Paprika's Vegetable Stew

Alright, so with less than a week left of being vegan for lent I came up with this yummy vegetable stew! I tried to somewhat turn it into a chili but mission failed! It's okay though, Kakod couldn't stop eating it so I believe it is a mission well accomplished!


Okay so here are the things your are going to need for this dish. You don't have to use exactly what I have used, use anything you have in your fridge.

Ingredients:

- 3 Tablespoons Olive oil (to saute the onion and garlic and the veggies) 
- 1/4 Green Cabbage (sliced thin to medium thickness)
- 1/4 Red Cabbage (sliced thin to medium thickness)
- 4 Green Zucchinis (Chopped)
- 2 Yellow Zucchinis (Chopped)
- Bok Choy (I used a whole head)
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper 
- 1 Carrot (G ratted)
- 1 1/2 Cups of Mushrooms sliced
- 1 Can Red Kidney Beans
- 1 Can Garbanzo Beans
- 1 Whole Onion Chopped
- Garlic ( this is really up to you I used about 7 cloves)
- 2 Cans Diced Tomatoes (I used 1 can with chilies and 1 can with garlic and olive oil)
- 1 Tablespoon of Tomato Paste
- 1 Tablespoon of Red Pepper Paste
- 2 Can of water ( fill up the diced tomato cans with water and mix the tomato paste in one and the red pepper paste in the other. If you don't have pepper paste use 2 tablespoons of tomato paste)
- Salt, Red Pepper, 7 Spice, Black pepper and Oregano  (please adjust this too your taste buds ad a little as you go)
-Scallion and Cilantro for topping and to taste 



Start by chopping your onion and mincing your garlic and put aside.
(Please wash all of your vegetables) Start chopping all of your vegetables and put them in a large bowl.
Grab your olive oil and saute' the garlic and onion until the onion has died down a bit, ad in the veggies you have chopped and stir it with the garlic and onion and let the veggies die down a bit, lets say about 5 or 6 minutes. Come and go and stir the veggies in the pot. After the veggies have deflated add in your kidney and garbonzo beans, as well as the diced tomatoes, the water, the pepper and tomato paste. Let it simmer on the stove on high for about half an hour come and go and just stir it a bit. It might look like a soup at first but you need to reduce the water. If at the half hour mark the water hasn't reduced keep it on low and let it simmer for about 20 more minutes.

Let it cool down for a bit, serve warm and top with scallions and cilanto.

Enjoy!!! I hope you all love it as much as kakod and I did! =]