As our friend Andrew T. said at the end of our three weeks in Zambia, “you’ve discovered that most of the traditional Zambian foods are vegan!” And that pretty much sums it up. There is a vibrant variety and availability of vegetables, tubers, pulses, grains, nuts (mostly groundnuts, aka peanuts) and fruits and that’s just in the…
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Chickpea Flour & Oat Bran Battered Aubergine
I was inspired by Fleur’s Vegan Kitchen to fry up some aubergine/eggplant, but I did not want to use breadcrumbs for no good reason other that I didn’t fancy it. I did fancy making up my own batter, so instead, I used chickpea (or gram) flour and oat bran (making it gluten free for those…
Simply Made Onion Bhajis (Fritters)
Sometimes you just fancy something fried. When you do, go for these wonderful onion bhajis or fritters (inherently vegan). This method could not be simpler or faster (all tolled, approximately 15 minutes). Very satisfying snack and Mr. GoodEating gave the spice mix two thumbs up (well, one… he was busy munching away at the bhajis with the…