My other half is a vegetarian and apart from the odd cheeky burger or spag bol when eating out, this means I mostly eat a vegetarian diet. I don’t feel like I’m missing anything and actually find cooking more enjoyable these days with far more flavour options than just “meat”. One of the biggest struggles I have had though is missing out on those lovely warming meals that, as a meat eater, I associate with cold rainy winter nights – stews, roasts & hearty beef dishes! But I also want to eat the same meal as him in the evenings so I started experimenting with some hearty veggie stew recipes and after a couple of pretty shoddy attempts I think I’ve cracked it!
This is really easy to prepare and you can throw pretty much any veg you like in to the mix!
This really is a lovely dish and you can swap ingredients and spices around to add in your favorites. For additional heat I sometimes add a couple of chillies and if it can easily be turned into a lentil curry with some garam masala, fine beans and cauliflower. To download a printable sheet for the recipe click the below link.
11 Comments
Cooker and a Looker
February 18, 2013 - 11:02 amLooks delicious Kelly. It’s rainy and miserable here at the moment – perfect curry weather! 🙂
Kelly
February 18, 2013 - 1:05 pmHi! Thanks so much for your comment!
It’s really sunny here but absolutely bloody freezing – very very glad I froze lots of this at the weekend now!
Lisa @ Greek Vegetarian
February 18, 2013 - 11:10 amHi Kelly, I’m a vego and my partner eats meat but after six years together we’ve pretty much gone our separate ways in the kitchen. Good thing we have dual work benches! Your lentil stew looks pretty good! I found it on Veggie Mama’s Meatless Monday linky. So you’ve just started this blog? It’s looking really good so far, oh and your profile pic is GOLD, I love it. I’ve got a fairly new blog too so here’s to the both of us and lots of blogging success!!!!
Kelly
February 18, 2013 - 1:03 pmhaha! I think that crunch time may come for us too at some point! I’m enjoying it at the moment but there are definitely “morning afters” that I really feel I’m missing out on a bacon sarnie!!
I have indeed just started! Trying to find my feet at the moment and am keeping it pretty open theme-wise! That could be a good or bad thing to be honest!
I’m heading over to you as we speak! *chinks glass to us both!*
Thanks so much for commenting 🙂
Emily (@amummytoo)
February 23, 2013 - 12:51 pmThis looks lovely! I do love a good veggie stew and will be trying this for sure. Pinned and Stumbled. Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek – there’s a new linky up now, so do come and add another recipe, if you haven’t already 🙂
Kelly
March 5, 2013 - 3:15 pmThanks Emily!
Been a little side tracked (whoops) but I’ll be sure to add one for next Mondays link up! 🙂
plus2point4
February 25, 2013 - 12:01 pmWe’re almost veggie too.I love this recipe and I’ll be adding it to my meal plan
Kelly
March 5, 2013 - 3:13 pmThanks for commenting 🙂
Thanks!! I’ll be sure to come and check yours out too!
Coombe Mill (Fiona) (@coombemill)
February 25, 2013 - 11:37 pmI do something very similar to this for dhal with my curry dishes, simple and healthy and full of flavour. Perfect!
Kelly
March 5, 2013 - 3:12 pmHey Fiona!!
Yeah, Depending on how over-zealous I am with the curry powder and chilli, this sometimes comes out much more like dhal!! I leave it a little less time for stew consistency but I’m a big fan of lovely squishy lentils!! 🙂
Honestmum
July 23, 2013 - 8:23 pmWe love lentils in this house too and my kids love it too. Thanks for linking to #tastytuesday, hope to see you next week!