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    Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Namaskar ji,

    I am not much of a cook myself, but my other half, who has been Vegetarian for far longer than I, has been learning to cook Indian cuisine and loves it, (to be honest, we both do ). There just is not a whole lot of balance to a western Vege diet, and of what there is, there are several things neither of us enjoys eating - for instance neither of us particularly enjoy Tofu. But Indian cuisine has no lack of variety, flavor and is well balanced to boot, when followed properly (and being mindful to sometimes supplement where needed).

    We now have many notebooks full of hand-written recipes, some better than others, but all recipes we enjoy. It's becoming a lot to dig through and is sometimes in a bit of a mess. So, I have begun a secret project to transcribe and catalog these recipes. The end result of the project will be a PDF and also a printed book as an anniversary gift.

    But now that I'm going through these I was wondering if others would be interested in a thread to share recipes? For instance, for English speakers there is some small amount of a learning curve in ingredient names and methods that it could be helpful to have in one thread. And if others wanted to share any of their favorite recipes, that would also be fantastic...

    Would there be interest in a thread like this?

    ~Pranam
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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Namaste Aanandinii ji,

    In TamilNadu, Mallika Badrinath is a famous Chef and author of many recipe books. I have several of her books in Tamil language. One of my favorite recipes is 'Mushroom Masala' prepared with a generous amount of onions, garlic, mushrooms and coconut. If there is interest, I'll post the recipe.

    Thanks & Regards,

    Viraja
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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Vannakkam: As a subset of the publishing industry, the cooking section is one of the more competitive. A walk through any large bookstore will show this.

    For on-line stuff, I like this site.. https://www.youtube.com/user/Manjulaskitchen and there are several more, each with its on flavor.

    So ... Aanandinii, I think it's admirable that you're collecting for personal use, but there is so much out there available for your average reader on-line. You can just name any food, add the word 'recipe' to it and get 20 hits just like that. It's magic, compared to the good old days, of scribbled recipes.

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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Namaskar,

    Virajaji, thank you. Sounds like an interesting recipe.

    Quote Originally Posted by Eastern Mind View Post
    For on-line stuff, I like this site.. https://www.youtube.com/user/Manjulaskitchen and there are several more, each with its on flavor.

    So ... Aanandinii, I think it's admirable that you're collecting for personal use, but there is so much out there available for your average reader on-line. You can just name any food, add the word 'recipe' to it and get 20 hits just like that. It's magic, compared to the good old days, of scribbled recipes.
    Very true, EMji, thank you for your reply. We also love Manjula's Kitchen and have learned a lot at that site. Also Vah Chef at VahRehVah.com. Certainly it's far easier to look up and come by information online today. But how many people try new recipes completely blind, with no frame of reference? Not everyone might have the time and desire to dig for new and interesting recipes and learn.

    Sharing good recipes tried and enjoyed by others is something different than a library of cookbooks either online or off, and can be helpful to both people new to the cuisine and those just looking to try something different from a region they haven't explored before. There are regional spins on all kind of things, from kichdees to masalas, one may not know the name of to even look up, Particularly if someone is western and in an area where they can't easily try Desi foods or may not know the English names for some ingredients. And there is nothing like an old family recipe if people want to share, like my grandmother's apple pie or our good friend and neighbor's spins on family recipes you will never find on Vah Chef or Manjula's kitchen. Regional recipes written in languages we westerners usually can't access, like Virajaji's Mallika Badrinath Cookbooks in Tamil would be fantastic too, if people want to contribute.

    It was just a thought that the Vegetarian section of a forum such as HDF, which is a resource for knowledge and discussion, could benefit with a resource for practical cooking and sharing of good food in the midst of conversations about the practical aspects and finer points of Vegetarianism and its practice as a Sanatani. But, I haven't seen such a thread yet - though I only went back three years - so it seemed better to ask. Perhaps there's just not enough interest to sustain such a thread.

