$25 ish meal

2 big yellow onions (chopped)

4 big carrots (diced)

3 medium red peppers (diced)

many (7-8) cloves of garlic (minced)

several (2-4) tablespoons garam masala (or some combination of Cumin, Coriander, Cardamom, Black pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg… could also use some paprika and tumeric)

1 can crushed tomato

2 cans garbanzo beans (rinsed)

1 cup dried split yellow mung beans (optional. could also be red lentils or 2 cups) - rinsed and checked for debris

5-8 cups of water (ideally boiled)

a few table spoons of salt

a tablespoon of sugar

a teaspoon (or more) of red chili flakes

a few table spoons of Bragg’s Liquid Aminos

lemon cut into wedges (for recipe and to serve. one lemon is enough)

olive oil salt pepper

in one large stock pot

heat some olive oil

sweat the chopped onion (for 3-5 min)

add diced peppers carrots and garlic and steam/sweat for 2 - 3 minutes

add garam masala, chili flake and salt

add can of tomatoes stir for a minute or so

add water

stir

add sugar, bragg’s and squeeze of one lemon wedge

stir

bring to boil

add mung/lentilsw

reduce heat a bit and let cook for 10 ish min

add rinsed garbanzo beans

stir

let simmer/stew for another 5-10 min

enjoy over rice (or with bread) with some chopped parsley or cilantro and a squeeze of lemon

https://www.theroastedroot.net/coconut-curry-vegetable-soup/

**doubled recipe ***tripled or more spices, garlic and ginger

+added+ 2 cans of garbanzo beans

subbed water with many squirts of Bragg’s aminos for veg stock

Started with this recipe modified, increased and substituted along the way.

*access to a vitamix/high powered blender is necessary for this recipe

2 med - large heads of purple cabbage = $10

2 large white onions = $2.50

4 small/med potatoes

1 head of garlic = $1.50

1 cup of raw cashews = $8

2 lemons = $2 (one for recipe one to garnish!)

Rice wine vinegar (a pantry item) = $0.50

Bragg’s Amino Acids (a pantry item) = $0.50

pinch of sugar

salt + pepper

$25 base price

bonus items

loaf of sour dough bread = $6

good vegan yogurt = $10

vegan butter = $6

$47 fed ten people

Banza gluten-free pasta - Big box from Costco - $9

Big can crushed tomatoes

Tomato paste

Chilli Flake

Onion

Garlic

pinch of sugar

Olive oil

Salt + pepper

Spinach