Bombay Sloppy Joes

As always, soy or myoprotein crumbles can be substituted for the ground turkey in this recipe.

Ingredients

Sauce:
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. ginger, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 serrano chile pepper, seeded & minced
1 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tsp. paprika
1-15 oz. can tomato sauce
Sloppy Joes:
3-4 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/4 c. raisins
1/4 c. shelled pistachios
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 lg. white onion, finely diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded & finely chopped
1 serrano chile pepper
Kosher salt
1 lb. turkey or soy crumbles
1/2 tsp. honey
1/4 c. half-and-half
Fresh cilantro
4 sesame buns

Directions

Sauce: Heat the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the ginger, garlic and chile pepper and cook until the ginger and garlic brown a little, about one minute. Add the garam masala and paprika and cook 30 seconds. Add the tomato sauce and one cup water, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.

Sloppy Joes: Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the raisins and pistachios and cook, stirring occasionally, until the raisins swell up and the pistachios toast slightly, about one minute. Remove from the skillet and set aside.

Return the skillet to medium heat and add the remining 1 to 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the cumin seeds and let sizzle about 10 seconds, then add the onion and bell pepper and cook until softened and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the chile pepper and cook 2 more minutes, seasoning with salt. Add the turkey/soy crumbles, breaking up the big lumps, and cook until opaque, about 5 minutes.

Add the prepared sauce to the turkey/soy mixture in the skillet. Stir and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.

Remove the whole chile pepper and stir in the honey, half-and-half, raisins and pistachios. Taste for seasoning. Stir in the cilantro right before serving. Toast the buns and fill with the Sloppy Joe mixture.