INDIAN-SPICED VEGAN THANKSGIVING / CHRISTMAS DINNER! Chickpea loaf, butter sauce, glazed carrots

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats while margarine is often less expensive.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is a great egg substitute for binding.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats add fiber and are often more nutritious.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with spices

Homemade broth is lower in sodium and more flavorful.

Make a chickpea pecan loaf with Indian spices.

Prepare a butter sauce to serve with the loaf.

Make spicy glazed carrots with garam masala.

Create open face spinach cream cheese pies inspired by palak tofu.

Transform cranberry sauce into cranberry chutney with green chilies and spices.

Suggest adding mashed potatoes with green chilies or mustard oil as sides.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens