Plant-based, oil-free – peppered tomato, sauteed broccoli and leeks, green chili grits, and plant-based eggs two ways 💚
I saw @chris_vege_95 had posted about a gorgeous new book from @muellehelias titled Végétal & Complet (Plant-Based & Whole). It doesn't look very easy to get that book here in the states, so I read up on some of Muelle's posts on food and life. Lovely reading 💚
I decided to take the opportunity this morning when puppo woke up early, in my half awake/half asleep creative stupor, to ponder this whole moong dal egg thing wondering what else might compliment the existing way people are using them in egg-like preparations but without oil. It all kind of connected and I decided a few things.
First, keep it simple – this inspiration came strongly from the two aforementioned individuals.
Second, let's slash the soak time by just doing a blend/pause/blend that @juliacooksplants mentioned in a comment earlier – super smart! I was able to get 4 hours of soaking reduced to 7 minutes with my particular blender.
Finally, I was really caught up on the texture and 'fluffiness' and remembered the dish @chris_vege_95 shared once: Quenelles millet. They were a bit dense and a bit fluffy. I decided to use a blend of moong dal and millet this morning, and it was quite pleasant. Not eggs, but enjoyable no doubt. And to be fair, I think scrambled eggs and omelettes are something we learn to enjoy, so I'm not hell bent on recreating them exactly.
This morning's test: ⅔ cup moong dal, ⅓ cup millet, 2 cups water, ¼ tsp kala namak, ⅛ tsp turmeric, 2 tbsp nooch, ¼ tsp distilled vinegar. Blend 1 min in Vitamix, sit 5 minutes, blend 1 more minute. Say three Hail Marys and start cooking, dust with more kala namak during cooking. Top with white pepper to serve (à la Dugas). The reason I have eggs two ways is just from different ways of cooking. They're both pretty. Oh, and I think there may be something to cooking, cooling for texture, then reheating — that was a big takeaway this morning.
I included various cooking photos, and the lighting varies widely from my stove to cutting board to dining table 💡
#plantbased #moongdal #millet #oilfree