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Monday, October 10, 2011

Indian Curry formula - integrate Cauliflower Into Your favorite Dish

Indian cuisine holds a special place in the lifestyle of the Indian people. Indian curry recipes, in particular, is an all-time favorite, not only in India, but in all corners of the world. Curry recipes are passed on in Indian families for the hereafter generations to enjoy. Every home has its own special way of cooking and preparing curry. Just fantasize how many that is!

Although Indian cuisine absorbed some influences from the American and British culture, they still maintained a flavor and a way of cooking and preparing dishes that is uniquely their own. Their food still holds a major place in their society, which is featured in many festivals and special occasions.

Vegetarian Dishes

Indian curry recipes are a goods of their rich legacy which has been around for 5 centuries. Their dishes are broadly categorized into vegetarian dishes, curry dishes, chicken dishes, fish dishes, mutton dishes and briyani dishes.

Let me give you a version of India's curry dish - with the use of cauliflower:

Here's what you'll need:

1. 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds

2. 1 small cauliflower

3. 3 Red chilies (dried)

4. 1 tablespoon curry leaves

5. 1 medium sized tomato, chopped

6. 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped

7. 2 pinches of turmeric powder

8. 2 tablespoon of coriander powder

9. 2 teaspoons of red chili powder

10. Oil or ghee

11. Water

12. Salt

Let's cook!

Heat the oil or ghee in a pan, and then add fennel seeds. Wait for it to turn brownish then put in the dry red chilies. Fry the blend for a consolidate of seconds, then add curry leaves and the onion and sauté until it the onion turns golden brown. Put in the tomatoes and wait until it gets cooked. Add the powders and stir the blend until you get rid of the raw smell. Next, add the water and cauliflower, and salt to taste. Allow the dish to boil for a few minutes, and then cover the pan to simmer. Once the gravy thickens, you can serve the dish!

This Indian curry recipe is best served with rice. Let your creative juices flow, and with some experimentation, you can whiz up a scrumptious curry dish in no time. You can nothing else but cook and enjoy many mouthwatering curry recipes in my ebook. I have complied a great option of great tasting curry recipes and will let you in some culinary secrets every food lover must know. Enjoy!

Indian Curry formula - integrate Cauliflower Into Your favorite Dish

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Vegan Travel - My 7 Favorite European Cities For Traveling As A Vegan Or Vegetarian

If you're worried about vegan travel in Europe, you'll be surprised at how easy it can be if you are prepared and go to the right spots. Traveling as a vegetarian is incredibly easy, and vegan options are becoming a lot more common. Some countries are easier than others, and the trick for how to travel and be vegan is often to look at the climate.
Countries with cold climates, like Switzerland and Northern Italy, tend to use cheese in vegetarian dishes so they are a bit more difficult for vegans. However, in warmer areas, like around the Mediterranean, there are plenty of vegan-friendly options in restaurants.
Vegan travel is made easier now that many European cities have restaurants offering Indian or Asian cuisine, which almost always have vegetarian and vegan dishes.
In large cities, or in University towns, there is a growing vegetarian community so you can find vegan and vegetarian restaurants as well as health food and organic stores offering vegan products. If all else fails, or if you want to save some money, head to a grocery store and make yourself a meal out of the local fruits, vegetables, grains and beans. The simplest method of vegan travel is to do like you would at home and cook for yourself.
Of the large cities in Europe, these are the top 7 for finding vegan meals in restaurants:
7: Prague (Czech Republic) has lots of buffets and take-out options for vegan travel, along with lots of health food stores, and a few vegan restaurants. Be careful of dairy in vegetarian dishes, since the vegan scene isn't huge in the Czech Republic yet.
6: Stockholm (Sweden) doesn't have a lot of fully vegan restaurants, but there are plenty of restaurants that offer a good selection of vegan food. These are mostly international restaurants, not Swedish cuisine, which is fairly reliant on meat. Some restaurants use organic ingredients, and there are lots of health food stores around town where you can find food for vegan travel.
5: Amsterdam (Netherlands) has many vegan travel options (restaurant, buffet, fast food), along with a few yoga studios offering raw vegan food. There are also a few juice bars around town with wheatgrass and superfoods to keep you healthy, and there are a decent selection of health food and organic stores.
4: Athens (Greece) boasts a vegan bakery, a raw vegan restaurant (with delivery), many restaurants offering vegan selections, and lots of organic & health food stores. Greece in general is pretty friendly for vegan travel since the climate is very mild. The only catch on how to travel and be vegan in Greece is that they love cheese - feta as well as local specialties.
3: Berlin (Germany) is quite friendly for vegan travel, being a large city with a growing proportion of young people. There are lots of fully vegan fast food options, some fully vegan restaurants, and plenty of vegan-friendly vegetarian and other restaurants. You can also find a lot of health food stores. Surprisingly, even most regular German restaurants have at least one vegan option.
2: Barcelona (Spain) has a lot of vegan and vegetarian restaurants, most of those having vegan options. You can find fast food, buffet and gourmet options, and lots of health food stores. Spanish cuisine in Barcelona is mostly vegetarian, with fish being the major thing to avoid for vegan travel.
1: London (UK) has so many options to choose from in & around London that vegan travel is a breeze. You'll find lots of Asian and Indian restaurants, restaurants following macrobiotic principles, and even some raw vegan restaurants. The plentiful vegetarian restaurants almost always offer some vegan dishes, and many pubs also serve veggie burgers. There are lots of health food and organic stores, and even a place that makes vegan gelato.



But if you really want to know about vegan travel, you'll definitely want to check out this website: http://www.healthyveganrecipes.net/featured/vegan-travel


Heather Nauta is a registered holistic nutritionist who teaches you how to live a healthy vegan/vegetarian lifestyle, including how to get proper nutrition, enough protein, vitamin b12 and other minerals, and how to make an amazing variety of simple, fast healthy recipes that taste incredible for you and your family.

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Make Your Favorite Vegetarian Thai Recipes at Home

Eating out at Thai restaurants can be very difficult for vegetarians since so many Thai dishes are flavored with oyster sauce or fish sauce. Luckily, it's not too hard for you to make a handful of your favorite vegetarian Thai recipes yourself in your own home.

One very popular vegetarian Thai recipe that takes less than fifteen minutes to make on your own is Thai Spring Rolls. For this recipe, you need some spring roll wrappers, which are usually available in the fresh food section of your local grocery store. (If you cannot find them there, check your local Asian food store.) Mix together bean sprouts, chopped green cabbage and green onions, grated carrots, and some cooked thin rice noodles. If you want to make your spring rolls even more filling, you can add some pieces of scrambled eggs and grilled tofu. Flavor this mixture with some basil, mint, soy sauce, and lime juice. Soak the spring roll wrappers in cold water for ten to twenty seconds, or until you can bend them. Spoon some of the mixture into each spring roll wrapper and roll. Serve with some soy sauce to dip your Thai spring rolls.

Vegetarian Dishes

Another choice when looking for vegetarian Thai recipes is tofu satay with peanut sauce and cucumber salad. Peanut sauce is something that can be bought from a grocery store; just make sure you read the ingredients to make sure that it's actually vegetarian. Cucumber salad, though, is something that you'll have to make yourself. Slice a seedless cucumber and a small red onion into thin pieces. Toss with rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt, and put in the refrigerator for around thirty minutes to allow the flavors to blend together. In the meantime, cut up tofu into bite size pieces and thread onto bamboo skewers that have been soaking in water for at least fifteen minutes. Brush the tofu with a mixture of soy sauce and chili paste to flavor it. (Use less chili paste if you don't like a lot of spice.) Grill the skewers and serve with the peanut sauce and cucumber salad.

A final choice when trying your hand at creating a variety of vegetarian Thai recipes is to make Pad Thai. While it looks like it would be hard to make, it's actually pretty easy. All you need to do is cook up some flat rice noodles and toss in a mixture of sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and water. Add a bunch of vegetables (mushrooms, shredded carrots, bean sprouts), and some scrambled egg and cubed tofu, and stir-fry until the whole dish is warm. Sprinkle the whole dish with ground up peanuts, and you have a dish fit for a restaurant, but without any meat or meat-based sauces.

You can make similar substitutions in any Thai recipe to create your own at-home version of vegetarian Thai recipes. Anytime a recipe calls for meat, you can substitute with tofu. And, instead of using oyster sauce or fish sauce, you can mix up some soy sauce with some Thai chili paste to give yourself a similar flavor without any meat. With these easy recipes, you'll always be able to enjoy your favorite vegetarian Thai recipes without any concern about any meat getting mixed in.

Make Your Favorite Vegetarian Thai Recipes at Home

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Werner Wichmann from http://www.easyrecipesvegetarian.com who looks for recipes that removes all the frustration out of Vegetarian and animal-free cooking.

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