Namaste,
It is sad to see someone feel guilty about his dietary habits and try to impose a lifestyle on oneself that the body may not be ready for.
It is desirable to have a vegetarian diet, but to do self-loathing and carrying a guilty consciousness when the cravings never cease is aweful. The spiritual level and the need/desire for physical things, including certain types of food have to be brought in synch. To that end why not try to give up meat in stages. One could give up one type of meat every 1-2-3-6 months, as the system permits and not force a 'no meat' diet overnight. In the mean time one could also get deeper into japa/puja/chanting/meditation etc. to immerse oneself in the cleansing process. As the consciousness gets cleansed and rises to higher levels, the desire for undesirable food items tends to decrease and then vanishes.
There is an endless list of vegetables and daals available in India, which may have its limitations in some areas of the foreign lands. Here are some of the websites for recipes for vegetarian dishes:
http://www.indianfoodforever.com/vegetables/
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/world-...es/vegetarian/
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/ethni.../vegindian.htm
One of the requirements of saatvic food is that it must be fresh, as it has to be offered to the Lord before one consumes it as his meal. To that end it is desirable to cook everyday rather than cook a whole lot and freeze it. But understanding the constraints of modern life and the availability of refrigerators/freezers to keep food from spoiling, cooking for the whole week and freezing it should be acceptable.
One of the easiest things to make is pakoras which are filling but being deep fried, are a bit high in fat content,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-7XQLmv7c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXwClK36yU
https://www.google.com/search?q=indi...w=1012&bih=433
Pranam.
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