Chickpea Ala King (VEGAN)

I'm sorry I haven't posted. Most evenings I'm so sore and tired its all I can do not to scream. Its too hard to type, so I don't get to post.

This is my chickpea ala king. We haven't had it in forever because the last time I made it I used soymilk. Don't use soymilk...use the cashews. Its much better!

Next to that is a stuffed tomato. The recipe is my own creation. We had blackbeans and rice last night, so I used some of the leftover beans and rice, added some cooked fresh spinach, a few mushrooms, and stuffed those tomatos. I did add cheese to the top, but that is optional.

The first time I had this was in Massachusetts. Some neighbors we had been getting aquainted with wanted to feed us a meal in their small one bedroom apartment (the same size as ours, but less sitting room as they had a baby). They served us this. MMMM it was good. I have been craving this for a while, so finally decided to make it. What I like best about this is the fact that not only is it tasty, its colorful!!

This time around I didn't have all the vegetables it called for, so I made substitutions, according to color. Since I usually use both red and green peppers, broccoli instead of green peppers, no mushrooms (lazy), and corn instead of peas, as I didn't have a yellow, but broccoli is green. Here's the recipe as written.

Chickpea Ala King

1 C onion, chopped
1 Red or Green Pepper
1/2 C mushrooms
1 C carrots chopped
2 T Oil
3 C water or substitute some with the garbanzo bean liquid
1/2 C cashew pieces
4 T sesame seeds
2-3 T McKay's chicken seasoning (vege)
1-2 T cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt (optional)
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1 T onion powder
3 C frozen peas ( I use less)
2 C cooked garbanzos or 1 can garbanzos
1/2 C blanched slivered almonds (optional)

Saute first 4 ingredients in oil. Combine cashews, sesame seeds, and enough water to cover in a blender. Blend til nuts are pureed. Add rest of water corn starch, and seasonings, and blend til mixture is smooth. Pour over sauteed vegetables and cook until sauce thickens. Add frozen peas and garbanzos, and almonds if using them. Cook until hot, and serve over rice.

That's it!!