Vegetarianism (vegetarian, vegetarian) is a healthy and balanced diet. The main dishes are usually vegetables, nuts, fruits … plant-based products and do not eat animal-based products, products obtained from slaughter.
The subjects of vegetarianism are increasingly diverse, from the elderly to young people or children. Because vegetarian dishes are high in fiber, vitamins, good fats and plant-based protein, they are good for health. Therefore, to improve health, many people have added vegetarian dishes to their meals. Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, lower cholesterol, improve metabolism, reduce stress,…
– Forms of vegetarianism
According to the Buddhist point of view, there are two forms: long-term vegetarianism and periodic vegetarianism.
+ Periodic vegetarianism: is a form of starting vegetarianism, balancing with one’s own conditions based on certain days of the month or certain months of the year in which the practitioner can voluntarily abstain from eating meat on certain days of the month or year.
+ Long-term vegetarianism: is a form of long-term vegetarianism that can last a lifetime. Those who practice this form do not apply alternately with meat meals, completely eliminating meat and animal products.
– Days of vegetarianism in the month?
Although vegetarianism is useful and reasonable, it also depends on the circumstances and reality of each person, not everyone can immediately give up eating meat to become a vegetarian.
- Second monk, is applied to eat vegetarian twice a month on the first and fifteenth days.
- Fourth monk, is to eat vegetarian four times a month, on the 1st, 8th, 15th, and 23rd (or 30th, 1st, 14th, and 15th).
- Sixth monk, is to eat vegetarian on the 8th, 14th, 15th, 23rd, 29th, and 30th (28th and 29th of the month).
- Tenth monk (10 days of vegetarianism), is applied to eat on ten days of the month: 1st, 8th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, and 30th
- First monk, is to eat vegetarian continuously for a month, in January, July, or October.
Simple vegetarian dishes to make at home
In this article, meohay.vn would like to share 100 simple vegetarian dishes that anyone can make.
1. Fried tofu with lemongrass and chili
Ingredients and utensils:
– 3 tofu, 1 garlic, 2 lemongrass, seasoning (sugar, seasoning powder), 2 chili, sugar, soy sauce, cooking oil
– Non-stick pan, oil absorbent paper
How to make:
Step 1: Wash tofu, then cut into squares to eat. Lemongrass and chili are finely chopped.
Step 2: Put the non-stick pan on the gas stove, heat the cooking oil to fry the tofu. After the tofu is golden on both sides, put it on a plate. You can use oil absorbent paper to remove excess fat. Or you can use an air fryer to replace this frying method.
Step 3: Continue to put the pan to saute lemongrass and chili, add a little sugar, soy sauce, a little seasoning powder. Finally, add the fried tofu and stir well before turning off the heat.
2. Bitter melon braised with mushrooms
Ingredients
- 300g bitter melon
- 100g mushroom
- 100g carrot
- 1 coconut
- Scallion
- Bird’s eye chili, cilantro
- Spices: Pepper, salt, sugar, cooking oil, soy sauce, MSG
How to make bitter melon braised with mushrooms
Cut the bitter melon in half lengthwise. Carrots are carved into flowers, white radish is cut into pieces.
Cut the mushrooms in half and marinate with sugar, MSG, soy sauce, pepper, a little scallion.
Saute the scallions, then add the bitter melon and mushrooms. Add carrots and coconut water, season to taste and braise over low heat until the water is reduced.
3. Vegetarian spring rolls
Ingredients and utensils: 2 tofu, 2 tofu skins, onion, carrot, turnip, jicama (1 tuber each), 1 bunch of coriander, wood ear, mushroom (10 pieces each), 30 grams of dried vermicelli, rice paper, seasoning, pepper
How to make:
Step 1: Wash tofu, drain. Soak tofu skin and vermicelli in warm water, drain. Chop tofu skin, cut vermicelli into short sections.
Step 2: Peel and wash onions, turnips, and carrots. Chop onions into cubes. Cut turnips and carrots into thin strips. Pick and wash coriander, chop finely. Soak wood ear and mushrooms in hot water, wash and chop finely.
Step 3: Put all the ingredients in a large bowl, add seasoning and pepper, mix well and mash tofu finely, let stand for 5-7 minutes for the spices to infuse.
Step 4: Spread the rice paper on a plate, put the spring roll filling in and roll up. Roll tightly, the rolls will burst, and roll loosely, the rice paper will come off.
Step 5: Heat the oil and fry the spring rolls until golden, then remove and drain the oil.
4. Eggplant with garlic
Ingredients for eggplant with garlic
– Eggplant: 3 fruits
– Mint: 1 handful
– Garlic, chili
– Seasoning: oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, tomato sauce, pepper
How to make eggplant with garlic
Step 1: Wash eggplant, cut into slices and soak in salted water for 15 minutes. After the eggplant is drained of its bitter juice, rinse and drain. Rinse the remaining ingredients, chop the garlic and chili, and chop the mint.
Step 2: Saute garlic in a pan, then add eggplant and stir-fry. Continue to season with a little soy sauce, oyster sauce, tomato sauce, pepper.
