Easy, cheap Vegetarian recipes?

Glad wrote: »

Dhal curry and rice

serves:6 cost per head:27p cals per portion: 260

2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cumin
225g/8oz red lentils
1 tbsp oil
1 sliced onion
2 potatos, peeled & diced
1 tsp curry powder
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400g can of chickpeas, drained
4 tomatoes, cut into wedges
Optional
crispy fried onions to garnish
cumin seeds browned to garnish
coriander leaves to garnish


1. bring 1 pt water to boil. Stir in ginger, cumin and lentils.Season with salt. Simmer for 20 mins or until soft.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pan and stirfry onion and potato for 5-10 min, or until nearly soft. Add curry powder, chickpeas, garlic and tomatoes. Cook for a further 3-4 mins before stirring in lentil mixture. Taste and season. Cook gently for 5 mins.
Garnish with onions, curry seeds and coriander, if using.
Serve with rice.

I made this last night, along with my spiced basmati rice recipe. It was really yum and family enjoyed it. Had whoopsied coriander. Also saved on £, used a can of toms instead of fresh ones, as my brood like their food quite wet! A really good recipe. Thank you !

Glad wrote: »

Dhal curry and rice

serves:6 cost per head:27p cals per portion: 260

2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cumin
225g/8oz red lentils
1 tbsp oil
1 sliced onion
2 potatos, peeled & diced
1 tsp curry powder
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400g can of chickpeas, drained
4 tomatoes, cut into wedges
Optional
crispy fried onions to garnish
cumin seeds browned to garnish
coriander leaves to garnish


1. bring 1 pt water to boil. Stir in ginger, cumin and lentils.Season with salt. Simmer for 20 mins or until soft.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pan and stirfry onion and potato for 5-10 min, or until nearly soft. Add curry powder, chickpeas, garlic and tomatoes. Cook for a further 3-4 mins before stirring in lentil mixture. Taste and season. Cook gently for 5 mins.
Garnish with onions, curry seeds and coriander, if using.
Serve with rice.

I have already reported that this is delicious and family enjoyed it very much. When I went to the fridge this morning the leftovers had thickened rather. I had some pastry in the fridge desperate to be used up, so have made some savoury pasties with it. Still some left to freeze!

what about fresh homemade salsa, buy a pack of basic tomatoes about 5/6 in pack for 56p, 1 red onion, 1 orange pepper, chilli i normally buy a tube and use about a teaspoon, basic tortilla chips and some grated cheese. quartre tomatoes and deseed, then chop into small pieces, chop pepper into small pieces and stir fry for a couple mins, chop onion small, then mix toms, onion, pepper and chilli puree in bowl add salt and pepper to taste. put some tortillas on a plate, cover with fresh salsa and grated cheese, you can zap it in micro to melt cheese if you like. tastes great. i normally double amount and it feeds me, my hub and 3 kids for a meal. and there is normally left overs, which you can add ketchup to , to make a burger relish or maybe add a tin of toms to make a pasta sauce or liquidise to make a dip, or it will keep for a couple of days in the fridge covered. well worth a try very fresh , healthy and super tasty. also another veg recipe is potato and onion soup, a favourite with my family you can even use left over mash potato. basically boil some potatoes and a couple of white onions til soft enough to mash, drain, mash with small tub of double cream, add some milk til you get the right consistancy for you the add salt and lots of black pepper. and thats it , it tastes great, very very cheap to make, very filling and freezes well.

boldaslove wrote: »

i have looooads of really easy stuff you can make. i'm a veggie and get dismayed by some of the recipies i see. i hate aubergine and courgette and these always seem to be in veggie recipies! i'm a bit of a mexican food addict so if you like i can post some recipies up?

I would like you to.

this is my absolute fave - it's easy, very filling and it goes down a storm whenever i have friends round to eat as you can just make a huge pan and let everyone make their own!

veggie burritos (makes roughly 8 to 10 burritos)

for the burrito mix -
1 large onion
oregano
chilli powder
1 pepper (any colour you like, i tend to use half a green and half a red for the colour and flavour)
250g rice
1 tin black beans

pack of large tortillas

for the extra fillings (you don't really need all, just choose whatever's to your taste. i've noticed there are recipies for salsa and guacamole above!) -
sour cream
grated cheese
salsa
guacamole

cook the rice. soften the onion and peppers in a pan with the oregano and chilli powder. once the rice is cooked add it together with the beans in a dish, then add the peppers and onions. stir well. i'm lazy and tend to do this and then heat the assembled burritos in the mircrowave for 2 mins, but if you want the whole thing ready to eat you can add some chopped tomatoes and heat the mixture up in a pan, stirring regularly to make sure it doesn't stick and burn.

tortillas tend to come apart easier when they've been heated a little. to assemble them i put the mix in first, then add grated cheese, sour cream and salsa. i've never quite mastered the art of wrapping them properly but it's best to wrap at least one 'end' as well as the sides to stop it falling apart. if you have a sandwich toaster they're great for sealing the tortillas - just stick the burritos on and press gently for 30 seconds.

if i do this for a dinner party i like to do a few side dishes of nachos and fried plantain. you can get plantain from a couple of big supermarkets now but i get mine from the local asian grocers. it needs to be chopped and fried gently in a pan with just a little oil.

loving this thread! i think i'll make the potato soup someone posted tomorrow. i'm having burritos tonight