How To Cook A Vegetarian Meal

Most people find it difficult to turn vegetarian and when they do, the next thing they find difficult to cope up with is cooking vegetarian meals. Many people have the misconception that cooking vegetarian meals is difficult. They couldn’t be further from the truth. Vegetarian cooking is very simple in fact, vegetarian meals can be prepared in so many different ways that anyone with a tiny experience of cooking can cook a good vegetarian meal. One of the luxuries of being a vegetarian is you can easily prepare a meal for yourself depending on what type of vegetarian you are. There are hundreds of dishes that can be prepared from your favorite plant food. You can always spice up any meal according to your taste buds.

To become an expert in cooking vegetarian meals you need to experiment. Try different cook books or search the world wide web for new recipes. Don’t be afraid to use those recipes that have unknown ingredients in them or those that look intimidating. If you try them once, you will realize that they are not that difficult. In fact, with a tiny practice and experience you will swiftly become an expert in cooking delicious vegetarian meals.

To begin with cooking a vegetarian meal you need to begin with some basic simple recipes. Once you acquire a tiny confidence you can go for more difficult ones. Here are some recipes that are  vegetarian, swift and simple to cook, and yet are delicious.

Bean Pot Stew

What you will need:

• 4 apples
• 6 tbsp tomato puree
• 4 onions
• 4 kidney beans
• 4 carrots
• Wine vinegar
• Mustard powder
• Oregano
• Cumin
• Brown Sugar
• Pan

How to prepare:

Cut the onions, carrots and apples. Heat some oil in a pan and add the crumbled onions, apples and carrots in it. Fry for 5 minutes. Then add 4 tbsp of tomato puree and 1 pint of water. Add a tiny mustard powder, wine vinegar, oregano, cumin and brown sugar; just about 2 tbsp of each. Add salt and pepper (if needed) according to your taste. Cover the pan and let it cook for 2 min. Add 4 cups of kidney beans and then place everything into a casserole. Cook in a preheated oven for 35-40 minutes at a temperature 180°C.

If you think it takes a lot of time to prepare such a meal then there are many meals that can be prepared very quickly. A swift smoothie is perfect for you want something healthy and filling that can be prepared quickly. This is the calibre that makes a smoothie a perfect option for breakfast.

Breakfast Banana Berry Smoothie

What you will need:

• Around 2 bananas
• 1 cup  of blueberries
• Honey
• ½ cup apple juice
• Blender
• knife

How to prepare:

Chop the bananas into small pieces and place them in the blender. Add the blueberries and apple juice. If you want a sweet smoothie then you can add honey to make it sweet. Do not add sugar unless you want it to count as an unhealthy smoothie. Blend it until smooth. Add more juice according to your choice.

Vegetarian diet is like any other diet. Try and practice cooking a vegetarian meal; make some changes to the basic recipes to add a individualized flavor and you will realize you can make it as good as anyone else.