Masala Noodles – Maria Middlestead

Ingredients

• 4 tsp cold-pressed peanut or olive oil*
• ¼ cup chopped blanched peanuts
• 1 tsp garam masala (spice blend with no ‘heat’, or nightshades)
• ¼ shredded coconut
• 2½ cups mixed chopped vegetables such as onion, pumpkin, mushroom, broccoli and courgette
• 1 Tbsp cumin powder
• 1 Tbsp ground coriander
• 100 ml coconut cream*
• 3 Tbsp tamari or other naturally brewed soy sauce*
• 1 Tbsp unsweetened, additive-free peanut butter*
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar or honey
• 90 g rice noodles (spaghetti or ribbon-style, not vermicelli) cooked, or other pasta*
• 3 Tbsp currants, or dried cranberries (Craisins brand is in supermarket; these contain cane sugar)