Holiday Vegetarian Recipes

[ppadilha]

batmon saidpadilha said:they don't sell kaffir lime leaves in chinatown? I imagine you could find that plus fresh galangal and lemongrass in one of those markets.





I'm not a big fan of tomato in curry, just kinda turns to mush anyway. I do like a variety of veggies in a veggie curry though - string beans and carrots add varying degrees of crunch to it. Pumpkin/butternut squash makes it pretty hearty, wouldn't even need the tofu.




Wouldn't pumpkin take some time to soften?




I've made pork w/ pumpkin curry a few times, takes maybe 20-30 mins for the diced pumpkin to cook in the curry.





also, would you get bonus points for coconut rice? Sometimes I like it, sometimes I think it's a bit too much.

 

[batmon]

ppadilha said:batmon saidpadilha said:they don't sell kaffir lime leaves in chinatown? I imagine you could find that plus fresh galangal and lemongrass in one of those markets.





I'm not a big fan of tomato in curry, just kinda turns to mush anyway. I do like a variety of veggies in a veggie curry though - string beans and carrots add varying degrees of crunch to it. Pumpkin/butternut squash makes it pretty hearty, wouldn't even need the tofu.




Wouldn't pumpkin take some time to soften?




I've made pork w/ pumpkin curry a few times, takes maybe 20-30 mins for the diced pumpkin to cook in the curry.





also, would you get bonus points for coconut rice? Sometimes I like it, sometimes I think it's a bit too much.




Coconut Rice sounds great, but I'm already adding coconut milk to the main dish???.sounds like too much sweet.


Plus I'm bringing my rice cooker???.and I've never tried hot coconut milk in that shit.

 

[ppadilha]

batmon said:Coconut Rice sounds great, but I'm already adding coconut milk to the main dish???.sounds like too much sweet.


Plus I'm bringing my rice cooker???.and I've never tried hot coconut milk in that shit.




I've never made it myself, but I think you can do a lighter version with just coconut flakes, no coconut milk. Maybe just toasted coconut flakes as garnish? Honestly though, this is the kind of thing I'd think about doing but wouldn't actually do. I think plain thai jasmine rice is pretty nice on its own.

 

[HarveyCanal]

I made bacon, oyster, and chicken gumbo the other night.





And it had so much parsley, thyme, and file in it, it tasted vegetarian.

 

[LaserWolf]

ketan said: You could even do an egg wash with panko and sesame to coat before you pan fry them to make them extra crispy...







Thank you. I will be doing that next time I cook tofu.

 

[pcmr]

cocnut milk rice cooker works


just put a good vegetable broth tough its overkill to have both

 

[batmon]

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[Nabozo]

I'm looking for ideas for christmas too, but i'm the only vegetarian in the family so that's solo action


I'd like to try that gumbo maybe. Or lasagna. Would love to learn more about moussaka too (so, many, variations).





I recommend coconut rice (milk or flakes), that's amazing.


Or rice with black beans (roast onion/garlic/leek, then cook together with rice and beans) or same with some really tasty mushrooms


Sliced plantain with hot sauce is wonderful too as a sidedish, deepfry them one time, press them and put them in salted water before frying them a second time. Some plantain are sweet, some are salty, pay attention.