One-pot Vegan Chinese Style Eggplant Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 large eggplant (sliced like french fries)
• 1 cup peas (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup soybeans
• 1 tablespoon oil (sesame or peanut)
• 1 green chili, finely chopped (seed if you don't like heat)
• 1 tablespoon ginger (fresh, finely minced or grated)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• salt
• fresh coriander (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 soak soy beans overnight. rinse and drain.
• 2 cook or pressure cook rice and soy beans till done.
• 3 while rice and beans cook, heat oil in pan.
• 4 add chillies, ginger and cumin and stir fry for a few seconds.
• 5 add eggplant and peas and cook till eggplant is done.
• 6 add all seasonings and fold in cooked rice and beans.
• 7 garnish with coriander. serve hot.