This Simple Stir-fried Vegetables has saved me on more than one rushed day! Very simple, full of flavour and color and super fast to make!  And it’s VEGAN and Gluten-free too! BONUS!

My mother went vegetarian when I was 10 and she rode the veggie train alone in the family.  Granted, mine isn’t the meat-all-week kind of family, Sundays were reserved for a feast with Chicken – usually it was pulao/biriyani, a giant bowl of salad with my dad’s special vinaigrette, chicken curry and raitha.

And it is on Sundays that she felt most alone at the table – so my sweet, sweet father got into the practice of cooking a vegetable side for her. He was an excellent cook, and all he touched in the kitchen turned to delicious gold! This stir-fry was one of them, and  her special favourite.

Despite so few ingredients, it is no slack in flavour – and now that I am largely vegetarian too, this stir-fry has saved me on many a busy day. It’s also a GREAT way to use up odd bits of vegetables that are just too few to make something of by itself.

And whenever I make these, I feel close to my father, like he’s watching over me in the kitchen, and it’s just one more reason for me to keep making this again and again.

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