Great Vegetarian Dishes I – Kūrma dāsa

Great Vegetarian Dishes I
- Kūrma dasa
CHAPTERS:
Front Matter
1. Dedication
2. Foreword
3. Acknowledgements
4. Introduction
5. How to Measure and Use the Recipes
Chapter 1: Special Ingredients
1. Home-made Yogurt
2. Cultured Buttermilk
3. Ghee
4. Stove-top Ghee
5. Oven-Made Ghee
6. Home-made Curd Cheese (Panir)
7. Green Vegetable Stock
8. Root Vegetable Stock
9. Brown Vegetable Stock
10. Chinese Vegetable Stock
Chapter 2: Rice Dishes
1. Boiled Rice
2. Sauteed Rice with Poppy Seeds
3. Thai Rice
4. South Indian Yogurt Rice (Dahi Bhat)
5. Yellow Rice
6. Rainbow Brown Rice
7. South Indian Sweet-and-Sour Tamarind Rice
8. Bengali Royal Rice (Pushpanna)
9. Rice with Green Peas and Almonds
10. Savoury Cantonese Fried Rice
11. Lemon Rice
12. Baked Vegetable Rice (Biriyani)
13. Rice and Mung Bean Stew (Khichari)
14. Spanish Vegetable Rice (Paella)
15. Indonesian Coconut Rice
16. Tomato Rice with Herbs
Chapter 3: Soups
1. Lentil and Tomato Soup
2. Minestrone Soup
3. Green Split-Pea Dal with Spinach and Coconut Milk
4. Corn Chowder
5. Gujarati Yogurt Soup (Karhi)
6. South Indian Hot-and-Sour Soup (Sambar)
7. Vegetable Soup
8. Cream of Pumpkin Soup
9. Mung Bean and Tomato Soup
10. Potato Soup
11. Chilled Summer Fruit Soup
12. Split-Mung Dal
13. Tomato Soup
14. Russian Beetroot Soup (Borsch)
15. Yellow Split-Pea Soup with Pumpkin
16. Cream of Asparagus Soup
17. Fiery South Indian Toor Dal Soup (Rasam)
18. Mexican Chilled Vegetable Soup (Gazpacho)
19. Thai Clear Soup with Tofu
Chapter 4: Breads
1. Wholemeal Bread
2. Griddle-Baked Bread (Chapati)
3. Italian Fried Corn-Bread (Polenta)
4. Rajasthani Spicy Dal-Stuffed Bread (Urad Dal Poori)
5. Puffed Fried Bread (Poori)
6. Savoury Wholemeal Pancakes (Dosa
7. Stuffed Pan-Fried (Paratha)
8. Middle Eastern Round Bread (Pita)
9. Mozzarella and Tomato Pizza
10. Stuffed Puffed-Bread (Stuffed Poori)
11. Mexican Oatmeal Corn and Cheese Bread
12. Bagels
13. Yeasted, Puffed Fried-Bread (Khamiri Poori)
14. Fruity Bran Muffins
15. Soft Bread rolls
16. Corn Flat-Bread (Tortilla)
17. Crispy Dal Wafers (Pappadams)
18. Asparagus and Pinenut Pizza
Chapter 5: Vegetables
1. North Indian Curried Cauliflower and Potatoes
2. Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
3. Baked Stuffed Avocados
4. Spinach, Tomato, Eggplant, and Chickpea Stew
5. Peppers Stuffed with Herbed Potatoes and Cheese
6. Baked Tomatoes Stuffed with Rice and Green Peas
7. Gauranga Potatoes
8. French Braised Summer Vegetables (Ratatouille)
9. Thai Vegetable Curry
10. Pumpkin and Potatoes, Marwari-Style
11. South Indian Vegetable Combination (Aviyal)
12. Scrambled Curd
13. Green Beans
14. Vegetables au Gratin
15. Cabbage, Potato, and Yogurt with Anise
16. Cauliflower and Potato Supreme (Gobi Alu Bhaji)
17. Zucchini, Green Peppers and Tomato
18. Eggplant, Potato, and Curd Cheese
19. Indonesian Vegetable Stew (Sayur Asam)
