One day I was sick so I stayed home. And there was no food in the fridge. Bah!
Luckily these days we have food delivery. Come lunch time, I used Grabfood to order my lunch (and dinner) from EAT 21 @ Damansara Uptown. I reckon that some clean eating would do me much good.
I ordered The Super Bowl and The Best Marigold. Since I was at home, I wanted to take the opportunity to make The Super Bowl more to my liking.
With time on my hands and nothing better to do, I removed the contents from the paper container and arranged them in a bowl.
This is the first time that I had a good look at all the ingredients. I saw chickpeas which I never noticed before.
Clockwise from top - roasted potatoes, chickpeas, brown rice, quinoa, mushrooms and green peas in the center.
I made some crispy garlic.
And I drizzled the garlic and oil and added an egg (for additional protein) and chilies .
Then I remembered I had some spring onions in the fridge.
I also made a condiment of raw garlic with soya sauce. I'm a garlic junkie. Yes! The Super Bowl was very much to my liking thanks to the added garlic and spring onions.
The Best Marigold was meant for dinner. I ordered in advance because EAT 21 closes at 2:30pm.
Like what I did with The Super Bowl, I transferred the contents into a bowl. It was quite challenging to separate the individual ingredients. But like I said, I had nothing better to do.
What we have here clockwise from top - curried chickpeas, roasted potatoes, quinoa, brown rice and green peas topped with shallots and pickles.
The Best Marigold is already delicious on its own but I added some fresh mint (just because I had some in the garden) for added aroma.
The portion size for both meals were very generous, so filling and satisfying. I did not miss eating meat at all and like before, I enjoyed my plant based meals. Maybe I will attempt going meat-free for a week and see how I feel.
Even a sick aunty at home could do magic to make a meal more appetizing!! I salute you la Ah Hong Chee. You can run a food canteen in any Hospital and I will be your delivery boy.
ReplyDeleteTM, you are as hilarious as ever!
Deletenow you've made me feel sad that eat 21 is not in my delivery range - am just slightly out of range from damansara uptown! completely meat-free for a week might be a challenge - maybe allow fish for that week :)
ReplyDeleteGeez...that's too bad. Perhaps when you are in this area you could drop by. And please don't get distracted by Village Park hee..hee..
DeleteI went vegetarian too with my friends at Payung, had a special thali dinner! So very nice!
ReplyDeleteYes, I read about it :) Indian vegetarian I can have everyday hee..hee..
DeleteI'm assuming there's no sauce to tie this vegetarian bowl together. If that's the case, one can prepare this easily at home I believe. What do you think are the components that's making you full? The quinoa and potatoes? I'm wondering if I can attempt to cook quinoa at home and make it taste delicious. :P
ReplyDeleteI guess we could prepare this at home but there are a few components to prepare so I most likely won't bother hee..hee... What made me full I believe are the chickpeas, quinoa and brown rice - full of fiber! I have yet to attempt cooking quinoa but I read that we could make it delicious by cooking with chicken or vegetable stock. Maybe one day I will try that :)
DeleteThumbs up to you wanting to challenge yourself to eat meat free for a week. Maybe you can try like me, fix one day in a week to be meat free, mine is meatless monday. Hee hee.
ReplyDeleteGood idea, let me try!
DeleteWow. You were sick and you could thought of making the dish more appealing. Wow. I think I only think of porridge when I am sick. Haha. Bet can lose weight if eat like this for a week or so.
ReplyDeletehah..hah... I like to play with food :) I don't like porridge, it will make me more sick hah...hah...
DeleteWhenever I am sick, I will think of Teochew porridge and salted eggs, or something savoury. I don't mind eating these meatless meal but hubby will not be interested.
ReplyDeleteNo porridge for me, not my favorite hah..hah...
DeleteHope you are feeling better now.. I was down for the past two weeks, I cook porridge with sweet potatoes... and some minced meat... Yesterday I thought of ordering foodpanda but then after going through the list of the outlets, none attracted me.. eventually saved by the bell... my neighbour, she "derma" a plate of fried noodles to me!!
ReplyDeleteI am all good now, thanks! Ya lor, sometimes when I look at Grabfood, I also can't find anything that I fancy. You have such a nice neighbor.
DeleteVery tasty meals with your added ingredients! Now I am very tempted to go eat at this place to try the soft quinoa. I hope they won't close before I manage to try it.
ReplyDeleteI hope that they can sustain too as the food is very good.
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