Veggie night please help me

[jambuttie]

As many of you know I have been about over the past few weeks asking for recipe tips for various things

Here's my latest.

We have to have at least 1 meat and fish free night - which is tonight.

I am already tired of stir fry veg and rice noodles.

Here's what I have in my cupboard and freezer please please help

Brown basmati Rice
Couscous
Lentils
bamboo shoots
water chestnuts
beansprouts
carrots
onion
mushroom
brocolli
baby corn
cabbage

I can either use the slow cooker(which would be easier with the twins running about) or make it from scratch just want something interesting and tasty

Not soup though as thast for lunch

Any tips

There's pasta
leeks and herbs too

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looks like a risotto to me!

What about a veg tagine with couscous or veg curry with brown rice?

You can make a nice stew (slow cooker) with that lot. Or stir fry. if you have honey, soy sauce, tomato puree and vinegar you can make a sweet and sour sauce to go with it (2 tbsp each tomato puree and soy sauce, 1 tbsp each honey and vinegar, stir).

stir fry some veggies and garlic, throw in some lentils, tin of chopped toms, dried herbs and some water (no stock, it will make the lentils hard) cook for about 30 mins til nice and thick and the lentils are falling apart. Season, serve with pasta.

I maybe like the idea of doing a curry that way loads of flavour

Would I just put the veg in the slow cooker with stock, curry powder etc or do I pout Lentils in too?

Sure thats what the takeaway uses

I have no slow cooker experience but when making a curry I would always fry the curry powder at the beginning, it tastes a bit harsh and bitter if you don't. I'd put lentils in but then I like them!

I ended up putting in the slow cooker.

Lentils
onion
mushrooms
garlic
ginger
tomato puree tinned tomato
herbs
mild curry powder
coriander
cayenne pepper

fingers crossed it turns out ok