About the Course
This course focuses on simple tasty recipes that are easy to prepare. We talk about being a vegetarian as a means to a higher taste. We share some ayurvedic tips on healthy eating, how to prepare and offer karma-free food in good consciousness. We hope that the recipes in this course will not only nourish your body and mind but also uplift your soul. This course features simple recipe ideas for healthy nutritious meals and some quick and easy sweet treats to spoil yourself at times.
Foods in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one's existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such nourishing foods are sweet, juicy, fattening and palatable (Bhagavad-gita 17.8).
Introduction & Welcome
What You Will Learn
- The Importance of a Vegetarian Diet
- 35 Simple Vegetarian Preparations
- What Spices to Use in Your Daily Cooking
- How to Prepare Karma-Free Food
Contents
Introduction
Vegetarianism: A means to a higher end
Science of Eating and Good Health
Preparing and Offering a Vedic meal
Lesson 1: Feed Me Now! Quick Breakfast Meals
Homemade Granola
Savory Veggie Pancakes
Basil & Sunflower Seed Chutney
Carrot & Cabbage Salad
Overnight Turmeric Oats
Sweet Vegan Pancakes
Berry Smoothie with Chia Pudding
Green Goodness Smoothie
Lesson 2: Roast those Veggies - A Simple Vegan Meal
Roasted Cauliflower
Sauteed Asparagus
Dahl with Tomatoes & Spinach
Vegan Cashew Cheese Cream
Almond & Sunflower Sweet Balls
Lesson 3: Cold Borscht - A Simple Summer Lunch
Cold Summer Borscht
Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Spinach with Homemade Paneer
Lesson 4: Simple Gluten-Free Lunch
Chickpea Quinoa Stew
Yellow Rice
Potato & Pea Salad with Dill
Saffron Sandesh
Lesson 5: East meets West - Kitchadi vs Sandwiches
Grounding Kichari
Sauteed String Beans
Veggie Sandwiches
Easy Stuffed Dates
Coconut Sweet Balls
Lesson 6: Moong Sprouts & Buckwheat Bread
Sauteed Moong Sprouts
Buckwheat Bread
Lesson 7: Instant Vegan Mayo
Lesson 8: Mouth Watering Vegan Lasagna
Lesson 9: Basic Broccoli Soup and Cornbread
Broccoli Cream Soup
Vegan Cornbread
Lesson 10: Delightful Desserts
Vegan Sweet Rice with Strawberries
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Banana Bread with Blueberries
Lesson 11: Raw Mango Cake
Conclusion
Berry Smoothie with Chia Pudding
Spinach with Homemade Paneer
Buckwheat Bread
Course Curriculum
- 1. Feed Me Now! Quick Breakfast Meals (18:24)
- 2. Roast those Veggies - A Simple Vegan Meal (20:18)
- 3. Cold Borscht - A Simple Summer Lunch (10:14)
- 4. Simple Gluten-Free Lunch (15:06)
- 5. East meets West - Kitchadi vs Sandwiches (20:29)
- 6. Moong Sprouts & Buckwheat Bread (6:07)
- 7. Instant Vegan Mayo (2:12)
- 8. Mouth Watering Vegan Lasagna (7:52)
- 9. Basic Broccoli Soup and Cornbread (12:16)
- 10. Delightful Desserts (11:58)
- 11. Raw Mango Cake (9:04)
- 12. A Quick & Simple Meal (26:07)
Meet the Instructor
Yugala Priti devi dasi is a Vedic lifestyle coach, yoga teacher and cook. Originally from Lithuania, she spent five years serving at the Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON Temple in London teaching the bhakti-yoga philosophy, traveling and sometimes distributing books.
Once she got the special service to assist Mother Kulangana, a well-renowned cook and sweet maker, on her journey to India. It was during that trip that she fell in love with India and started learning to cook under the guidance of Mother Kulangana, who always emphasized that cooking should be done with love and devotion for the pleasure of Lord Krishna.
Yugala recently graduated from the Mayapur Academy, Deity Cooking Course Module, which has further improved her knowledge and love for cooking.
