Peterson Delicious International Cuisine

Applying Vedic Principles Of Healthy Living To Enhance Recipes From Around The World
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-6678-3457-3
Verlag: BookBaby
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 400 Seiten

Reihe: Delicious International Cuisine

This cookbook is for vegetarians and nonvegetarians alike, a smorgasbord of dishes from a unique experience and knowledge that will complement anyone's cooking experience. It is a Commonsense Beginners Guide to Nutritious, Spontaneous Ayurvedic Cooking. The dishes and recipes are a byproduct of the natural, simple Vedic principles of healthy living that is a natural part of the cuisine of India and our favorite cuisines around the world. In this lactose-vegetarian cookbook there are two basic sections, Part I: The Cuisine of: India: and Part II: International Cuisine. The recipes are all noteworthy creations with simple directions that are easy to follow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peterson, Scott

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INTRODUCTION

Delicious International Cuisine

Anyone who is not good at following directions will enjoy these recipes that are simple and easy to follow as a commonsense beginner’s guide to Ayurvedic vegetarian cooking. These dishes are a byproduct of the natural, simple principles of healthy living that are at the core of life in India. The cuisine of India is a rich ideal cuisine for balanced vegetarian cooking and diet. Anyone interested in a healthy and creative approach to cooking vegetarian cuisines from our favorite cultures around the world will find the recipes in this cookbook fun and easy to do regularly.

Cooking something healthy and delicious is a natural byproduct of using natures intelligence, that also evolves out of our own creative intelligence. For instance, making a delicious Italian red sauce with fresh tomato instead of using canned tomatoes and having to add sugar to balance the bitterness. Making something with fresh ingredients will always be complemented and will be remembered even years later because of how much someone enjoyed that extra care and attention that was made to create something nutritious. Making any dish with fresh ingredients and vegetables of any nationality or cuisine will give it that extra flavor and natural sweetness. Every ingredient adds a flavor; all the different vegetables, herbs and spices with a little butter, or olive oil, all add many layers of richness to a sauce or dish. Cooking a rich sauce is a creative process of bringing together a diverse combination of ingredients and unifying them into a delicious balance of flavors and tastes. Mixing and cooking ingredients in a way that complement each other. Even cooking a plain simple vegetable from your garden has that value of freshness that makes it even more delicious. Making something delicious is the natural spontaneous joy that moves you from inside in the creative process. Even if you are not a gourmet chef you will be able to make the best Italian tomato sauce as good if not better than at a gourmet Italian restaurant.

In this lactose-vegetarian cookbook there are two basic sections, Part I: The Cuisine of: India: and Part II: International Cuisine. These recipes are an account of many noteworthy creations that were kept for future reference cooking for larger groups. Like any recipe it must be adjusted for each individual occasion. Many of these traditional favorite recipes have been revised and readjusted over time accordingly to replace ingredients that are inflammatory or old with wholesome fresh ingredients that have a balanced, nutritious influence in the mind and body. Foods that cause inflammations taken regularly will create an unsettling influence in the mind and body and old or processed foods will create a dulling or tiring influence in the mind and body.

There are many ways to give life or flavor to a dish. The joy of something well done is the power of a talented cook, bringing to life nourishment through a blend of natural flavors that all complement each other. Using what is fresh, in season and making the most of what is at hand is the talent of a creative cook.

These recipes are easy to do and have been put into a simple format that serves a family or a few. Recipes are ideas to fulfill our own creative inspirations. It is the idea or combination of ingredients that is the secret and magic in these recipes.

Rarely does a talented cook follow a recipe exactly, for cooking is an art that is inspired by the heart where ingredients are flexible. Whereas baking is a science. For any cook it is the joy and love that makes something delicious a spontaneous process. In planning a menu just choose a main dish or two, then that will inspire the other dishes to follow. Even while cooking a meal there can always be some inspiration, variation, or adjustment in the final moments to make the most out of what is at hand.