20. Vegetarian Stroganoff
21. Asparagus with Oil and Lemon Sauce
22. Cantonese Stir-Fried Vegetables with Cashews in Black Bean Sauce
23. Creamed Spinach with Curd Cheese (Palak Panir)
24. Hungarian Vegetarian Ghoulash
25. Italian Eggplant and Tomato Appetizer
26. Tomato, Peas and Home-made Curd (Matar Panir)
27. Okra in Tomato Sauce
Chapter 6: Salads
1. Mediterranean Salad (Salata)
2. Greek Salad
3. North Indian Cabbage and Peanut Salad (Kobi Pachadi)
4. French Steamed Vegetable Salad
5. North Indian Potato Salad
6. New York Potato Salad
7. Fettuccine, Pepper and Cream Cheese Salad
8. Lebanese Bulgur-Wheat Salad (Tabbouleh)
9. Hawaiian Brown-Rice Salad
10. Indonesian Gado Gado Salad
11. Waldorf Salad
12. Gujarati Green-Bean and Coconut Salad
13. Steamed Cauliflower Salad with Green Mayonnaise
14. Bombay Cauliflower Salad
15. Sicilian Radicchio and Fennel Salad
16. Asparagus, Green Bean and Broccoli Salad
17. Mixed Vegetable and Yogurt Salad (Raita)
18. Avocado and Bean Salad
19. Italian Market Salad
20. Pasta Salad
Chapter 7: Chutneys
1. Pineapple Chutney
2. Tomato Chutney
3. Peach Chutney
4. 'Radha Red' Plum Chutney
5. Tamarillo Chutney
6. Apple Chutney
7. Fig and Apple Relish
8. Fresh Coconut Chutney
9. Mint Chutney
10. Lime and Ginger Marmalade
11. Sweet lime Pickle
12. Peanut and Coriander Chutney
13. Raspberry Jam
Chapter 8: Savories
1. Baked Stuffed Cheesy Corn Breads (Enchiladas)
2. Eggplant Parmigiana
3. Eggplant Rings with Cheese
4. Vegetable Fritters (Pakoras)
5. Tofu 'Steaks'
6. Mashed Potato Puffs (Alu Vadas)
7. Sweet Potato Pie
8. Cauliflower and Pea Samosas
9. Vegetarian Spring Rolls
10. Sweet-and-Sour Walnuts
11. Spicy Tofu Rolls
12. Potato and Pea Croquettes
13. Curd Pakoras
14. Crispy Flat-Rice and Cashews (Gujarati Chidwa)
15. Asparagus and Tomato Quiche
16. Spinach Filo Tianes (Spanakopita)
17. Ricotta Cheese-filled Pastries (Calzone)
18. Grated Cauliflower Balls in Tomato Sauce (Gobi Kofta)
19. Potato and Cottage Cheese Rolls with Cranberry Sauce
20. Potato Pancake (Rosti)
Chapter 9: Paste and Grain Dishes
1. Vegetarian Lasagna
2. Potato Dumplings with Tomato Sauce (Gnocchi)
3. Baked Rigatoni with Vegetables(Rigatoni al Forno)
4. Couscous with Vegetable Sauce
5. Spaghetti alla Napoletana
6. Pasta Pesto
7. Stuffed Vine Leaves (Dolmades)
8. Malaysian Hot Noodles with Tofu (Mie Goreng)
9. Japanese Rice-Balls (Onigiri)
10. Vegetable and Semolina Pudding (Upma)
Chapter 10: Bean and Legume Dishes
1. Israeli Chickpea Croquettes (Falafel)
2. Buckwheat Puffs
3. Lima-Bean and Cheese Croquettes
4. Tomato 'Omelette'
5. Spicy Beans with Corn Chips (Nachos)
6. Dal Rissoles (Baras) Baked in Buttermilk
7. Gopal's Famous Veggie-Nut Burgers
8. Mexican-Style Beans and Salad on Fried Tortilla (Tacos)
9. Curried Chick-peas
10. Vegetarian Chili
11. Chana Dal with Potatoes
12. Dal Dumplings in Yogurt with Tamarind Sauce (Dahi Bada)
Chapter 11: Dips, Sauces and Dressings
