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Template: Veggie side dish with Fenugreek + friends

Created this years ago and wanted to share. Choose YOUR veggies and play!
Author Carol

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil
  • 1 - 1.25 pounds of YOUR veggie of choice squash, eggplant, zucchini, carrots etc.**
  • ~ cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 6 tablespoons avocado oil
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds crushed
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1 ½ inch piece fresh ginger root, chopped
  • 5 cloves fresh organic garlic chopped, finely
  • 2 onions peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 chili pepper YOUR CHOICE re variety ~ seeded and chopped **
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves

Instructions

  • Heat the 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat in a large skillet, and saute veggies until golden, about 5-6 minutes.
  • Remove the veggies from the pan and set aside.
  • Remove excess oil with a paper towel.
  • Heat the 6 tablespoons oil in the same pan over medium heat.
  • Stir in the cumin, fenugreek and sesame seeds, and cook until the cumin turns golden,
  • about 2 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat.
  • Stir in the ginger and cook for a minute or so.
  • Stir in the onions and chili pepper.
  • Continue to cook and stir until the chopped onion is golden, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and stir to mix in ~ for a few seconds
  • I am a fan of finely minced garlic and very little 'cooking)
  • Stir the tomato paste, coriander, turmeric, chili powder, plus sea salt into the onions mixture.
  • Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes.
  • "Fold" in the cooked, cubed veggies
  • Cover the pan and simmer until veggies are firm but tender, about 5- 10 minutes.
  • This will depend on your choice of vegetable. (Zucchini or Eggplant 5 minutes and others may take more time)
  • Pour in the coconut milk
  • Stir until the mixture is just blended and warm.
  • Toss in the cilantro leaves, if using (or your choice of green herbal goodness!)

Notes

Tip: If you can find fenugreek greens ~ saute or steam like spinach. Serve this entire mixture atop the greens!
** As a template -- this is a guideline! Pick the veggie or a combination.
Pick the chili ~ use chopped red bell pepper or add any chili with a little or a lot of heat -
YOUR call!
Adapted from from so many online recipes from around the world