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Vegetarian Cooking Recipes - Menu 2
Free vegetarian recipes - menu 2

• Lentil Patties

• Potato Salad  

• Vegetable Rice

• Yogurt Mint Sauce

• Roasted Soy Sauce Nuts

• Grandma's Apple Slice

Lentil Patties - Nutritious & delicious, great for all dinners...

Ingredients:

1 cup Brown Rice,  1 cup Lentils (brown),  6 1/2 cups Water,  1/4 cup Tomato Sauce,  1 Tblspn Aniseed,  2 tspn Ground Ginger,  2 tspns Turmeric, 2 tspn Salt,

1 tspn Sage,  2 tspn Thyme,  Pepper to taste,  3-4 Carrots grated,  1 Onion chopped finely (optional),  Wholemeal flour,  Ghee (clarified Butter) or Oil.

Method - In a large pot, place the Brown Rice, Lentils & Water.  Bring to the boil & add: Tomato Sauce, Aniseed, Ground Ginger, Turmeric, Salt, Sage, Thyme & Pepper.  Simmer for approx 1-2 hours, with lid on pot, making sure it doesn't burn.  Cook until mixture is quite dry, then add the Carrots & Onions (if desired).  If necessary, take lid off pot & sit until mixture is dry enough to roll into patties.  Roll into patties and in the Wholemeal flour & shallow fry in pan with Ghee or Oil, or bake in oven, until lightly browned on both sides. 

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Potato Salad - my younger sisters love this one!....

Ingredients: 

4-5 medium Potatoes,  1/2 cup cooked Peas,  4 leaves of Silverbeet/Chard,  1/2 cup cooked Corn Kernels,  1/4 cup lightly roasted Cashews,

approx 1/2 cup of Yogurt or Sour Cream,  10 leaves of fresh Mint,  1 medium stalk fresh Parsley,  1-2 tspns Salt (Add more Salt as needed.) 1/4 tspn of Black Pepper.

Method -Wash & cube Potatoes, steam gently till tender. Cook Peas, Silverbeet & Corn separately. Roast Cashews in a slow oven until lightly browned.  Combine Yogurt, finely chopped Mint & Parsley, Salt & Black Pepper.  Place Potatoes, Peas, Silverbeet & Corn in a serving bowl. Add Yogurt mixture, & Cashews before serving.  Good for summer meals. J

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Vegetable Rice - Nutritious, quick main meal...

Ingredients: 
1 cup Basmati Rice, 
2 Tblspn Clarified Butter (Ghee) or Oil, 
your choice of chopped Vegetables equaling 2-3 cups: Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage (highly recommended), Peas, Beans, Tomatoes, Zucchinis etc. 
2 cups Water, 
1/2 tspn Asafetida Powder (Hing), 
1 tspn Salt & any Fresh Herbs of your choice.

Method - Melt Ghee or Oil in a large pot, add Rice & Sauté, stirring continuously, for approx 3-4 mins, or until Rice grains turn pearly white.  Add Vegetables and sauté for another 2 mins.  Add Water, Asafetida, Salt & Herbs.  Bring to the boil, turn heat to low, simmer gently, without stirring for approx 15-20 mins, or until Rice absorbs all water. Gently check readiness by sliding a spoon down side of pot ~ there should be no water.  Serve hot with meal!

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Yogurt Mint Sauce - good for Steamed Veggies, & Veggie Rice...

Ingredients:
1 cup Yogurt, 
1/4 tspn Salt, 
pinch Black Pepper, 
8 leaves fresh Mint, 
finely chopped, 
pinch Asafetida Powder (optional).

Method - Combine all above ingredients, mix thoroughly and serve over warm Steamed Veggies or Veggie Rice ~ delicious!

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Roasted Soy Sauce Nuts - nice sprinkled over salads & highly nutritious...

Ingredients:
2-3 Tblspn Almonds, 
1/4 cup Pumpkin Seeds, 
1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds, 
Soy Sauce.

Method - Slice Almonds in half.  Place them in a frying pan over a moderate heat.  Roast, stirring continuously until slightly browned.  Add Pumpkin Seeds and stir until nearly all have 'popped'. (They will expand outward, making them crunchy). Add Sunflower Seeds & stir until they have also browned slightly.  While on heat, sprinkle over Soy Sauce until all nuts are covered, stirring continuously.  The nuts will dry with the heat and be coated in the sauce.  Remove from heat (don't let it burn) and leave to cool.  Keep in an airtight container for snacks & later salads. J (use sweet chilli sauce instead of soy sauce as a nice difference)

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Grandma's Apple Slice - our favorite apple recipe...

Ingredients:
1 cup Wholemeal Flour, 
1/2 cup White Flour, 
1 cup Rolled Oats, 
1 cup Raw Sugar, 
1/2 cup Coconut, 
1 tspn Cinnamon, 
200 gm Melted Butter, 
Cooked Apple (approx 2 cups), 
extra Cinnamon to sprinkle.

Method - Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease a baking dish.  Combine Wholemeal Flour, White Flour, Rolled Oats, Raw Sugar, Coconut & Cinnamon, mix well. Add Melted Butter and mix thoroughly.  Firmly press 2/3rds of mixture into prepared backing dish, place apple on top & smooth out.  Sprinkle with extra Cinnamon.  Crumble remaining Crumble topping over apples & press gently down with fingers.  Bake for 30-35 mins until golden & base is crisp.  Cool & cut into squares.  Is Divine with homemade Yogurt Ice cream or fresh cream!

See Also: Vegetarian Menu 3 for more free recipes

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