The Cuisine of India

The enthusiasm for cooking comes naturally with the cuisine of India. It is an ideal cuisine for a balance vegetarian diet. The cuisine of India is a byproduct that has evolved out of a tradition of healthy living that incorporates a holistic understanding of our relationship with the universe. A few expressions from India's Vedic tradition that express our relationship with the universe is “know thy Self”, "The nature of life is bliss", "The universe evolves out of bliss is sustained in bliss and dissolves back into bliss", “The purpose of creation is the expansion of happiness”. These Vedic expressions describes the nature of life and our natural desire to be in the bliss that is natural to life in ourselves and in whatever we are doing.

I have had the good fortune to have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique that gives me access every morning and evening to a silent reservoir of creativity and bliss. This is the one ingredient that has made cooking a joy and fulfilling experience. Creativity is an expression of bliss that is natural to cooking. This natural connection of bliss comes from within, an inner silent ocean that support the active waves on the surface of life. Not only is it important to cook with natural wholesome ingredients but to have a Vedic routine that inspires greater bliss and more orderly patterns of Consciousness within oneself which flows into whatever we are doing. Health is an experience of bliss, enjoying bliss is a part of being healthy and staying healthy. These recipes express that joy and bliss in a commonsense guide to nutritious, spontaneous vegetarian cooking.

Part one of this cookbook focuses on the cuisine of India because it is ideal in almost every way for learning how to cook vegetarian in a balanced and healthy way. Indian cooking is based on natural principles of healthy living that come with the knowledge of Ayurveda, a timeless, universal tradition of knowledge anyone can easily explore and learn about. This cookbook will help bring out the creative genius, that flow of attention and creativity that naturally comes from inside, making any meal a joyful creation.

Because my experience in cooking evolved during a time when cooking vegetarian was not common or popular, learning came by just doing it. Learning was easy because of the enthusiasm to satisfy vegetarians and none-vegetarians alike. Many of these dishes call for using fresh Indian cheese, called Paneer that is easy to make and is a good source of protein. (See how to make paneer). It is a satisfying alternative for those who like to eat meat. It is always a joy and challenge to make something delicious and satisfying for everyone out of whatever is in hand. In India, the tradition of cooking, it is natural and easy to just use what is available and start cooking. Also, recipes always need some personal adjustments based on what is available or in season.

It was during a time of being in India that a friend who appreciated good east Indian cuisine sat me down and picked my brain to get my recipes, ideas and experiences put on to paper. Indian cooking is an easy spontaneous creative process and an easy process to explain, so it started. Then sometime later friends asked me to start doing cooking classes, it was then that I got inspired with the idea of a cookbook so anyone could learn about the cuisine of India as it is easy and simple to do as well as the many other cuisines. These recipes are a smorgasbord of vegetarian dishes many from our favorite cultures that are fun, simple to learn, and easy to follow. A gourmet guide anyone can use for their own creative inspirations.

The interest in the cuisine of India came with the magic that goes with a traditional east Indian meal. All the colorful ingredients and spices have a blissful effect. When put all together they nourish you on all levels. In Ayurvedic cooking there are six basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. These tastes when balanced create magic in every meal. With the variety of all the different spices and herbs, it is natural and easy to be balanced in all the six tastes. (See Vata, Pitta & Kapha, The Three Doshas) For vegetarian cooking it is perfect in every way. Combined with simplicity and naturalness it has a wide variety of dishes that make a meal a gourmet delight. By using the different tastes, flavors, spices and cooking methods, anyone can enjoy a balanced diet with “many layers” of bliss. (See using spices: pages) Even in one dish one can have all the tastes. A well-done meal in the cuisine of India can have up to a dozen dishes. When familiar with the different dishes, tastes, spices, and cooking methods it is natural and easy to make something delicious out of anything. Really, the cuisine of India provides an ideal basis for learning how to cook the many diverse varieties of vegetarian cuisines around the world. The cooking methods are ideal, simply using a thick wok, or cast-iron pan, a little spice and ghee with fresh ingredients from the garden with a gas flame goes a long way.

Cooking and Diet in accord with Natural Law

One of the most fundamentally diverse vegetarian cuisines in the world, ‘interestingly enough’, comes from the Italian culture. This is because they embrace the enjoyment of using fresh ingredients from their gardens or local farmers market with a great variety of herbs, spices, grains, pasta, beans, and vegetables that make the experience of any meal a joyful celebration and a festive...