Vegetable-arianism - Page 5

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-02-2006, 03:17 PM

Mmm, raita! Mmm, naan!

Matterhorn Fan · 08-02-2006, 03:26 PM

Two of my faves are the palak paneer and the kofta lajwab. I've only had oen dish at this place that I didn't love, and that was eggplant. But eggplant's so fussy to cook and it often tastes very different as soon as it starts to cool down.

What's raita?

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-02-2006, 03:32 PM

Raita is that Indian yogurt with spices and veggies in it. It gives me that so-happy-to-be-eating-this-food-that-my-toes-are tingling feelling.

Oh, wait. Maybe that's diabetes.

Alex · 08-02-2006, 03:44 PM

Indian is good but not something I actually cook myself at home.

However, if you have an Indian grocery near you you'll find that they have a great solection of boil-pouch foods that are pretty good. We keep the cupboards well stocked with these for those night where we really don't want to make any effort. You can buy frozen paratha as well to eat it with.

Matterhorn Fan · 08-02-2006, 03:47 PM

Actually, there is an Indian grocery near me. But I've got a place that I LOVE. Maybe someday I'll learn to cook it myself, but right now, I don't really see the point. I like eating out.

Alex · 08-02-2006, 04:15 PM

Yeah, apparently it takes less than a day to make your own farmer's cheese (the stuff that they put in palak paneer but I can't remember the Hindi term) but I've never gotten around to it.

Being a Bay Area suburb the one thing we do have plenty of are decent Indian restaurants.

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-02-2006, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup, emphasis by LSPE

(the stuff that they put in palak paneer but I can't remember the Hindi term)

I think you can, indeed!

tracilicious · 08-02-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Stir-fry with steamed rice is about as quick and staple-ish as it can get. If you have a rice cooker just throw that on when you get home and then the stir fry wont take more than 10 minutes once you are ready to eat. Experiment with sauce combinations to find something you like and it will provide many an easy meal.

I don't have a rice steamer. I need to get one. I did discover that 1/8 cup maple syrup + 1/8 cup tamari = teriyaki sauce!

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Invest in a decent small wok.

I really need to do that. All the ones I've seen are non-stick, which I don't cook with (and neither will any of you eventually, as teflon is being phased out).

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Also, if you can enjoy just eating a sald, play with those as they are easy. In the tofu section you will find options beyond just plain white tofu. For salads I really like smoked tofu (has the consistency of a semi-soft cheese) cubed and tossed.

I do enjoy eating a salad at any time of day, unfortunately, I live with a man who has never had a salad and will not eat any raw veggies (also no codiments and nothing pickled, but those are another story) or fruit of any kind. Did I mention being vegan is especially difficult cooking for him? Of course, I don't have to cook for him, but if I don't he'll just eat ramen.

Alex · 08-02-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

I think you can, indeed!

Maybe, I though paneer was just a generic term. The Indian restaurant we eat at most often uses a different term for the cheese in their palak paneer (they still call it palak paneer but then in the description use a different word). Who's knows that's going on. I hear Asians are inscrutable.

Your husband and I probably would have difficulty eating together. For the most part I prefer my vegetables to be as close to raw as possible and many I'll only eat raw. (With tomatoes being the opposite they need to be as far away from raw as possible before I'll eat them).

Can you point to more information about phasing out Teflon? I thought Dupont had just agreed to phase out emission of PFOA, a Teflon byproduct.

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-02-2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Who's knows that's going on. I hear Asians are inscrutable.

Hee hee hee.

(Public recognition of humor, which I know you prefer to mojo.)

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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Two of my faves are the palak paneer and the kofta lajwab. I've only had oen dish at this place that I didn't love, and that was eggplant. But eggplant's so fussy to cook and it often tastes very different as soon as it starts to cool down. What's raita?
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Raita is that Indian yogurt with spices and veggies in it. It gives me that so-happy-to-be-eating-this-food-that-my-toes-are tingling feelling. Oh, wait. Maybe that's diabetes.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Indian is good but not something I actually cook myself at home. However, if you have an Indian grocery near you you'll find that they have a great solection of boil-pouch foods that are pretty good. We keep the cupboards well stocked with these for those night where we really don't want to make any effort. You can buy frozen paratha as well to eat it with.
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08-02-2006, 03:47 PM	#45
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Actually, there is an Indian grocery near me. But I've got a place that I LOVE. Maybe someday I'll learn to cook it myself, but right now, I don't really see the point. I like eating out.
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08-02-2006, 04:15 PM	#46
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, apparently it takes less than a day to make your own farmer's cheese (the stuff that they put in palak paneer but I can't remember the Hindi term) but I've never gotten around to it. Being a Bay Area suburb the one thing we do have plenty of are decent Indian restaurants.
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