Indian mac and cheese
 
 
This Indian spiced vegan mac and cheese recipe is incredibly creamy, spiced and remarkably cheese-like! You won’t believe how delicious dairy-free mac and cheese can be and it's got lot of veggies, hidden:).
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Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 2 cups elbow pasta
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Water to boil pasta
For the sauce
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 yam
  • 1 large carrot
  • ¼ cup raw cashews
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tsp black or yellow mustard
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
  • 1 tsp kashmiri chilly
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ⅓ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup crumbled paneer(see page....)
  • 2 scallions sliced
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta with salt until it's firm and cooked. Strain and set aside.
  2. In a sauce pan, add 2 cups of water, onion, yam, carrot and raw cashews with salt. Let it come to a boil, simmer and cook for 20 minutes and turn off the heat, cool. Once it is completely cool, grind it to a fine paste.
  3. Keep a pan on medium to low heat, add oil and let it get hot. Add the mustard seeds, grated ginger and let it saute for 30 seconds. Turn the heat to simmer and add the chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and cook the chili powder for 30 seconds and add the onion-vegetable mixture and let it simmer for 3 minutes and then add the cooked pasta, mix well. Add the crumbled paneer and serve with some fresh herbs.
Notes
You can alternatively use feta cheese or omit the cheese completely to keep it vegan.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2019/08/20/indian-spiced-vegan-mac-and-cheese/