Slow Cooked Vegan Molee

On Monday I told you about a dish I found in a slow cooker recipe book in my the kitchen. It was a Fish Molee and it was delicious. While I was making this meal I thought it would also make a great vegan dinner.

So during the week I decided that we should eat this Molee as a vegan meal. There have not been many changes to the original dish I made on Monday. The only real change was that I have left the fish from the dinner. Also I used vegetable stock but you could use chicken stock if you are not a strict vegan or vegetarian.

We like to have at least two or three vegan or vegetarian meals in a week. In the past few years we have cut back on the amount of meat we eat for meals. So I’m always looking for good vegan recipes. When I thought of this one I was very pleased and so glad it was a yummy dinner too.

Serves 4

Equipment

• Sharp knife
• Chopping board
• Slow cooker
• Teaspoon
• Stirring Spoon

Ingredients

• Chickpeas x 2 400g tin (optional)
• Onion x 1
• Garlic x 1 big clove
• Tinned tomatoes x 2 400g tin
• Butternut squash x 1 small
• Courgette x 2
• Yellow pepper x 1
• Ground ginger x 1 tsp
• Ground tumeric x 2 tsp
• Mild or hot chilli powder x 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds x 1 tsp
• Ground coriander x 1 tsp
• Vegetable stock x 300mls
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Spinach, kale or green beans x 4 large handfuls

Method

• Peel and chop the onion and garlic.
• Now peel the courgette and slice it thinly.
• Remove the core from the pepper and slice then chop it.
• Now peel the butternut squash and remove the seeds.
• Drain the chickpea, if using them and wash them thoroughly in cold water.
• Add all of these ingredients to the slow cooker.
• Also add in the ground ginger, ground turmeric, mild or hot chilli powder, mustard seeds and the chicken or vegetable stock.
• Turn the cooker on low for eight hours or on high for four hours.
• Thirty minutes or so before the end of the cooking process, add the kale, spinach or green beans.
• Finally serve with quinoa or rice and enjoy.

Vegan Molee was a simple dish that would feed a family but is also freezable too. So you can make a large amount and then freeze it in batches. My husband and son did not enjoy this as much as the Fish Molee but I thought it was a great dinner. However you decide to eat this dinner, as always, enjoy.

Do you love a good vegan meal and if so, what’s your favourite? Let me know in the comments below and please don’t forget to like and follow me. Thank you xxx