During the fasting period, it is very important to eat a full and varied food. The article offers some options for simple and delicious lean dishes.
Carrot salad
Ingredients:
- carrots: 1 pc.;
- cucumber: 1 pc.;
- garlic: 1 clove;
- green beans: 100 g;
- grated ginger: 1 tsp;
- lemon juice: 1 tbsp. l .;
- vegetable oil: 1 tbsp. l .;
- soy sauce: 1 tbsp. l .;
- sesame seeds: 3 tsp
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Boil green beans and chop coarsely.
- Grate cucumber and carrots.
- Mix beans, cucumber and carrots, grated ginger, chopped garlic, season with lemon juice, oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Soy sauce was invented in China about 2.5 thousand years ago.
Cabbage soup
Ingredients:
- vegetable broth: 1.5 l;
- cabbage: 300 g;
- potatoes: 2 pcs.;
- carrots: 2 pcs.;
- bow: 1 pc.;
- greens: ½ bunch;
- salt and spices: to taste;
- lemon juice: 2 tbsp. l .;
- vegetable oil: 2 tbsp. l
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Boil the broth, pour potatoes, diced and chopped cabbage into it.
- In oil, fry the onions and carrots. Add to soup. Season with salt and spices, as well as lemon juice.
- Cook until tender, sprinkle with herbs when serving.
Mushroom meatballs with rice
Ingredients:
- mushrooms: 300 g;
- rice: 500 g;
- carrots: 1 pc.;
- bow: 1 pc.;
- salt and spices: to taste;
- vegetable oil: 3 tbsp. l
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Boil rice until half cooked.
- Fry vegetables and mushrooms in vegetable oil, salt and add spices.
- Mix mushrooms and vegetables with rice, form meatballs from the mixture.
- Grease the baking dish with oil, put meatballs in it, add a little water.
- Bake at 200 ° C for 20-30 minutes.
In some countries, edible mushrooms are not eaten: in Germany they don’t eat russula, and in Italy they don’t eat butter.
Braised Beans
Ingredients:
- beans: 2 tbsp .;
- bow: 1 pc.;
- bell pepper: 2 pcs.;
- garlic: 2 cloves;
- tomato paste or sauce: 2 tbsp. l .;
- salt, spices: to taste;
- vegetable oil: 1 tbsp. l
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Soak the beans in cold water overnight, then drain the liquid.
- Fry onion and pepper in vegetable oil, add tomato sauce, beans, salt, season with spices, pour a glass of water. Simmer until tender.
- Add chopped garlic.
Millet porridge with pumpkin
Ingredients:
- pumpkin: 500 g;
- millet: 1 tbsp .;
- water: 3 tbsp .;
- honey: 2 tbsp. l .;
- salt: ½ tsp
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Rinse millet, peel and cut the pumpkin into cubes.
- Pour groats, pumpkin into the pan, pour water, salt. Cook until tender.
- Add honey to the finished porridge.
Cherry Mannik
Ingredients:
- semolina: 1 tbsp .;
- water: 1 tbsp .;
- sugar: 1 tbsp .;
- flour: 2 tbsp. l .;
- pitted cherries: 300 g;
- baking powder: 1 tsp;
- cinnamon: 1 tsp;
- icing sugar: for decoration.
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Mix semolina with sugar and water, leave to swell overnight.
- Then add flour, baking powder and cinnamon, mix.
- Grease the baking dish with oil. Pour in half the dough, put the cherry, pour in the second part of the dough.
- Bake at + 180 ° C for about an hour. When serving, crush with powdered sugar.
To adhere or not to fast is voluntary, the restriction in the intake of certain foods has ancient religious roots. In addition to the benefits for the soul, lean dishes help the body improve health and well-being. And most importantly, the number of recipes is quite large, and even a daily diet in fasting can be very diverse, healthy and tasty.
