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A Book & A Bite: Warming Vegan Recipes from The Green Roasting Tin's Rukmini Iyer
Rukmini Iyer, the creator of 2018's bestselling cookery books The Roasting Tin and The Green Roasting Tin, offers exclusive shares two delicious vegan recipes to keep the cold at bay.
CRISPY TAMARIND SPROUTS WITH PEANUTS & SHALLOTS
From The Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer (Square Peg)
This Indian street food inspired dish combines crispy chickpeas with sprouts and a tamarind dressing. You could go down the full chaat route by adding puffed rice and making it more of a snack, but for a filling meal add some flatbreads or naan along with the yogurt.
Serves: 4
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
500g Brussels sprouts, halved
200g banana shallots, peeled and halved
1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sea salt
DRESSING
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
1 teaspoon brown sugar
TO SERVE
20g salted peanuts, chopped
A handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon each of chaat masala and/or mango powder (optional)
4 tablespoons coconut yogurt
Flatbreads or naan
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/ gas 6. Mix the sprouts with the shallots, chickpeas, spices, oil and salt in a roasting tin, then transfer to the oven for 25 minutes, until the vegetables are crisp and browned.
2) Meanwhile, mix the oil with the tamarind paste and sugar. Once the vegetables are cooked, toss with the dressing, then scatter over the peanuts, fresh coriander and the chaat masala and/or mango powder, if using. Serve with the yogurt, piled into flatbreads or naan.
Note: The tamarind paste used here is the kind you get at the supermarket in a small own-brand jar - not the very concentrated paste that you get at Asian grocery stores. If using the latter, halve the amount.
BEETROOT, CHICKPEA & COCONUT CURRY
Roasted spiced beetroot and chickpeas form the base for this dish, while the coconut milk reduces down quickly in a hot oven to make a simple and delicious curry sauce. Serve with rice or naan bread to create a filling meal.
Serves: 2
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 50 minutes
1 onion, roughly chopped
600g beetroot, peeled and cut into small wedges
1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
5cm ginger, grated
1 red chilli, roughly chopped
1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
1 heaped teaspoon ground coriander
1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 x 400g tin of coconut milk
TO SERVE
Basmati rice or naan breads
A handful of fresh coriander Coconut flakes (optional)
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/ gas 6.
2) Mix the onion, beetroot and chickpeas in a roasting tin with the garlic, ginger, chilli, spices, oil and salt, then transfer to the oven and roast for 40 minutes.
3) Give the coconut milk a good stir, then pour it over the beetroot and mix well. Return the roasting tin to the oven for 10 minutes.
4) Taste and season with more salt as needed and serve with rice or naan, scattered with fresh coriander and coconut flakes, if using.
Note: You might want to use gloves while you’re preparing the beetroot, to avoid stained hands.
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