✨ Spice up your meal times with our sensational Tempeh Ghee Roast! 🥘 This traditional Indian recipe takes on a modern, vegan twist with the use of tempeh, a protein-packed soy product that absorbs all the flavours of our spicy and tangy gravy. Aromatic with ghee-roasted spices and tangy tamarind, this dish promises to be a treat to your taste buds! 🎉
🍽 Recipe: Tempeh Ghee Roast
Ingredients:
For the Gravy Paste:
- 🌶️ 6 dry Kashmiri chilies
- 🥣 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 🌰 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 🍚 1 tbsp peppercorns
- 😋 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 🧄 5-6 garlic cloves
- 🍠 1 inch ginger
- 🍶 2 tbsp ghee
- 🧅 1/3 cup of chopped onion
- 🍚 ½ tsp sugar
- 🍶 3 tbsp yogurt
- 🌱 Curry leaves
For the Tempeh:
- 🥘 1 block of tempeh
Method:
- 🔥 Dry roast the Kashmiri chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, fennel seeds, and fenugreek seeds until aromatic.
- 🌪️ In a blender, combine water, tamarind paste, garlic cloves, ginger, and the dry roasted spices. Blend into a smooth paste.
- 🥘 Heat ghee in a pan and sauté the onions until they turn translucent.
- 🍲 Add the blended spice paste to the pan and cook.
- 🧂 Add salt to taste, sugar, and mix.
- 🔥 Reduce the heat and add whisked yogurt.
- 🥘 Add diced, toasted tempeh to the mix.
- 🥄 Coat the tempeh with the gravy and let it absorb all the flavors.
- 🌱 Add curry leaves and you're done!
🥳 Serve it with dosas, rotis, parottas, or puris - the options are endless.
⚠️ Allergen Alert: This recipe contains soy (tempeh) and dairy (ghee, yogurt). If you have allergies, please consider suitable alternatives or avoid this dish.
🥗 Dietary Info: This dish is gluten-free but contains dairy. For a vegan option, consider replacing ghee with a plant-based oil, and yogurt with a dairy-free alternative.
👨🍳 Serving Suggestion: Serve the Tempeh Ghee Roast with fluffy dosas or rotis for a complete and satisfying meal. You can also garnish it with some fresh chopped coriander and a squeeze of lemon for added zest. Enjoy this rich and flavorful dish, and make your mealtime a celebration! 🎉