Step 3: Stir-fry for another 5-10 minutes until the eggplant is cooked, then turn off the heat and sprinkle with mint.
5. Braised Eggplant with Pepper
Ingredients for Braised Eggplant with Pepper
– 600g eggplant
– 4 stalks green onion
– 4 shallots
– 1 chili
– Seasoning: salt/ MSG/ vegetarian fish sauce/ pepper 10g
How to make Braised Eggplant with Pepper
Step 1: After washing the eggplant, cut it into rounds about 1.5 cm thick. Wash and chop the green onion, separate the white and green parts.
Step 2: Heat the pan and fry the eggplant.
Step 3: Braise the eggplant
Put the pot on the stove, heat a little cooking oil with sugar until the sugar turns brown, then add the white part of the scallion and shallot, saute until fragrant. Pour in 200ml of water and season with sugar, vegetarian fish sauce, and salt to taste. Finally, add the fried eggplant to the pot and stir well.
Turn off the heat, sprinkle with green onion and pepper, and the delicious vegetarian dish is ready to be enjoyed.
6. Tofu stir-fried with vegetables
Ingredients and utensils:
– 1 tofu, bell pepper (green/yellow/red), mushroom, onion 1 bulb, sesame, soy sauce, sesame oil, cooking oil, sugar, salt.
– Pan, stove
How to make:
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients: soak the mushrooms in water, wash and cut the bell peppers into bite-sized pieces; peel and cut the onion into thin strips.
Step 2: Wash tofu, drain and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Step 3: Put the pan on the stove, heat the oil and stir-fry the tofu. Then add the mushrooms and stir-fry over high heat, followed by bell peppers and onions over medium heat. Finally, add tofu, season with salt, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and roasted sesame seeds.
7. Five-color vegetarian soup
Ingredients
– 1 box of green beans (about 100g green beans)
– 1 box of corn (about 100 sweet corn)
– 2 potatoes
– 1 carrot
– 30g mushroom
– Fragrant herbs
– Soybean oil, seasoning powder, MSG
How to make five-color vegetarian soup
Step 1: Wash the mushrooms and soak them in cold water to make them crunchy when cooked. Keep the mushroom water for cooking soup.
Step 2: Continue to drain the corn and green beans. Cut the potatoes into small pieces and carve the carrots into flowers.
Step 3: Saute the potatoes and carrots with salted water for about 10 minutes.
Step 4: Add mushrooms and saute.
Step 5: Add 2 bowls of water and cook for about 10 minutes
Step 6: Finally, add the beans and season with herbs to taste.
8. Tofu with mushroom sauce
Ingredients and utensils: 100 grams of fresh shiitake mushrooms, 1 pack of soft tofu, 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, scallions, coriander, seasoning, vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, vegetarian seasoning.
How to make:
Step 1: Prepare the mushrooms: wash the shiitake mushrooms, remove the stems and soak in salted water for 15 minutes. Then wash and cut into thin slices. Cut the soft tofu into bite-sized pieces.
Step 2: Heat the pan, saute the chopped scallions. Then add the mushrooms and stir-fry over high heat.
Step 3: Season with salt, seasoning, soy sauce, and vegetarian oyster sauce.
Step 4: Dissolve cornstarch in 50ml of water and pour into the pan. Cook until the sauce thickens, then add scallions and coriander, turn off the heat.
9. Stir-fried vegetarian vermicelli
In the hot summer, housewives are often reluctant to cook. On these days, instead of greasy dishes, you can make delicious and quick vegetarian vermicelli.
Ingredients
– 150g rice vermicelli
– 1 piece of fried tofu
– Half a carrot
– 5 stalks of cabbage
– 3 shiitake mushrooms
– Half a piece of tofu skin (fu chu)
– Seasoning
How to make stir-fried vegetarian vermicelli
Step 1: First, cut the cabbage in half or in thirds, then soak in salted water, rinse with clean water and drain.
Step 2: Blanch the rice vermicelli in boiling water to soften, then drain and add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, mix well to prevent the vermicelli from sticking together.
Step 3: Cut the tofu into slices. Soak the tofu skin in water to soften, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
Step 4: Cut the shiitake mushrooms into bite-sized pieces
Step 5: Cut the carrot into thin strips
Step 6: Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan and add 1 teaspoon of chopped shallots. When the shallots are fragrant, add the carrot and shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry.
Step 7: Continue to add the cabbage and stir-fry.
Step 8: When the vegetables are cooked, add the tofu slices
Step 9: Continue to add tofu skin and stir-fry, season with salt, MSG, sugar and taste.
Step 10: Turn off the heat and add the rice vermicelli, mix well. If the vermicelli is bland, you can eat it with soy sauce and chili slices.
Finally, invite your family and friends to enjoy this delicious dish.
10. Tofu with tomato sauce
Ingredients and utensils: Tofu 2 sheets, 2 tomatoes, boiling water, soy sauce, chopped onion, cooking oil, seasoning: sugar, pepper, chili powder, tomato paste
