Vegetarianism

[SikherOfTheNaam]

Dear Sangat Jee,

I am very proud to announce that my parents are allowing me to become vegetarian - something i've wanted to be for a long time. I was just wondering what foods are out there for me to eat, such as lentils etc. Prefarably not large indian dishes as my mother wouldn't cook those just for me to eat daily. I am not a huge fan of loads of vegetables and i know its not all just about that. Please may you share any ideas on what i can eat daily for a balanced diet.

Many thanks, Your gora sikh :TH:

Vaaheguroo Jee Kaa Khaalsaa Vaaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh! :TH:

[pun9ab1]

Chow Mein ftw! :lol:

but on serious note here is a website that will help you: http://www.goveg.com/

[Guest G.Kaur]

Check this out..

http://forums.waheguroo.com/Recipes-f41.html

[jassa]

12 - 15 makki di roti adha kilo sarson da saag with adha kilo desi ghee nall payia gudh .... thats balanced diet

[singh1986]

On a practical level and as your not from an Asian Background (so wont know how to make 101 veg curries)

Iceland have a good Lacto-vegetarian range like burgers, pies, pasties, Vegetaran Cheese etc. Tesco does veg sasuages, veg mince, etc. If your local store doesnt stock it...internet shop it!

Check out your local Holland and Barrats...can get things like Mayonasse, vegan ham, bacon, veg roast etc. The range in western food available is massive.

And most produce is GM free, has less saturated fat and more protein than your average meat.

[Freed]

Gurfateh !

Dear Khalsa 123,

I have a vague memory from some of your posts that you are from Canada - apologies if you are not ! - so I guess you don't have Tescos or Holland & Barrett ( England is very 'Veggie friendly' - unlike much of N America)

Here are a few sites with recipes that might be of some use to you ( and of course to other Veggie members of SS - Peht Pooja ( 'worship of the stomach' seems to be a favourite pastime of some members - yes you know who you are - all those posts about Mr Singh's Pizza ! :lol: )

I am guessing you will be avoiding eggs so have included vegan sites as well

http://www.happycow.net/vegetarian-recipes.html

http://www.vegguide.org/location/view.html...amp;new_query=1

http://www.veg.ca/

http://www.veganforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Many 'western' vegetarians will eat free range eggs - so many recipes include eggs - Vegan recipes do not have eggs - Many posts on SS ask about how to bake cakes without eggs - here is a good site which has recipes which substitute eggs for bananas ,soy milk etc - It is a UK site so the measurements are in UK standard 'Tablespoons' not N American 'Cups' - but I'm sure you'll figure that out or at least your Mom/ Mum will !

http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/cate...ery/eggfree.php

Hope that is of some use.

Enjoy!

Freed

[Freed]

Just to avoid any confusion - and any kitchen disasters !

here is a conversion table for tsp (Teaspoon) and Tbsp (tablespoon) for the N Americans

1/5 teaspoon = 1 ml

1 teaspoon = 5 ml

1 tablespoon = 15 ml

1 fluid oz. = 30 ml

1/5 cup = 50 ml

1 cup = 240 ml

2 cups (1 pint) = 470 ml

Once again hope that helps !

Freed

[Ambrosia]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

I'm glad to hear the news! Congrats! I know its hard for western/white families who are very much the "meat and potatoes and gravy" kind, to understand why someone would go Veg, and how they can "survive" off just that! But, it has been proven to be a very healthy diet that reduces the risk of cardio-vascular diseases, obesity, and high blood pressure. This is of course only true if you avoid too much SALT and too much fried oils and butters. (AHEM).

You don't have to just eat "Indian food", but I must say that since a lot of Indians are vegetarian, their diet is quite balanced and a good guideline: dhal/protein, rice or roti/bread and cerials, raita/dairy, sabji/vegetables. You basically get your 4 food groups all in one.

Other very healthy choices are vegetarian Mediterranean, Greek, Japanese... actually there are many! You'll probably want to explore around, the vegetarian choices we have today given the global market are very vast! And as one said above already, there are mock-meats available made from SEITAN, and of course there's Tofu.

Since I've basically had to learn the ropes of the lacto-vegetarian diet myself, I've collected a good bunch of recipe websites and guidelines:

http://vegkitchen.com/

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/

Read their "vegetarian starter kit, and also they have recipes.

http://www.vrg.org/index.htm

Vegetarian Resource Group

http://happyvegetable.com/nutrient-check/b...t-your-protein/

http://www.veg-world.com/

http://www.vegetarianlunchbox.com/

http://www.simple-vegetarian-recipes.com/

http://www.completerecipes.com/vegetarian1.htm

http://www.veganmania.com/recipes/

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/index-en.htm

http://webvalue.net/recipes/

http://www.ivcooking.com/

Indian vegetarian recipes

Other very good websites, jam-packed with recipes, just read the ingredients to find the vegetarian ones...or search vegetarian.

http://www.idlidosa.com/

Indian foods Recipe Search. (not all veg, but search veg).

http://www.newkerala.com/recipes/

http://www.recipesindian.com/

http://allrecipes.com/

http://www.recipesource.com/

http://www.recipezaar.com/

Ok... I think that's enough now. HAHA! :lol:

Another thing I want to say, is that you can always alter recipes to make them vegetarian. You can still eat vegetarian spaghetti and pizza... you can also substitute the "meat" part with seitan/mock-meat incase of "meat and potatoe" dinners. You can substitute tofu mixtures in shepard's pie, and also as a "mock-scrammbled eggs". You can also substitute eggs in baking recipes with a "vegetarian egg replacer" mix you can find in many major stores in their health food sections...

Ok, well good luck!

[Balait_da_Sher]

I understand i am making my own request in someone else's topic but this may help the original poster so here goes.

A while ago someone had posted about a veggie restaurant in london i believe. Dishes were quite expensive but they could make almost anything veggie. They had quite a good range of veggie burgers. I went on their site and i remember it was redish or dark coloured. Now obviously i cant remember the url. So i would be very grateful if someone could post the link.

It was quite posh yet not so posh restaurant. lots of dishes, all veggie.

thanks.

[Freed]

I was right about the 'Peht Pooja' wasn't I Balait Bhai Sahib ?

I think this is the one you're looking for ;

http://www.redveg.com

95 Dean Street,

Soho,

London,

W1V 5RB

Tube * Tottenham Court Road

0871 971 3554

:lol: