Vedic cuisine. Vegetarian dishes

Vedic cuisine is a cuisine that excludes (to a greater or lesser extent) products of animal origin. About what dishes are used by people who adhere to such a diet, we will tell in the materials of this article.

Basic principles of Vedic cuisine

Vedic cuisine adheres to the following principles in nutrition:

• Food should be taken in a relaxed and calm environment.
• It is necessary to take into account the compatibility of products.
• The reception of any meal should be spiritualized.
• In no case should you pour a fire of digestion with liquid.
• It is necessary to share the joy of accepting divine food with other people.
• The purity is both external and internal.
• In food, you need to observe moderation.
• It is recommended to eat at the same time.
• It is necessary to treat with respect to the sacrifice of living beings.
• Regular post positively affects the human body. This practice presupposes a clear goal, intention, and a good knowledge of the characteristics of one's own body.

Vedic culinary art and its features

At present, there are an incredible number of recipes for Vedic cuisine. By its taste, it does not inferior to the traditional.

Vedic cuisine provides regular consumption of sour-milk products, fruits, vegetables and cereals. It should also be noted that the variety of spices and condiments make recipes unique and completely satisfies all the taste preferences of a person. Among these fragrant additives can be identified a few: turmeric, coriander, coriander, dill, black pepper, nutmeg and asafetida. As for drinks, Vedic cuisine provides for the use of only natural fresh juices and pure water.

From the point of view of adherents of such food, in their meal there should be 6 different tastes, namely sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent and pungent. If in the process of eating products a person does not have at least one of the above, then as a result, it can lead to various diseases.

Today there is a large amount of literature, which describes in detail how to prepare vegetarian dishes. For those who can not buy such books, we will present several recipes, thanks to which your usual meal will not only be varied and satisfying, but also useful for body and spirit.

Vegetarian cuisine: recipes for first courses

To make a vegetarian soup-puree, you need to prepare the following:

• Ghee - 3 large spoons;
• Laurel leaves - 2 pieces;
• Ground coriander - 1 dessert spoon ;
• Asafoetida powder - ¼ dessert spoon;
• Kurkurma - ½ dessert spoon;
• Any vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, etc.) - about 600 g;
• Drinking water - 1.5 liters;
• Salt iodized - add to taste;
• Ground black pepper - ¼ dessert spoon;
• Fresh milk - 400 ml;
• Butter - 2 large spoons;
• Wheat flour light - 3 large spoons.

Cooking process

Vegetarian cuisine, the recipes of which we are considering, do not recommend the use of products of animal origin. However, the adherents of this method of nutrition still do not refuse from the use of dairy ingredients and eggs. After all, these products were not obtained by destroying living organisms.

Thus, for cooking vegetarian soup-mashed potatoes it is required to preheat the melted butter in a thick-walled pan, and then to put there the same turmeric, laurel leaves, asafoetida and coriander. All listed ingredients should be fried in a few seconds. Then they need to place any cut vegetables.

The products laid out should also be slightly fried (4-5 minutes), and then pour water to them and pour in black ground pepper. Covering the pan with a lid, the contents should be cooked on medium heat (stirring constantly) until the vegetables become tender and soft. If there is a special desire, then in the future you can make mashed potatoes using a mixer. But at the same time it is necessary to take out laurel leaves from the broth.

While the vegetables are boiled, you can do cooking cream sauce. To do this, in the bowl, melt the butter, fry the flour in it (1-2 minutes), and then pour the hot milk and, stirring slowly, bring the mixture to a boil. Next, a thick and fragrant sauce needs to be added to the soup. After stirring the dish, it is necessary to wait for it to boil, and then remove it from the plate and serve it to the table along with the greens.

Cooking tomato soup

Recipes of Vedic cuisine can include absolutely any products, except meat and other parts of the killed animals.

