Incredible Taste of Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
by Uma Aggarwal
Vegetarianism has been advocated by many diverse people like philosophers Plato, Nietzsche, political leaders like Benjamin Franklin, Mahatma Gandhi, and Pop icon Paul McCartney. Besides Ayurveda’s the ancient treatises recommended vegetarian diet to prolong your life thousands of years ago. It suggests that in order to maintain peaceful happy life with disciplined thoughts vegetarian diet is highly recommended because eating meat promotes emotions of hatred, jealousy, anger and animosity in a human mind. Modern science has also demonstrated remarkable health benefits of a vegetarian diet.
Vegetarians avoid the animal fat linked to cancer and get abundant fiber, vitamins, and phytochemicals that help to prevent cancer. Vegetables and fruits and grains provide low fat and high fiber that reduces cholesterol levels and with stress management and exercise one could reverse arthrosclerosis or hardening of arteries. Vegetarian diet also keeps your blood pressure low. Vegetarian diet is high in potassium and that helps to lower your blood pressure.
A vegetarian menu is life extending and keeps your mind peaceful and harmonious. My book offers some incredible vegetarian recipes cooked with healthful spices. Indian cuisine is famous world over and enjoys a great reputation of being very unique and healthy. With charm of its own it has such a great variety of tastes, colors and aroma that those who taste it once sometimes find other foods somewhat tasteless. Sampling of Indian food is an unforgettable experience. The delicious meat curries and beautiful Pilafs will haunt one’s memory forever and the mere mention of Gulabjamans, Samosas, and Kabobs will make the mouth water. Along with the pleasures comes the hidden dividend of health benefits. Its Dhals (lentil preparations) are full of digestible proteins. Its various delicious vegetable curries contain many vitamins and have lots of fiber. Indian breads are commonly made with whole-wheat flour rich in essential nutrients and minerals. The food is ideally prepared with all fresh ingredients. Yogurt is also an essential part of the Indian meal, which is very good for your digestive system.
The book offers innumerable number of proteinaceous vegetarian dishes keeping the vegetarian reader in mind. My love of Indian cooking its artful, deliberate use of spices their health benefits and the joy, I have seen in sharing this cuisine that I love, are what has inspired me to write this book. To help you understand the origination and foundation of Indian cooking I have also included information on the history of this cuisine in the book and its influence on Indian cooking. The recipes are written with a global appeal in mind and they include the Indian name and an English description as well as step by step instructions of how to create a quick easy delicious and healthy Indian dish.
I have also described the health benefits of each spice used and its Indian name. The recipes are authentically Indian but sometimes with a fusion of local ingredients to appeal to the western pallet. Helpful hints and small talk is given at the bottom of some recipes to help you in the preparation of that recipe. India is one of the most diverse countries with many religions and races living together for centuries. It has 16 prominent provinces with their own official languages and their own cuisines. I have tried to give you a glimpse into each of these cuisines.The book has recipes for every occasion from an easy simple quick preparation to a classic weekend dinner you might have had at an upscale restaurant. I welcome you now into my Indian subcontinent kitchen and would like to take you on a journey to “The Incredible Taste of Indian Vegetarian Cuisine."
Vegetarians avoid the animal fat linked to cancer and get abundant fiber, vitamins, and phytochemicals that help to prevent cancer. Vegetables and fruits and grains provide low fat and high fiber that reduces cholesterol levels and with stress management and exercise one could reverse arthrosclerosis or hardening of arteries. Vegetarian diet also keeps your blood pressure low. Vegetarian diet is high in potassium and that helps to lower your blood pressure.
A vegetarian menu is life extending and keeps your mind peaceful and harmonious. My book offers some incredible vegetarian recipes cooked with healthful spices. Indian cuisine is famous world over and enjoys a great reputation of being very unique and healthy. With charm of its own it has such a great variety of tastes, colors and aroma that those who taste it once sometimes find other foods somewhat tasteless. Sampling of Indian food is an unforgettable experience. The delicious meat curries and beautiful Pilafs will haunt one’s memory forever and the mere mention of Gulabjamans, Samosas, and Kabobs will make the mouth water. Along with the pleasures comes the hidden dividend of health benefits. Its Dhals (lentil preparations) are full of digestible proteins. Its various delicious vegetable curries contain many vitamins and have lots of fiber. Indian breads are commonly made with whole-wheat flour rich in essential nutrients and minerals. The food is ideally prepared with all fresh ingredients. Yogurt is also an essential part of the Indian meal, which is very good for your digestive system.
The book offers innumerable number of proteinaceous vegetarian dishes keeping the vegetarian reader in mind. My love of Indian cooking its artful, deliberate use of spices their health benefits and the joy, I have seen in sharing this cuisine that I love, are what has inspired me to write this book. To help you understand the origination and foundation of Indian cooking I have also included information on the history of this cuisine in the book and its influence on Indian cooking. The recipes are written with a global appeal in mind and they include the Indian name and an English description as well as step by step instructions of how to create a quick easy delicious and healthy Indian dish.
I have also described the health benefits of each spice used and its Indian name. The recipes are authentically Indian but sometimes with a fusion of local ingredients to appeal to the western pallet. Helpful hints and small talk is given at the bottom of some recipes to help you in the preparation of that recipe. India is one of the most diverse countries with many religions and races living together for centuries. It has 16 prominent provinces with their own official languages and their own cuisines. I have tried to give you a glimpse into each of these cuisines.The book has recipes for every occasion from an easy simple quick preparation to a classic weekend dinner you might have had at an upscale restaurant. I welcome you now into my Indian subcontinent kitchen and would like to take you on a journey to “The Incredible Taste of Indian Vegetarian Cuisine."