Going vegetarian is one of the easiest ways to reduce your environmental impact, more so when you preach "Go Green!". Here's presenting to you an array of vegetarian dishes, mostly experimental that I either innovated or whose recipe I "corrupted" :P! Happy cooking!
Sweet Potato based rings with rice flour & Similac (Infant formula). Kids love to wear edible rings!
Ingredients:
1/2 sweet potato (tomato sized qty is required)
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup Similac infant formula (or any other brand)
salt
Method:
pressure cook 1/2 sweet potato
once done, peel its skin off, & mash it well
To a bowl, add the mashed sweet potato, 1/2 cup rice flour, 1/2 cup Similac infant formula (or any other brand), salt for taste & get it to dough consistency (you might not require any additional water given that the pressure cooked sweet potato will already have sufficient amount)
make tiny rings with the dough (like shown in the above pic) & steam cook them for like 15-20 minutes
Chickpeas based croquettes served with cucumber & lettuce.
Ingredients:
1 cup chickpeas
2 chopped garlics
1 chopped onion
1/4 cup parsley
1/2 cup corn flour
1 teaspoon cummin seeds
1/2 cup corn (optional)
1/2 cup cilantro
cooking oil
salt
pepper
water
Method:
soak 1 cup chickpeas to a bowl of water, set aside for atleast 2 hours (READ NOTES below)
then, add the chickpeas to a mixer/blender & grind partially (just about minced)
separately, add 2 chopped garlics, 1 chopped onion, 1/4 cup parsley, 1 teaspoon cummin seeds, 1/2 cup corn (optional), 1/2 cup cilantro to a mixer/blender & grind partially
add results of previous 2 steps to a bowl, add 1/2 cup corn flour, pepper & salt for taste and mix well
make small balls out of this & deep fry them in cooking oil
for salad, serve with chopped tomatoes, cucumber & lettuce
as an alternate to tahini sauce, I served with ranch
Notes:
the soaked chickpeas tends to absorb water & get enlarged. So the more you soak it, the better
although I didn't try it, as an alternate, to avoid any wait time, you may want to directly pressure cook the chickpeas & possibly get a similar result
in low heat, boil 4 cups milk in a pan & keep stirring at frequent intervals
add 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon baking powder (optional), 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, 1.5 cups white sugar & stir well (for atleast 45 mins or until you see the milk getting thicker. READ NOTES below)
after getting condensed milk, add 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon cardamon powder, few cashews, few raisins & continue to simmer for 10 more mins
transfer to another vessel & allow it to cool down
serve hot/cold
Notes:
just my 2 cents: Wider the pan, quicker the milk gets condensed (like 2" tall, around 4" radius)
remember that you might get just a cup of condensed milk when you attempt to condense 4 cups of milk