So, let's consider together how you can cook for dinner a delicious and healthy tomato soup. For this we need:

• Strong red tomatoes - 2 kg;
• Vegetable oil - 6 large spoons;
• Ground coriander - dessert spoon;
• Asafoetida - ¼ dessert spoon;
• Chopped leaves of fresh coriander - 4 large spoons;
• Sugar - ½ dessert spoon;
• Salt iodized - add at discretion;
• Black and red pepper ground - for ¼ dessert spoon;
• Butter - 2 large spoons;
• White flour - 2 large spoons;
• Fresh milk - 450 ml;
• Lemon juice is a large spoon.

Cooking process

The first vegetarian dishes are prepared fairly quickly and easily. To make tomato soup, you need to wash the tomatoes, and then cut them into pieces and grind them in a puree with a blender. Then the resulting mass must be passed through a sieve. After this, pour the vegetable oil into a thick-walled pan and fry the asafoetida and coriander for a few seconds. Adding to them the previously cooked tomato puree, it is necessary to reduce the heat and cook the ingredients under the closed lid for about 20-25 minutes. Next in the contents of the dishes you need to pour fresh chopped coriander, salt, sugar, as well as red and black pepper.

To make a special creamy dressing for soup, in a small bowl, melt the butter, and then put the flour to it and lightly fry it. After that, in the same dishes you need to pour the milk, which you want to boil until the sauce thickens. In conclusion, the resulting mass should be added to tomato puree along with lemon juice and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Serve this dish preferably hot with fresh herbs and vegetables.

How to cook a vegetarian pizza?

Not every devotee of Vedic cuisine knows how to prepare a delicious and satisfying vegetarian pizza. Recipe for this dish includes the following components:

• Ready-made puff-free batter - 1 pack;
• Potato tubers - 3 pcs .;
• Fresh tomatoes - 2 pcs .;
• Fresh cucumber - 2 pcs .;
• Fresh champignons - 10 pcs .;
• Onions sweet onions - 2 heads;
• Vegetable oil - 5-6 large spoons;
• Sour cream - 120 g;
• Dill, parsley, black pepper, salt - add to taste;
• Cheese without adding rennet to it - 130 g.

Preparation of ingredients

Before making a vegetarian pizza, it is necessary to champ the champignons on thin plates, and then fry them in vegetable oil along with onions, salt and pepper. After that, it is desirable to add fresh sour cream to the mushrooms and mix everything thoroughly.

It is also required to boil potato tubers, cut into thin circles tomatoes and cucumbers, chop greens and grate the cheese.

Forming dishes and baking

To form a vegetarian pizza, roll out the puff pastry, lay it on a sheet, and then alternately distribute along the whole surface of the base ingredients such as grated boiled potatoes, tomato and cucumber slices, fried champignons with onions, sour cream and spices, fresh greens and cheese.

In conclusion, the semi-finished product should be placed in a preheated oven, where it is desirable to hold it for about 30-38 minutes.

Cooking a vegetarian dessert

Bananas baked in the oven with almonds are the most delicious and healthy vegetarian dessert. To prepare it we will need:

• Fresh lemon juice - 1 large spoon;
• Fresh orange juice (strained) - 60 ml;
• Grated nutmeg - ½ dessert spoon;
• Ground cardamom - ¼ dessert spoon;
• Butter - 2 large spoons;
• Banana not mature strong - 4 pcs .;
• Granulated sugar - 55 g;
• Almonds, cut into thin plates - 2 large spoons.

Cooking process

Vegetarian cuisine (photos of Vedic dishes presented in this article) is rich in recipes for the most delicious desserts. To make baked bananas with almonds, it is required to mix orange and lemon juices with cardamom and nutmeg in a small bowl . Next, you need to grease a small baking tray with butter, peel bananas from the peel, cut them along in half and lay them on the sheet with the cut side up. After that, the fruit should be poured with previously prepared juice and sprinkled with sugar evenly. Bake the dessert formed in a preheated oven for 3-5 minutes. Finally, the bananas must be taken out, laid on them lamina of almonds and again thermally treated for the same amount of time. You can serve the finished dessert in a hot and cold form.