Vegan

Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie

Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie – the popular Ethiopian Street Food “Sambusa” turned into a savory vegan pie that your friends and family will love! No need to make your own crust – this recipe uses vegan puff pastry! Nutfree Soyfree , Glutenfree option

If you love samosas, this Ethiopian Vegan Lentil Pie – aka Sambusa Pie – will be your new favorite thing to eat!

Sambusa is common street food and a very popular snack in Ethiopia where it would be served fresh off the fryer. While they can have many different fillings, this vegetarian version with lentils is my favorite. It’s savory and flavorful and wonderfully satisfying!

You read pie and your mind immediately jumps to “time-consuming” and “finicky”? Oh, you will love this part: the pie crust is made from store-bought vegan puff pastry!

Yes, we take the shortcut here, and trust me, you will not regret it! The filling has so much flavor and makes for an amazing snack or side!

Is Puff Pastry Vegan?

Puff Pastry — flaky, buttery goodness and obviously not always vegan. In fact, puff pastry is traditionally made with butter and usually brushed with egg before baking.

However, many store-bought puff pastries are made without dairy or egg because it makes them more shelf-stable so check your grocery stores for those accidentally vegan puff pastry.

To make Sambusas, use spring roll wrappers dough. Shape into cones, fill, Fold and seal using a mix of flour and water and bake at 400 deg F until golden.

More Ethiopian Recipes:

Ethiopian Inspired Mushroom Tibs Stir-Fry
Ethiopian Berbere Chickpea Pizza with Tahini Garlic Dressing
Atakilt Wat Ethiopian Cabbage Potato Carrots
Kik Alicha – Split Pea stew

Continue reading: Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie

The post Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie appeared first on Vegan Richa.

Vegan

Mushroom Matar Masala (gluten-free, soy-free)

Mushroom matar masala starring mushrooms and peas in an easy, creamy tomato curry sauce that you make in the blender! It’s a versatile Indian curry that’s ready in about half an hour. This post was originally published on aug 19,2016.

close-up of mushroom matar masala in the pan after cooking and adding garnish

This mushroom and pea curry is easy and delicious and perfect for weeknights. Masala means many things in Indian cuisine. It can be a dry spice blend, a wet spice blend or a masala sauce which can be used to make a dish. This masala sauce is paired with browned mushroom and green peas to make a delicious mushroom pea curry. I add some spinach or greens as well as chickpeas for protein.

Make the sauce creamier with more cashews, add vegan butter to make makhani or butter sauce. You can also control the heat, making it spicier or milder, to taste. The matar masala sauce with mushrooms and peas is a satisfying, flavorful meal.

close-up of a bowl of mushroom matar masala with flatbread

Serve this dish over rice or cooked grains, with flatbread, or over toast for snack or breakfast. It’s an easy recipe with just 20 minutes active cooking time, then let everything simmer so the flavors can meld.

This recipe was originally written with a blended sauce. I used to make blended sauces a lot more before as they reduces all the chopping time. But you can finely chop the aromatics and use that instead as well.

Matar mean peas, and you can use less or more peas, to preference. This simple masala sauce also works well with any veggies, or baked tofu, soy curls, chickpeas or lentils.

hand scooping up mushroom matar masala onto a piece of flatbread

To make the sauce without nuts, use pumpkin seeds, silken tofu, plain unsweetened non-dairy yogurt, full fat coconut milk, or coconut cream in place of the cashews.

Mushroom Matar Masala. Mushrooms and Peas in creamy tomato sauce. Easy Mushroom Masala Recipe. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free. | VeganRicha.com

Why You’ll Love Mushroom Matar Masala

hearty, creamy, tomatoey curry sauce with toothsome mushrooms and sweet peas
chickpeas for protein, or use your plant based protein of choice
tons of flavor from garlic, ginger, green chili, and garam masala
versatile! Creaminess, spiciness, texture, and proteins are all adjustable to your taste.
naturally gluten-free and soy-free with easy nut-free option