Vegetarian and vegan users… 🥦 (1 Viewer)

[Boyo]

Help me, please!
I have my periods when I hate meat so much that I can’t eat it, sometimes for months.
I’m in this period right now. However, my ideas for vegetarian or vegan food are so meh right now.
Please, share easy breakfast, luch, dinner and snack ideas or recipes or sources with me.
Thank you. 🥕🥗🍜

 

[athenaaa]

I do eat meat, but vegetable curries and vegetable samosas are great in my opinion

 

[Boyo]

I do eat meat, but vegetable curries and vegetable samosas are great in my opinion

I think we once talked about that I‘ve never tried samosas before. Similar food yes, but samosas never. Maybe, it’s time to try it.

 

[athenaaa]

I think we once talked about that I‘ve never tried samosas before. Similar food yes, but samosas never. Maybe, it’s time to try it.

I think I remember this conversation. Maybe it is time

 

[Nina]

You can make all sorts of curried vegetables with the same spices. Mix and match veggies or pick one veggie. And eat it with rice or any bread you like.
Any leftover curry, you can make a basic dough and stuff the curried veg in there, flatten it, cook it on a pan and you have a stuffed paratha

Most curries use: tumeric, chili powder, mustard seeds, asafoetida (fine to leave out if you cant find), you can also use any garam masala mix you find, ginger and garlic.
Curry leaves are optional.
Any chili powder you have available is fine to use.
If you want it to be more true to Indian style curries, we use kashmiri chili power for color and reshampatti for spice but again, what you have available is fine.

Chop your veg
Heat some oil in a pan or wok
Add your garlic, ginger, mustard seeds cook for a minute.
Add the rest of your spices.
Then let cook till the veg isnt raw and youre good to go.

You can add water or tomatoes if you want a gravy type of curry.

 

[Boyo]

You can make all sorts of curried vegetables with the same spices. Mix and match veggies or pick one veggie. And eat it with rice or any bread you like.
Any leftover curry, you can make a basic dough and stuff the curried veg in there, flatten it, cook it on a pan and you have a stuffed paratha

Most curries use: tumeric, chili powder, mustard seeds, asafoetida (fine to leave out if you cant find), you can also use any garam masala mix you find, ginger and garlic.
Curry leaves are optional.
Any chili powder you have available is fine to use.
If you want it to be more true to Indian style curries, we use kashmiri chili power for color and reshampatti for spice but again, what you have available is fine.

Chop your veg
Heat some oil in a pan or wok
Add your garlic, ginger, mustard seeds cook for a minute.
Add the rest of your spices.
Then let cook till the veg isnt raw and youre good to go.

You can add water or tomatoes if you want a gravy type of curry.

Wow, thank you, Nina.
I have most of the spices you mentioned, I have a garam masala mix, too.
But not gonna lie, I needed to use google for asafoetida, I have no idea about what is it.
I love the stuffed paratha idea, too.

 

[badcrookshanks]

try this, i can't recommend it enough

The Best Vegan Bolognese Recipe!

The Best Vegan Bolognese is rich, hearty, and so meaty you won’t believe it’s vegan. It’s easy to make and perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner or as a make-ahead meal.

itdoesnttastelikechicken.com

 

[ChiaraStar169]

Google "very veggie enchiladas" and/or "cheesy beans and rice". you're welcome!

 

[ChiaraStar169]

orrrrrrrrrrrr you could make the classic veggie and cheese lasagna!

 

[Ahsoka]

I’m definitely neither of these but I like some vegetarian stuff so I’ll share those

The one I like best but almost never have is tomato soup. It’s not vegan, but it is vegetarian. The difficulty here is that the grocery store tomatoes really suck where I live, so I only make it in summer with homegrown tomatoes. Idk the status of tomatoes where you are though, maybe you guys are blessed to have tasty tomatoes year round

Another tomato option is eggs with tomatoes and feta and that stuff. Cook some onion, add tomatoes, add eggs, scramble, cook a bit and add seasoning and feta and stuff. Tasty And easily modifiable

This next one is also not vegan, but vegetarian, and I’m sure you’ve heard of it, but I’ve started to love it way more with a few hints that chefs hate! Anyways it’s Mac and cheese. I know, an insanely obscure dish that no one has tried. But one thing that usually not added here that I love in it is dry mustard powder. And this is coming from a mustard anti. But I really think a pinch just adds something special that it lacks without. I also like to include a couple cheese vs just one (depends on what’s available). Oftentimes i add cheddar and either mozzarella or Parmesan.

