Vegetarian Recipes to try out

Every year, around this time.. i am sad that animals are not only bred in close, torturous confines only to be cut up for food but animals r still used for religious sacrifice.

As a former vegan, vegetarian and pescaterian, i am torn between my current meat-craving lifestyle and the need to abstain from meat, in personal protest against animal cruelty.  Hopefully, i can one day soon find the strength to carry on what i started (but side tracked) many years ago. Old habits die hard.  I was a total meat eater & meat lover until age 21 when i began to eat and appreciate veggies.

One reason i failed to stay on my vegetarian track was the diffculty in getting healthy (not oily and free from mock meat) food from the shops. Now with my new place and better equipped kitchen, i am looking forward to slowly converting back to the veggie lifestyle, or at least pescaterian (no land animals but will eat seafood ) for inner peace and in homage of animals slaughtered everyday in painful ways.

These r some yummy veggie dishes that i hope to cook & enjoy. Many thanks to the blog owner & writer where these recipes are found.

This is a popular north Indian dish. Potatoes and peas with spicy gravy makes a great main dish.
Recipe will serve 3 to 4.
Ingredients

• 3 medium boiled potatoes
  
• 3/4 cup frozen green peas
  
• 2 tablespoons oil
  
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
  
• 1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing)
  
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  
• 1 minced green chili
  
• 2 tablespoons coriander (dhania)
  
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed powder
  
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  
• 1 teaspoon paprika (dagi mirch)
  
• 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
  
• 1 teaspoon mango powder amchoor
  
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  
• 2 medium tomatoes sliced
  
• About 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
  

See video for how to cook this dish.
http://www.veglov.com/2011/05/aloo-mattar-potatoes-and-green-peas.html

Another great Italian dish

Spicy Tomato Soup with Wilted Greens

3:31 PM Vegetarian

http://www.veglov.com/2011/05/spicy-tomato-soup-with-wilted-greens.html