One of my favorite blogs is Pink Stripes. Wendy bakes up the most wonderful treats and makes the most delicious looking food. She started doing Vegan Tuesdays awhile ago and I actually bought the cookbook- Veganomicon, because of all the wonderful looking recipes that Wendy was making from it. I tried a recipe from this cookbook a couple months ago-Butternut Squash & Pumpkin Seed Rice Paper Rolls, and really liked it.My brother in-law was coming to town for an overnight visit and I wanted to make something amazing for dinner. I have raved and raved about red lentils and I had some in the pantry, so I grabbed Veganomicon and looked up a recipe that had red lentils in it. I chose the Red Lentil-Cauliflower Curry. The recipe suggested pairing the curry with Poppy Seed-Cornmeal Roti, which is a unleavened flatbread, and I thought that sounded like the perfect accompaniment. I actually picked up some Whole Wheat Pastry Flour the last time I went to Whole Foods and used that in the roti, since it was suggested as a way to make it a little bit more tender. Since we were having red lentils anyway, I decided to start the whole meal off with Garlicky Red Lentil Dal. (In case you missed the post about that dip, it really is the best tasting dip I have ever had.) We used the Roti to eat the dip and also ate it along with this wonderfully tasting curry.
It was a great dinner and everyone loved it. Eating vegan is more delicious than I ever would have imagined. Not that I am going to be doing it every day, but I think I can handle it once a week. To see what Wendy made for this week's Vegan Tuesday, check out her blog- Pink Stripes and while you are at it, stop by Veggie Num Nums, because Michele has joined in the fun too.
Red Lentil-Cauliflower CurryPoppy Seed-Cornmeal Roti
Up Next- Caribbean Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
That does look incredibly delicious Mary Ann. If you want to try out some more wonderful veggie food I suggest Paul Gayler. He has some amazing books.
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantabulous. My boyfriend's dad is from Barbados and folks have roti there a lot. I've never seen it made with whole wheat flour though. I will have to try it soon.
ReplyDeleteMary Ann, This looks so great. I love roti! This looks so delicious, healthy and filling. You are so amazing!
ReplyDeleteYUM! It looks amazing. Thanks for joining the fun. Like you, vegan cooking is not something I could do everyday--but I've been astounded by the flavors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a healthy and flavorful dish! I love curry and the roti looks great.
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