There’s also a potato salad I like called Olivye. It’s often made with chicken or ham, but that’s really optional imo. I love it without any meat. And it’s not too difficult to make, and easy to prep ahead of time.

Japchae can be made without meat but I think certain ingredients could be hard to find (like Korean glass noodles).

I’m a fan of Korean carrot. It’s more a side dish but it’s a good one at least

also do you by chance like mushrooms? I think they’re abominations but if you do like them they can add some umami type flavor to dishes that meat often adds. They don’t have the same nutrients, so in that regard things would have to be figured out, but as far as flavor they could be an option.

 

[Nina]

Wow, thank you, Nina.
I have most of the spices you mentioned, I have a garam masala mix, too.
But not gonna lie, I needed to use google for asafoetida, I have no idea about what is it.
I love the stuffed paratha idea, too.

Also, because it's all vegetables you add your spices in the amount you want. Taste as you cook it down. You can always add more of the ground spice after.

Ngl, the first time I learned about asfoetida, I thought it was drugs. Because it's usually sold in a plastic container you have to puncture and comes out like white powder XD looked very sketchy when I watched my grandma cook.
It's like msg but natural so again, completely okay to skip. You can just add more onion and garlic to get kinda the same flavor.

 

[IGURO]

You can make all sorts of curried vegetables with the same spices. Mix and match veggies or pick one veggie. And eat it with rice or any bread you like.
Any leftover curry, you can make a basic dough and stuff the curried veg in there, flatten it, cook it on a pan and you have a stuffed paratha

Most curries use: tumeric, chili powder, mustard seeds, asafoetida (fine to leave out if you cant find), you can also use any garam masala mix you find, ginger and garlic.
Curry leaves are optional.
Any chili powder you have available is fine to use.
If you want it to be more true to Indian style curries, we use kashmiri chili power for color and reshampatti for spice but again, what you have available is fine.

Chop your veg
Heat some oil in a pan or wok
Add your garlic, ginger, mustard seeds cook for a minute.
Add the rest of your spices.
Then let cook till the veg isnt raw and youre good to go.

You can add water or tomatoes if you want a gravy type of curry.

despite being a child of a Black mom, I eat this constantly with POTATOES
the parathas are amazing btw, ty nina for this essay

 

[Nina]

despite being a child of a Black mom, I eat this constantly with POTATOES
the parathas are amazing btw, ty nina for this essay

im glad you love them. It was like a staple in my home to stuff any leftovers in a dough, roll it out, and make it into a paratha XD. Always.

If you want more vegetarian food, gujrati Indian cuisine is a good place to dive into. It’s 99% (if not 100%) vegetarian and very easy to make vegan. Just gotta leave out yogurt and ghee. Ghee is an easy sub with veg oil or you can leave it out entirely.
there aren’t many yogurt based dishes either.

 

[IGURO]

im glad you love them. It was like a staple in my home to stuff any leftovers in a dough, roll it out, and make it into a paratha XD. Always.

If you want more vegetarian food, gujrati Indian cuisine is a good place to dive into. It’s 99% (if not 100%) vegetarian and very easy to make vegan. Just gotta leave out yogurt and ghee. Ghee is an easy sub with veg oil or you can leave it out entirely.
there aren’t many yogurt based dishes either.

yeah (I'm not vegan so imma be nyamming on the yogurt )

Sounds nice

 

[Boyo]

try this, i can't recommend it enough

The Best Vegan Bolognese Recipe!

The Best Vegan Bolognese is rich, hearty, and so meaty you won’t believe it’s vegan. It’s easy to make and perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner or as a make-ahead meal.

itdoesnttastelikechicken.com

Looks easy and good, I will try it.

