Receipe 22
Steamed parsnips with chashew nuts
For 2 Persons
Parsnips are a true winter vegetable and were always part of winter cuisine in the past. The parsnip or parsnip had a similarly high status as a starchy vegetable before potatoes were grown and was a welcome change in the menu. It was often served with sugar snap peas and stewed onions. This was considered a warming dish. Incidentally, all 3 vegetables harmonize very well, as they all have a slight sweetness. For some years now, parsnips have regained a firm place in winter vegetarian cuisine, initially as creamy soups or purees. But it is in fact also a very grateful and tasty crunchy vegetable. As a root vegetable, parsnip inherently brings a lot of fiber, especially fructans, which are sought after as prebiotics. Vitamin C and high protein content also characterize the parsnip.
For this recipe you will need
500g parsnips (about 6 roots)
100ml hot water
2 tbsp. ghee or clarified butter
1 tsp. black or yellow mustard seeds (whole)
1 tsp. cumin seeds (whole)
½ tsp. turmeric powder
½ tsp. coriander powder
½ tsp. ginger powder
½ tsp. saffron threads
1 pinch black ground pepper
2 pinches rock salt
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 small cup orange juice
150ml creme fraiche (or oat or coconut yogurt)
50g chashew nuts
Peel the parsnips. Then they are staked and sprinkled with lemon juice.
Heat 1 tbsp. ghee or clarified butter in a frying pan. In it, lightly brown the cashew nuts and salt them a little. Remove the nuts from the pan. Add the remaining ghee. Over high heat, toast the mustard seeds and cumin seeds until hot. Cover everything. The roasting level is right when you hear the cumin seeds pop. Remove the roast from the fire until everything has settled down. Add the rest of the spices – especially the saffron threads – the sprouted parsnips and the hot water to the roast. The vegetables should steam over low heat for about 30 minutes. Check in the meantime, if necessary, to see how crisp the vegetables are. The vegetables should still have some bite to them. In the meantime, mix the orange juice with a little salt and the creme fraiche. At the end of the steaming time, fold the orange cream into the vegetables. Before serving, sprinkle the cahewnuts on top as a topping for the parsnip vegetables.
Try this too:
You can vary, for example, with pistachios, walnuts or almonds, or with fresh, halved grapes (red or white) or raisins.