Pad Thai has always been one of my favourite dishes and that can’t be a surprise – it’s one of the most well known Thai dishes across the world. It’s actually incredibly simple, but like many simple dishes it can be easily to get wrong. It can be difficult to find a good bowl of vegan Pad Thai so I learnt to make it myself. This recipe has been through a few changes since I first published it a few years ago but I think you’ll like this new version. At the centre of Thai cooking are the four pillar of taste; sour, salty, sweet, and spicy. When you sit…
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Vegan Sesame ‘Prawn’ Toast
See the recipe Prawn toast was always one of my favourite starters when I ate meat. There a a few alternatives doing the rounds on the internet but they don’t use what I consider to be one of the better fishy substitutes – Palm hearts! Using this gets the closest to that unmistakeable texture while the seasonings make for a crispy and fragrant dish that’s just unforgettable! Typically most prawn toast recipes call for them to be fried as the finishing touch and you can do that here if you’d prefer. Personally, I much prefer using the airfryer. The toast turns crisp and yummy with a golden brown top, all…
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Restaurant Style Tofu Tikka Masala (Vegan & GF)
See the recipe I love Tikka Masala. There’s something about the creamy, rich sauce that is just so incredibly satisfying. I’m pretty sure I’m tried almost every recipe for Tofu Tikka Masala on the internet but none of them hit the same spot as the classic takeout version of Chicken Tikka Masala. A treasured favourite of our pre-vegan days, I deeply wanted to find a homemade version that was just as good. Lets get something straight, I’m not claiming this is an authentic Indian recipe. Instead, this is based on a British-Indian restaurant classic and is a damn delicious fakeaway copycat dish that has converted some tofu-haters in our family.…
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Restaurant Style Brinjal Bhaji
An Indian restaurant specialty with aubergine cooked in a wonderfully spiced sauce. Served with my own okra side and saffron rice the house ended up smelling like an Indian restaurant and it was amazing!
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Takeout Style Sweet & Sour (Vegan & Gluten Free)
For the last post in this week’s fakeaway series I bring my version of that takeout classic, Sweet and Sour. Sweet and sour is a classic takeout dish but not very Chinese. I have memories of ordering takeout for a girls night and a friend from China went from excited to horrified. She couldn’t believe that this sticky, sweet dish was what we considered part of her nation foods. If we’re honest it’s not, it’s one of those dishes that was dreamt up to satisfy the palate of westerners. I have to admit, I love it irrespective of where it came from! In the recipe below I’ve used tofu but…
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Salt & Pepper Cauliflower (Vegan & Gluten Free)
There are evenings when Kenny goes out with the boys and I get to order whatever takeout I want, no gluten allergy worries needed. On these days it’s not uncommon that my first instinct is to reach for my favourite Chinese place. Generally a cuisine that we avoid ordering like the plague, when it’s just me it doesn’t matter if our local takeout doesn’t understand the term ‘gluten free’ because they won’t kill me if they use the wrong soy sauce. But Kenny? That’s a whole different story. I’m not going to play soy sauce russian roulette with his life just so I can get my Chinese takeout fix. That’s…
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Vegan Egg Fried Rice (Vegan & Gluten Free)
We’re doing a little series this week on Fakeaways. Recipes that you can easily cook at home that taste as good, if not better than what you’d order for a takeout. What’s more, when cooking at home you have the guarantee that everything will be vegan and match your allergy needs. Want it vegan? Of course you do! Need it gluten free? Not a problem here! Need to avoid soy? I’ve got you. Nuts are a problem? All of this week’s fakeaways are nut free. Today I present to you egg fried rice, no egg needed. A Chinese takeout classic, it’s also one of the best things you can do…
