Day 1: 30-day “Be a vegetarian and see for yourself” challenge

It has been a long time since I posted anything at all. Obviously, this is going to negatively affect my blog. Therefore, here I am back again, ready in action and raring to go. The 30-day Vegetarian Challenge is on again, starting today. However, I have renamed it the 30-day “Be a vegetarian and see for yourself” challenge which I think reflects better the aims and motives of this activity which is to showcase the wide variety of foods, dishes, recipes etc. that can be cooked without meat.

I was born into a vegetarian family and becoming one was automatic. And I have never had cravings to try out non-veg foods of any sort although I started eating eggs a few years ago for a number of valid reasons.

Without going into too much detail of the pros and cons of any diet, let me launch here into what I have been up to in my 30-day “Be a vegetarian and see for yourself” challenge.

DAY 1: 29th June, Tuesday

Breakfast: A simple glass of cold milk with cereal

Mid-day snack: an apple and 3 rice thins (and guiltily sneaking a few Gems or Smarties, as they are called here in Australia).

Afternoon lunch: Sambar chawal-a very delicious and tangy South Indian curry that can be had over rice, dumplings etc. I have some leftover sambar that I will be pouring over vadas which I am planning to cook tomorrow. Vadas are extremely yummy lentil dumplings that can be had with sambar, coconut chutney or just on their own.

Dinner: Veg clear soup since I had a few veggies lying around and also because it is sooo freezingly cold outside that a soup was ideal. Here’s a simple trick if you want to spice up the soup just a little bit. Simply add a small amount of chilli sauce. It will add a different flavour altogether to your regular veg clear soup.

Do let me know in the comments section below if you need the recipe for any of the above-mentioned dishes. Btw, is anyone of you watching the current Aussie favourite-Masterchef? I absolutely love it and just wondering if any of you out there is also a die-hard fan like me….I can’t afford to miss even a single episode since that makes me anxious…I looove it so much. And with the re-entry of 3 eliminated contestants, it’s going to be exciting once more. Wotsay?