• A pinch or two turmeric powder
• Black salt (kala namak) to taste

Heat oil saute onion and garlic

Stir in mushrooms , cook til soften

Add in crumbled Tofu

Season with vegeta, turmeric, and kala namak

Thanks for looking!

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Indonesian Food (Veganized)

Servings: 0

Ingredients

Spicy Bitter Gourd

• 3 bitter gourd thinly sliced
• Half of a large onion thinly sliced
• 6 red bird eye chillies sliced
• 3 garlic thinly sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• Vegeta powder to taste
• Magi liquid seasoning to taste

Stir Fry Long Beans and Mushrooms

• 1 box white button mushrooms sliced
• 10 baby carrots thinly sliced
• Half of a bunch of long beans usually sold in a big bunch – at No Frills, use only half as it makes a lot, thinly sliced
• 4-5 garlic crushed or sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 c of water
• Vegeta to taste
• Sesame oil a drop or two
• 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/4c water

Scrambled Tofu

• 1 box of extra firm Tofu crumbled finely
• 1 box of white button mushrooms chopped
• 1/2 of an onion diced
• 3 garlic thinly sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• Vegeta to taste
• A pinch or two turmeric powder
• Black salt kala namak to taste

Instructions

Bitter Gourd

• A couple of hours in advance, sprinkle sliced bitter gourd with generous of salt, rubbed all over and somewhat squeezing. Let stand for at least 2 H. Then rinse and drain
• Heat oil saute onion garlic til soften
• Stir in chilies and bitter gourd
• Season
• Cook until gourd tender and adjust seasoning

Long Beans

• Heat oil saute garlic
• Stir in long beans and carrots
• Add in water, lower to medium heat and cover pan
• Cook until soften then add in mushrooms, season
• Stir in cornstarch

Tofu

• Heat oil saute onion and garlic
• Stir in mushrooms , cook til soften
• Add in crumbled Tofu
• Season with vegeta, turmeric, and kala namak