Heat water in pot until boiling. Add lentils and boil for one minute. Reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer lentils until they resemble a thick paste. While lentils are simmering, heat oil in frying pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger. Fry until soft. Add curry, chili, cumin

Bring lentils and water to boil in a medium pot. Reduce heat and simmer for approximately 45 minutes or until lentils are cooked but not mushy. Drain the lentils and add the rest of the ingredients except the yogurt. Stir well and heat on low for 5 minutes. Stir

Cook the sausage patties, and mash up in pan. You could also use veggie crumbled hamburger for this. Mash up 1/2 the can of garbanzo beans w/ a fork. Combine in a medium sauce pan, the mashed and whole garbanzo beans, corn, stewed tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, and ga

Pour can into pot and add recaito and bay leaf. Bring to boil and immediately turn heat down to simmer up to an hour on very low heat. This is very tasty with the recaito, but it does contain MSG, so you can also make your own. Reca

This recipe is a Jamaican Tradition used in virtually every Jamaican household. Boil the peas in water until tender. Add water, coconut milk, rice and all seasonings. Be sure when adding the water that it covers the rice by 1 inch. (this wil

Finely chop garlic, cilantro, tomato & peppers. Saute in oil, season with spices. Add one can chickpeas and mix. Add salsa, mix & serve. Optional: garnish with avocado slices. ENJOY!

Heat cooking oil. GENTLY lower nuts in using dry tongs. use a splashguard, because the nuts splatter and pop. be CAREFUL!!!!! when darker on one side, turn -use splashguard- and remove to paper towels when other side is done. immediately grind seasalt ove

Mash black-eyed peas with a fork. Add garlic, cumin and spices. Blend until combined. Add more spices, salt and pepper to taste. Use in sandwiches or as a dip for vegetables or chips.

Open and drain all four cans of beans. Do not rinse. Conserve a few spoonfuls of bean liquid. Set aside. (Note, you may want to begin preparing rice at this point) In a large frying pan or saucepan, heat oil or bean liquid. Add onion. Saute un

Heat oil in a very large skillet. Add the onions and saute over low heat until translucent. Add the garlic and continue to saute until the onions are golden. Add the tomatoes and herbs and cook until tomatoes have softened a bit, about 5 minutes. Add the ri

Rinse beans and slightly mash in frying pan and add salsa. Cut in veggies according to preference. Heat bean/veggie mixture on stove while cooking rice according to package. Once rice is cooked add to bean/veggie mixture and place in casserole

Cook rice accordingly. While rice is cooking, put olive oil in a skillet or wok with the cumin and cajun seasoning. After the oil heats up, add tofu (after its been pressed, drained and cubed). Stir around until the tofu has absorbed the oil and season

Warm oven according to taco package instructions. In a frying pan heat olive oil, add garlic wait for aroma, add onion to brown. Add black eyed peas and brown to aroma. Add spices. When brown, add enough water to keep them from burning. Cover, turn heat to low.

Preheat oven to 180 deg cel. Drain lentils and combine with can of chopped tomatoes, spring onion, minced garlic and dry ingredients (NOT the rice yet) in a medium size pot. Take medium diced potatoes and microwave until relatively soft.

Mash or puree 1 can black beans and add second can to mashed beans. Add next 8 ingredients (up to pepper) to mixture and mix through. Add brown rice and mix well, then add corn meal and mix well. Heat oil in pan over med-high heat. Take enough of

Cook the spinach, green onions and all the spices/juices/veggie stock in a wok-type pan for a couple minutes with a bit of water till spinach is properly wilted. You also want it to be somewhat "juicy" and for there to be some liquid left in the pan. <

Spray a pan with cooking spray. When hot add the onions and stir fry for a minute or until onion is slightly tender. Add chickpeas, potato, tahini, hot sauce and stir fry for a few seconds. Then put in the garam masala, squeeze in a little lemon a

Heat oven 350. Heat oil in large skillet and saute onion. Add garlic, lentils, parsley, herbs and soy sause. Mash by hand or in blender. Season with salt/pepper to taste. Transfer to oven safe dish. Sprinkle with crumbs. Bake 20 minutes, then add pineapple

Soak beans overnight. Cook beans: cover with water, bring to boil, lowerheat and simmer until done, 1 to 1.5 hours. Cook corn in separate pot. Drain both and let cool. Add the red pepper, green pepper, tomatoes and red onion. Add lemon juice and vinegar. Toss well. Add salt and pepper to

