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High Protein Curried Tempeh Wraps

Curried Tempeh Wraps, spiced up protein packed tempeh crumbles, tangy crunchy slaw, creamy cucumber yogurt spread along with assorted chutney wrapped in hearty tortilla.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Assemble Time5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4 wraps

Ingredients

Curried Tempeh Crumbs

  • 8 oz Tempeh crumbled using food processor, can be sub with 15 oz boiled/smashed chickpeas or crumbled extra firm tofu/paneer
  • 2 tbsp Avocado Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 pinch Asafetida
  • 1 cup Finely Chopped Onions
  • ½ tsp Regular salt this is to cook with onions
  • 3 cloves Minced Garlic
  • 1 cup Finely Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • ½ tsp Black Salt can be sub with any salt
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp Chana Masala
  • ¼ tsp Ginger Powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • ¼ cup Water
  • ¼ cup Finely Chopped Cilantro

Crunchy Slaw (skip this step and simply use chopped baby spinach and sliced cucumber instead to make it easy)

  • ½ Sliced Sweet Yellow Onion
  • ½ Sliced Red Pepper any color pepper would work
  • ¼ small Purple Cabbage, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
  • ½ Finely Chopped Jalapeno skip for less heat
  • 1 cup Micro Greens any choice of greens would work, baby spinach, arugula, spring mix, lettuce etc
  • ¼ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • ¼ tsp Black Salt any salt would work
  • ½ tsp Cumin Powder
  • ½ tsp Chaat Masala
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Greek Yogurt Tzatziki (OR simply use store bought greek yogurt tzatziki)

  • cup low fat greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup Shredded Cucumber, squeeze out all moisture
  • 1 tbsp Finely Chopped Dill
  • 1 clove Minced Garlic
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • ¼ tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tbsp Extra Virgin olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

Make Assorted Chutney (use linked post for chutney details) using linked recipes

  • All the chutney linked on the above post can be made ahead of time as part of your meal prep.

Greek Yogurt Tzatziki (OR simply use store bought greek yogurt tzatziki)

  • Mix all the ingredients listed under "Greek Yogurt Tzatziki". Keep it refrigerated until ready to use. This can be made ahead of time as part of your meal prep.

Crunchy Slaw (skip this step and simply use chopped baby spinach and sliced cucumber instead to make it easy)

  • Mix all the ingredients listed under "Crunchy Slaw". Keep it refrigerated until ready to use. You can simply have all the veggies pre cut and when ready to use mix in the spices. This will prevent slaw from getting watery.

Curried Tempeh Crumbs

  • Steaming tempeh before cooking helps reduce the bitterness. This is an optinal step. Bring a water to boil in a pot, place tempeh on a trivet in above boiling water, cover and steam for 10-15 min. Once done, take it out and let it cool down for few minutes then use it as you please.
  • Crumble tempeh (or chickpeas/tofu/paneer if using substitute) using food processor. Do not grind them too fine, leave it chunky.
  • Heat up oil in a pan, add in cumin seeds and asafetida.
  • Once cumin seeds are fragrant and golden brown, add in onions, garlic and ½ tsp of regular salt. Cook on medium heat until onions are translucent.
  • Add in chopped tomatoes and tomato paste along with other spices listed above under "Curried Tempeh Crumbs". Mix well, add in ¼ cup of water and mix well. Keep cooking on medium heat for couple of minutes.
  • Add in crumbled tempeh (or chickpeas/tofu/paneer if using substitute). Mix well, If the mixture seems too dry, add another ¼ cup of water. Mix well. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes on low heat.
  • Once tempeh is done, mix in cilantro and take it off the heat. Let it cool down a little.

Assembling of Wrap

  • Warm up tortilla so that some moisture is evaporated.
  • Later some curried tempeh (¼ or ⅙ of the whole tempeh mixture per wrap) in the middle of the wrap.
  • Spread 1-2 tbsp of Greek Yogurt Tzatziki on tempeh layer. Then top it with some slaw.
  • Drizzle some cilantro mint chutney, date tamarind chutney and garlic chutney on top of the slaw layer.
  • Gentle wrap it, cut it in half and enjoy with choice of beverage and side of chips.