 

[Boyo]

Google "very veggie enchiladas" and/or "cheesy beans and rice". you're welcome!

I’m not a big fan of enchiladas, but the veggie version looks good. Thank you.

 

[Boyo]

I’m definitely neither of these but I like some vegetarian stuff so I’ll share those

The one I like best but almost never have is tomato soup. It’s not vegan, but it is vegetarian. The difficulty here is that the grocery store tomatoes really suck where I live, so I only make it in summer with homegrown tomatoes. Idk the status of tomatoes where you are though, maybe you guys are blessed to have tasty tomatoes year round

Another tomato option is eggs with tomatoes and feta and that stuff. Cook some onion, add tomatoes, add eggs, scramble, cook a bit and add seasoning and feta and stuff. Tasty And easily modifiable

This next one is also not vegan, but vegetarian, and I’m sure you’ve heard of it, but I’ve started to love it way more with a few hints that chefs hate! Anyways it’s Mac and cheese. I know, an insanely obscure dish that no one has tried. But one thing that usually not added here that I love in it is dry mustard powder. And this is coming from a mustard anti. But I really think a pinch just adds something special that it lacks without. I also like to include a couple cheese vs just one (depends on what’s available). Oftentimes i add cheddar and either mozzarella or Parmesan.

There’s also a potato salad I like called Olivye. It’s often made with chicken or ham, but that’s really optional imo. I love it without any meat. And it’s not too difficult to make, and easy to prep ahead of time.

Japchae can be made without meat but I think certain ingredients could be hard to find (like Korean glass noodles).

I’m a fan of Korean carrot. It’s more a side dish but it’s a good one at least

also do you by chance like mushrooms? I think they’re abominations but if you do like them they can add some umami type flavor to dishes that meat often adds. They don’t have the same nutrients, so in that regard things would have to be figured out, but as far as flavor they could be an option.

Woah, that’s a lot, thank you.
Tomato soup is something we often make here, but unfortunately, during winter time, tomatoes (imported) suck here, too. So, it’s more like a summer soup with fresh, homegrown tomatoes. Yumm.
Believe it or not, but I’ve never tried classical Mac and cheese before.
The mustard power twist is interesting, makes me curious, so I will try it for sure.
Oh, I think Olivye is the salad what we call Russian meat salad? There is a meatless version too, called Russian salad.
(I’m a lil bit confused cuz we call the latter French salad. Why do we call it French when it comes from Russia? )
I’m a big fan of mushrooms.

 

[IGURO]

Woah, that’s a lot, thank you.
Tomato soup is something we often make here, but unfortunately, during winter time, tomatoes (imported) suck here, too. So, it’s more like a summer soup with fresh, homegrown tomatoes. Yumm.
Believe it or not, but I’ve never tried classical Mac and cheese before.
The mustard power twist is interesting, makes me curious, so I will try it for sure.
Oh, I think Olivye is the salad what we call Russian meat salad? There is a meatless version too, called Russian salad.
(I’m a lil bit confused cuz we call the latter French salad. Why do we call it French when it comes from Russia? )
I’m a big fan of mushrooms.

LOVE MUSHROOMS

also I am blessed with beautiful tomatoes all year round I eat them like fruit

 

[Boyo]

Also, because it's all vegetables you add your spices in the amount you want. Taste as you cook it down. You can always add more of the ground spice after.

Ngl, the first time I learned about asfoetida, I thought it was drugs. Because it's usually sold in a plastic container you have to puncture and comes out like white powder XD looked very sketchy when I watched my grandma cook.
It's like msg but natural so again, completely okay to skip. You can just add more onion and garlic to get kinda the same flavor.

I see some online shops where I could buy asfoetida, but it’s definitely not something I can buy in normal shops here. Looks interesting. Plastic container with white powder looks sketchy, yeah.

 

[Boyo]

LOVE MUSHROOMS

also I am blessed with beautiful tomatoes all year round I eat them like fruit

Awh, I wish to have tomatoes all year round. You are so lucky.