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Curried Vegetables With Couscous

Prepare some couscous or, if you prefer, quick-cooking brown rice to serve as a bed of grains for this dish.

Courses: Vegetarian
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlVegetable oil
6 oz 170gCremini mushrooms - quartered
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround cumin
1 tablespoon 15mlMinced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon 15mlGround coriander
1 teaspoon 5mlTurmeric
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCayenne pepper - (to 1/4)
1 teaspoon 5mlOnion - halved lengthwise, (medium)
  And thinly sliced - (1 cup)
1   Cauliflower - cut into
  Bite-size pieces - (5 to 6 cups)
1 cup 237mlVegetable broth
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlSalt
2   Zucchini - quartered
  Lengthwise, cut 3/4" slices - (2 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup 4g / 0.1ozChopped fresh cilantro

Recipe Instructions

In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until nicely browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate.

Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to pan and heat over medium heat. Add cumin and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add ginger, coriander, turmeric and cayenne and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Reduce heat to low. Stir in onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add cauliflower, broth and salt. Cover, increase heat to medium-low and simmer until barely tender, 12 minutes.

Add zucchini and reserved mushrooms to cauliflower mixture. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro. Serve over couscous or brown rice.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 401 Cal; 15g Prot; 7g Total Fat (1 Sat. Fat); 72g Carb.; 0mg Chol; 594mg Sod.; 10g Fiber.

Source:
Vegetarian Times, April 2002

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