Simple Vegan Pancakes

I got these from here. I've written the recipe with metric measurements below.

Makes about 6 pancakes.
 

Ingredients

Banana x 1

Water - 500ml

Oats - 45g

Whole wheat flour - 180g

Baking powder - 2 tsps

Cinnamon - 1tsp

A little vanilla extract

Method

1. Mash the banana in a big bowl and add the water.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. The mixture will seem a little lumpy even after a lot of stirring, leave it like that.

3. Heat a little oil in a pan and pour in half a cup of the mixture. When a lot of small holes appear (resulting from little bubbles popping) flip the pancake.

I served them with agave nectar and fruit.

Thanks to my sister Bethan and our friends Jessica and Ash for tasting the pancakes :)

Lentil Chili

Lentils and beans are a great source of protein, that's one of the reasons why this chilli is so great, it has both! It's my mum's classic recipe, very easily and quickly made, especially useful in awkward cooking circumstances (i.e. while camping).

Serves 4

Ingredients

Onion x 1 large

Garlic - Minimum 4 cloves

Mild chili powder - 2 tsp

Red lentils - 350g

Red kidney beans - 1 can

Chopped tomatoes - 1 can

Olive oil

Vegetable stock cube

Methods

1. Rinse the lentils thoroughly and set to boil.

2. Chop the onion and garlic and fry together in olive oil. After five minutes or so add the chili powder and the crumbled up stock cube.

3. When the lentils are soft add them to the onions and garlic and mix well.

4. Add the tomatoes and the kidney beans and simmer until a lot of the water from the tomatoes has evaporated, it should end up quite thick. This might tight 10 or 15 minutes on a low heat.

5. Add some black pepper before serving with rice or a jacket potato.