    ~Pranam
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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Mushroom Masala:
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    Ingredients:

    Button Mushroom - 200 gm
    Big Onions - 2
    Tomatoes - 3
    Salt & sugar - to taste
    Green Pepper - 1 big
    Oil - for frying

    Fry in oil and then grind to paste the following:

    Onion - 1
    Scraped Coconut - 2 tblspoons
    Red Chillies - 8
    Pepper - 1/2 tspoon
    Cinnamon - 1 small bit
    Cloves - 3
    Garlic - 7 cloves, peeled
    Ginger - 1 inch piece

    Method:

    1. Wash the mushrooms first in water, then in warm water with Lemon juice, dry.

    2. Cut the mushrooms into desired size.

    3. Cut onions, tomatoes and Green pepper into lengthy and small pieces.

    4. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the onions in it.

    5. After onions are fried, add cut Green pepper and fry.

    6. Once the Green peppers are well cooked (fried), add the tomatoes and fry until the water dried out.

    7. Now add the Mushrooms (chopped) and fry for a little bit.

    8. Now add the ground masala and add salt and sugar to taste (the recipe is supposed to be salty).

    9. Fry till oil separates out.

    10. Add little bit of water and boil the mix until desired consistency is reached.

    * * *
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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Namaste,

    I have tried a version of the following without the tamarind sauce and without any extra spices in the pan mentioned in the following,

    http://hindudharmaforums.com/showpos...4&postcount=27

    Sometimes, one has to ease up on the spices in these fancy recipes, else your body becomes one big spice holder.

    Pranam.

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    Dear Mushroom-priya VaishNavs

    Mushroom grows in the dark, and thereby has a tAmasic quality to it, so somebody here said their Mom was orthodox for not cooking mushroom, but really she is being sAttvic-scientific thinking what is good for you.

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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Namaste Smaranam,

    Thanks so much for the clarification. Is this also the reasoning behind certain root vegetables and root spices being considered un-satvik? Thank you as well for the links to more threads. I had seem one of them before, but both of the threads are too old to have been revived by forum rules so I thought it best to start a new one.

    I didn't know you could make idli in the microwave! Wow, it seems like anything can be made in one. We usually just make idli in a pot with steam plates, and we also use the Gits mix, it's our favorite and it always comes out good. We've tried to make our own batter but we can't ever get them to come out right.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ram116040 View Post
    In the Thirattu Paal reciple,how to make condensed sweet milk at home?
    Namaste Ram, here in the US we simply buy it at the store in 14oz cans, thus the amount in the recipe. You should be able to buy it in India too, I think. But it's not difficult to make at home, just time consuming. The stuff sold is a bit more involved than this, but in essence "condensed milk" is the same thing as evaporated milk - milk slow-boiled down to remove the water until it's thick. Condensed milk is different because it has a little more water and a lot of sugar, making a kind of milk syrup. You can find many recipes for making it online, but if you want to make Thirattu Paal and can't buy condensed milk, you may as well stick to making the sweet directly instead of making more work for yourself.

    ~Pranam-s
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    Re: Vegetarian Recipees Thread?

    Quote Originally Posted by smaranam View Post
    Dear Mushroom-priya VaishNavs

    Mushroom grows in the dark, and thereby has a tAmasic quality to it, so somebody here said their Mom was orthodox for not cooking mushroom, but really she is being sAttvic-scientific thinking what is good for you.
    Namaste Ji,

    I sometimes suffer from a disease called Bhojana priyavatvam,so sometimes my jihva is deluded.After you said about tamastic food I realized that my mother is right and it is me who is heterodox sometimes.


    P.S. I might have been an elephant in one my past lives?Effect of those vasanas on the appetite?


    Last edited by Ram11; 10 November 2014 at 08:44 AM. Reason: Remembered my past life?
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    Dear Aanandinii,
    I am a vegetarian also according to nutritional analysis. And I love to collect all kinds of vegetarian recipes. I always cook Chinese cuisine and I love it so much. Here I want to share this recipe with you.

    http://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/vegetarian/

    I hope you can use it well.


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