Vegan Pilaf with Celery and Cauliflower

There are more Lenten dishes than you think! Make sure of this by making this pilaf! Lenten pilaf with vegetables is an excellent alternative to its ancient counterpart with meat products. With this recipe you can survive fasting, and for those who lead a vegan lifestyle, not eating animals, but overeating them, this is an excellent option for their daily diet.
cook time: 1h
Logan Winslow
Vegan Pilaf with Celery and Cauliflower

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

92
Calories
3g
Fat
14g
Carbs
2g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Tomatoes (canned in its own juice) 100 g
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground coriander 0.5 tsp
Water 2.5 cup
Rice 1 cup
Caraway (cumin) 0.5 tsp
Cauliflower 300 g
Carrot 2 pc
Bulb onions 1 pc
Paprika (dried ground) 0.25 tsp
Ground red pepper (a little bit, to taste) 0.1 tsp
Celery (celery root) 150 g
Curry 0.5 tsp
Ground cinnamon (to taste, you donʼt have to take it) 0.1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Prepare your ingredients, cutting board, and large frying pan with a lid. Peel the vegetables. Divide the cabbage into small florets.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut the celery (root) into cubes, carrots into strips, and onions into quarter rings.

Step 3

Step 3
Heat oil in a frying pan.

Step 4

Step 4
Add spices to the oil.

Step 5

Step 5
Stir-fry them until a bright aroma appears.

Step 6

Step 6
Add celery, onion and carrots. Cook while stirring.

Step 7

Step 7
Fry until the vegetables are soft.

Step 8

Step 8
Add cabbage.

Step 9

Step 9
And rice.

Step 10

Step 10
Stir and let the rice soak in the oil and vegetable juices.

Step 11

Step 11
Add water. Add some salt. Stir.

Step 12

Step 12
Cook covered over low heat.

Step 13

Step 13
There is no need to stir during the process.

Step 14

Step 14
If dry, add a little more water and stir.

Step 15

Step 15
5 minutes before the rice is ready, add tomatoes canned in their own juice, cut into cubes. It is better if they are without skin.

Step 16

Step 16
Stir. Wait another 5 minutes.

Step 17

Step 17
Let the pilaf brew and let your appetite work up (to make it tastier).

Step 18

Step 18
You can serve. This homemade lean pilaf is paired with stuffed mushrooms, baked eggplants, vegan meat made from wheat flour called seitan (very tasty, by the way), or not at all lean, but tasty, fried fish or baked chicken leg.

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