Steamed Vegetables with Cashew Dip

Steamed Vegetables or Veggie platter with easy and spicy cashew dip.

5 from 3 votes

Steamed Vegetables with Cashew Dip

Steamed Vegetables are an easy and quick, healthy way to add vegetables to your meal plate. Steaming vegetables don't require any planning or extra effort in the kitchen.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: people

Calories: 125kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Steamer

Ingredients

For Spicy Cashew Butter Dip

15 Cashews
10 cloves Garlic roasted
3 piece Red Chillies dried/roasted or paprika
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder curry powder
⅓ cup Milk dairy-free for vegan

For the Veggie Platter

1 ½ cups Beetroot chopped
1 cup Carrot chopped
1 ½ cups Cabbage ⅓ of small cabbage - leaves separated
1 ½ cups Cauliflower florets
1 ½ cups Pumpkin chopped
2 tablespoon Dill leaves for garnish

Instructions

Prepare Spicy Cashew Butter Dip

To a blender, add cashews, roasted garlic, roasted/dry red chilies (paprika), salt, garam masala powder (curry powder), and milk (or vegan milk or water). Grind to a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
15 Cashews, 10 cloves Garlic, 3 piece Red Chillies, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder, ⅓ cup Milk

How to steam vegetables?

Cut the vegetables of your choice into uniform bite-size pieces. The timing of cooking depends on the size of the vegetable pieces and the choice of vegetables.
Add water to your steamer pot and place the steamer basket or plate. Bring the water to a boil. Once you hear the water bubbling, scatter the vegetables.
You may have to steam in batches. In the first batch, chopped beetroot, carrot, and cabbage leaves are cooked. In the second batch, steam cauliflower florets and pumpkin chunks.
1 ½ cups Beetroot, 1 cup Carrot, 1 ½ cups Cabbage, 1 ½ cups Cauliflower, 1 ½ cups Pumpkin
Steam for 8 to 10 minutes or until the desired texture is reached. Remove the veggies and let them cool completely.

Serving steamed veggies

On a large serving plate, place a small bowl of spicy cashew butter dip. Spread the cabbage leaves and sprinkle chopped dill leaves. Place remaining steamed veggies over it. Serve and enjoy!
2 tablespoon Dill leaves

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Notes

The amount of water you add to the steamer depends on its size. Water should be under the basket.
Tender vegetables cook faster than harder vegetables. The timing will also vary depending on the size you have chopped.
You can mix the vegetables and steam them all together, but note that some veggies cook faster than others. So add the denser vegetables that take longer to cook first, or cut them into small pieces, so you have everything ready at the same time.

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