This was inspired by my latest visit to Cafe Atma where we had a lovely veg and rice meal, I was astounded that something so simple could be so good and determined to give it a go. I had no idea what kind of sauce they use so made my own coconut based one. There is a hot meal at Cafe Atma that is as much as you can eat every day for £5.95
Pick vegetables that boil well, most importantly make sure it’s fresh buy it the day your going to use it and pick what your attracted to in the shop.
Here I used a huge variety, but you don’t need to;
- broccoli
- sweet potato
- carrot
- turnip
- courgette
- asparagus
- cabbage
- mushroom
- fine green beans
- red pepper
The sauce used;
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1/2 tin coconut
- 1tsp chilli diced
- 1 tsp fresh root ginger grated
1. Chop all of the veg into bite sized pieces. Bring 2 pots of water to boil.
2. Put what takes the longest in to boil first, usually the root vegetables. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Put the rice on to simmer for 20 minutes. Remember brown and white rice take different lengths of time, adjust the vegetables timing accordingly.
4. Put the peanut butter in a pan and melt, add the coconut to combine.
5. Add the ginger and chilli, set aside until serving.
6. Add the rest of the veg to its pot, simmer for another 10 minutes, mix a little oil into the rice to stop it sticking to itself.
7. Reheat the sauce if necessary, drain the rice and vegetables. Serve.
The Crazy Vegan Lady 