1. Lebanese Eggplant Dip (Babagannouj)
2. Indonesian Chili-and-Peanut Relish (Sambal Pecal)
3. Tartare Sauce
4. Date and Tamarind Sauce
5. Greek Cucumber and Yogurt Dip (Tzatziki)
6. Mexican Avocado Dip (Guacamole)
7. Chickpea Pate
8. Tahini sauce
9. Tomato Relish
10. Chickpea and Sesame Dip (Hummus)
11. Bechamel Sauce
12. Italian Salad Dressing
13. Orange Fluff
14. Horseradish and Beetroot Relish (Khrain)
15. Horseradish Cream
16. Eggless Mayonnaise
17. Hot-Pepper Sauce (Harissa)
18. Walnut Sauce
19. Satay Sauce
20. French Salad Dressing
21. Cantonese Black Bean Sauce
22. Mustard Sauce
23. Syrian Yogurt-Cheese (Labneh)
24. Sweet-and-sour Sesame Sauce
Chapter 12: Sweets and Desserts
1. Carob and Hazelnut Fudge (Burfi)
2. Carrot Cake
3. Baked Cheesecake
4. Mango Ice Cream
5. Walnut and Raisin Semolina Halava
6. Apple and Blackberry Crumble
7a. Orange and Currant Simply Wonderfuls
7b. Deep-Fried Milk Balls in Rose Syrup (Gulab Jamun)
8. Coconut Cream Fudge
9. Creamy, Saffron Condensed Yogurt Dessert (Shrikhand)
10. Chinese Almond Cookies
11. Lemon Cream-Cheese Fudge (Nimbu Sandesh)
12. Lokshen Pudding
13. Soft Cakes in Strawberry Yogurt (Malpoora)
14. Fruit Cake
15. Vietnamese Sweet Mung Bean Cakes (Dau Xanh Vung)
16. Easy Apple Pie
17. Italian-style Lemon Doughnuts
18. Turkish Nut Pastries in Syrup (Baklava)
19. Fruit Fritters with Orange Sauce
20. Peanut Butter Fudge
21. Creamy Condensed-milk Rice Pudding (Chaval Ksira)
22. Walnut and Chickpea-Flour Fudge balls (Laddu)
23. Algerian Ramadan Dessert
24. Celestial Bananas
25. Orange Cheesecake
26. Carob Fudge Cake
Chapter 13: Drinks
1. Homemade Lime Squash
2. Watermelon Sherbet
3. Middle Eastern Lemonade
4. Lemon Barley Water
5. Orange and Almond Nectar
6. Anise Flavoured Fruit-and-Nut Shake (Thandhai)
7. Yogurt Smoothie (Lassi)
8. Peach Sorbet
9. Pineapple and Coconut Punch
10. Hot Saffron Milk with Pistacios
11. Lemon Mint and Whey Nectar
12. Spiced Hot Apple Juice Drink
13. Orange Ginger Cooler
14. Fruity Chamomile Tea
15. Orange Buttermilk Smoothie
16. Raspberry and Rhubarb Punch
17. Banana Milk Smoothie
18. Saffron and Lemon Sherbet
Chapter 14: Meal Suggestions
1. Indian Style Winter Breakfast
2. Indian Style Summer Breakfast
3. Light International Style Lunch
4. Light East Meets West Lunch 1
5. Light East Meets West Lunch 2
6. Light Summer Lunch
7. Mediterranean Lunch
8. Light Middle Eastern Lunch
9. Summer Patio Lunch or Picnic
10. European Winter Dinner
11. Asian Style Dinner
12. Special East Meets West Dinner
13. European Dinner Party
14. Asian Style Dinner
15. Special East Meets West Dinner
16. European Dinner Party
17. Light Indian Dinner
18. Special Indian Dinner Party
19. Light International Summer Buffet
20. Italian Style Buffet
21. International Bufffet
22. Middle Eastern Banquet
23. Asian Bufffet Style Banquet
24. Indian Style Feast
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