Essentially all you have to do is mix this together well after chopping up the onion and mincing the garlic. I find this easy to do by putting it in a sealed plastic container and shaking it. One of my Pakistani friends actually made this fo

Chop veg into small pieces and add a small amount of olive oil. Add herbs and spices, tomatoes, stock and lentils. Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour skimming the foam from the surface. Add more liquid if necessary. This is even nice

Serves 3-4. Chop onions finely and fry (in pan) in olive oil until translucent. Add cubed potatoes and spices, cook until potato is slightly browned. Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 8-10 minutes with lid on, stirring occasionally. Add b

Serves 6. Soak the lentils. Boil lentils, miso, and tomato together until lentils are cooked. Add garlic, and cook on low for about 5-10 minutes. Stir frequently. Serve.

This should not be soupy, nor should it be too gloppy. Watch it carefully in the last 45 minutes of cooking (30 minutes before you add the olives). Serve with rice or corn and whatever you want. Serve hot. Serves about 4.

Saut the onions and pepper in olive oil, with the first 1/2 teaspoon cumin, until slightly soft. Add the rest of the ingredients, and cook for 10-20 minutes until all the liquid is gone. Serve on warm tortillas with vegan sour cream if yo

Bring water or broth to boil. Meanwhile, chop the carrot. Add carrot, lentil, barley, textured soy protein and spices to pot. Reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes. Add pasta and simmer 10 more minutes. Add spinach and stir. Add (by user)

Lovely Lentil Dahl

Add lentils, ginger, turmeric to 2 pints water and bring to boil. Skim foam, reduce heat and leave for 1 hour adding water if you think its too thick. Remove ginger. Fry with spices, cook for 1/2 minute and add to lentils. P

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Black Beans and Saifun

Boil noodles 5 minutes. Heat up can of beans, blend other ingredients, add to beans. Serve 50/50 proportion of cooked saifun and black bean mixture. Serves two.

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Modified Daal

Chop onions as thick as you like. Mince garlic. Bring 3/4 cup water to boil, add to prunes in blender and Let steep for 5 minutes. Sort, wash lentils; bring 2 cups water to a boil, add salt and lentils, keep heat medium, stir occaisionally. Pulse prunes on lower settings in b

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Dahl

Put dahl in about 3 cups water and let boil. It normally takes about an hour for the dahl to break up and pulp, however what I do is to start soaking it in water before I leave for work. This way it takes much less time to cook when boiled later. (gas, electricity SAVINGS!!)

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Felafel

Soak chickpeas overnight in 10 cups hot water and baking soda. Drain. Grind in a blender or food processor until fine. Add spices and flour.If mixture is too dry, add a few drops of water. Make small balls about 1 1/4 " (3 cm) in d

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Fava Beans

Heat the beans and liquid to nearly boiling. Mash garlic and salt to a paste in a medium bowl. Add the tomato and scallions to the bowl. Drain the beans, reserving a few tablespoons of the cooking liquid. Add the beans and reserved liquid to the bowl.

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Bean Casserole

Drain liquid off the lentils, and mix with kidney beans (not drained) in a casserole dish. Drain about 2/3 the juice from the tomatoes, and add to the beans. It is important to do this, because it gets too "soupy" if there is too much liquid. Add soy cheese and seasoning. Bake in

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Home Baked Beans

Soak one pound of white beans overnight. After beans have soaked place in a large baking pot. In the pot place a medium chopped onion add two teaspoons of vinegar and 1 tsp of prepared mustard. Add 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/3 cup of brown vegan suga

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Quick Rice and Veggies

Put rice, veggies, and water in a large, microwaveable container and cover with vented plastic wrap. Cook in microwave on high for nine minutes. Let stand for five minutes. Fluff with a fork. If desired, stir in chopped scallions and sprinkle with cashews or pe

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Easy Sweet Banana Bread

Spray either two loaf pans or one (large) rectangular lasagna pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 325 for loaves (350 for rectangular pan). Combine dry ingredients (except walnuts & raisins). Combine wet ingredients in (separate) big mixing bowl (el

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Applesauce Wheat Germ Muffins

Preheat oven to 425 F. In large bowl, combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. In medium bowl, beat Ener-G Egg Replacer with brown vegan sugar, oil, applesauce and soy milk. Mix with dry ingredients just until evenly moistened. Spoon into mu

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Homemade Flour Tortillas

Using food processer put in flour, garlic salt, oil and water and process until it gathers into a ball. Add more water or flour as needed (if it is dry more water, if too moist more flour). Form into little balls (should be about 12). Using either a tortilla

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