Vegetarian Bolognese Sauce

Vegetarian Bolognese Sauce is a vegetarian sauce made by substituting minced meat with soy granules. It can be enjoyed by making spaghetti bolognese or vegetable lasagne.

Course dinner, Global, gluten free, sauce, vegan

Cuisine Global, Italian

Keyword bolognese, celery, glutenfree, italian, mixedherbs, oliveoil, sauce, soyabean, soygranules, sphagetti, tomato, tomatopuree, vegan, vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings people

Calories 698kcal

Ingredients

6 tomato nice red
1 cup soy granules
3 tbsp olive oil or any cooking oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 tbsp celery stalk and leaves finely chopped
2 garlic finely chopped
1 capsicum finely chopped, I have used red capsicum. You can use green capsicum
1 tsp mixed dry herbs
1 tsp black pepper powder
1 tsp paprika or red chili powder
170 g tomato puree
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp coriander washed and chopped finely. You can also use parsley if available
salt as per taste

Instructions

Boil water in a large pan. Criss Cross the tomatoes and put into the boiling water to boil for 5-7 minutes or till the skin peels out.
Drain the water and remove the tomatoes.
Remove and discard the skin of the tomoatoes. Now chop the tomatoes finely or crush them.
Boil the soy granules in around 3 cups of water for 5-7 minutes
Remove the soy granules in a strainer and remove water. Squeeze excess water from the soy granules once they are cold.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add chopped onion, garlic and celery. Mix well.
Cook till the onions and celery stalk are translucent. Add chopped capsicum and cook till soft. (I prefer using red capsicum as it gives nice red colour. However you can use green capsicum).
Mix well and cook capsicum till they soften. Add the drained soya granules and mix well.
Add seasoning - mixed dry herbs, paprika, black pepper powder and salt. Mix well.
Add the blanched and finely chopped tomatoes. Mix well.
Add tomato puree.
Mix well and add around 1/2 cup of water.
Simmer the sauce for 6-8 minutes or till moisture is absorbed.
Finally add chopped coriander. (use parsley of available).
Mix well. The vegetarian bolognese sauce is ready to use.
Remove the vegetarian bolognese sauce in a bowl and use to make vegetarian spaghetti bolognese or layered lasagne.

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