Cook with Us #17 – RAW+VEGAN Jicama Rice with Coconut Curry

The world of raw foods can be fairly simple and easy, since ripe and delicious fruits and veggies don’t need much preparation to make a tasty meal. But as a raw vegan you sometimes want something more special, without abandoning your intentions towards a healthy diet. That is how I came up with this coconut curry recipe. Looks pretty much like a normal rice dish, right?

Well, I can assure you that there is no cooked ingredient in there, it's all fresh and raw.

I recently tried jicama root as a healthy rice alternative for a sushi recipe and the texture was astonishingly similar to the real thing. I couldn’t just leave it there, but also wanted to create a more common rice dish, like an Indian spiced curry. So here we are!

For the rice and veggie base:

1 jicama root (approx. 20cm in diameter)
4 okra pods
1 cup oyster mushrooms
2 heads bok choi

Peel the jicama root with a knife.
Grate the jicama finely.
Chop up the remaining ingredients.

For the coconut curry:

1 cup coconut meat (or 1 can coconut milk)
1 tbsp cashew butter
1 celery stalk
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 thumb ginger
2 garlic cloves
1 red onion
2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
Pinch of chili powder
1 tbsp parsley as topping

Put everything in your blender, hit the button and watch the sauce quickly turn yellow.

Unfortunately my blender broke the other day and I had to use a spare one which is not so powerful. Therefore the coconut sauce I made has a little more texture than I wished for. So if your blender could also use some more speed you might want to opt for the ready-made coconut milk instead of the fresh meat, since it already has the desired smooth consistency for your curry sauce.

The jicama had such a great ricy texture und made an ideal base for the crunchy veggies, the soft oyster mushrooms and the creamy coconut sauce. The spices instantly reminded my of my visits at Indian restaurants, which unfortunately do not yet serve any innovative raw options - but we will get there. Mixed with veggies grown here in my current location of Malaysia this was a great Indian-Malay fusion.

Would you have guessed that raw dishes can be so simple and quick? I definitely enjoy experimenting with raw foods and the best part is that there is so much healthy stuff in there. I am already in love with this lifestyle, but if you are pretty new to this kind of diet, it is definitely worth to get creative yourself!

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Have a wonderful day and a fruitful journey ahead!

Yours, Anais

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