In 1971, after receiving his master's degree from New York University, Adiraja Dasa (Tom Milano) left the United States for the Orient to pursue his interests in Oriental religion and exotic cooking. While in India he heard about the path of devotion to Lord Krishna, where cooking, like all other human activities, is perfectly integrated into spiritual life.
He joined the Hare Krishna movement in 1975 in Switzerland. While living in France in 1983, he published Un Gout Superieure and used the royalties to feed the needy.
Nowadays, Adiraja lives near the Hare Krishna temple in Detroit, Michigan. He and his partner, Nancy Weigandt, have founded The Garden Detroit, a nonprofit dedicated to repurposing vacant land and turning blighted lots into beautiful and productive places of sanctuary through flower farming within the city. Adiraja and Nancy also run a cut-flower farm and grow organic vegetables on a two-acre farm named The Garden. Adiraja feels strongly that his city is poised for a renaissance that will inspire the world. He emphasizes that this renaissance will not be based on Detroit's material achievements but on enough people in Detroit realizing their true spiritual identity and purpose. We're not just human beings but eternal spirit souls full of transcendental knowledge and bliss. Realizing our soul-identity will also reveal that we're family - equals who share one spiritual purpose and are meant to help one another on our way Home.
Adiraja has taught spiritual vegetarianism for twenty years and is now writing a book on the subject. He emphasizes that humanity has to return to a diet that causes the least harm to other beings, and urges us to join in a common vision of bringing peace to this planet based on the truth that we're all of one loving family.
Книгата е идеална за хора, които тепърва навлизат във ведическото готвене и аюрведа. Всичко е описано систематично стъпка по стъпка. Харесаха ми разделенията по секции в книгата. Като бонус има допълнителна интересна информация за конкретните ястия, съставките и традициите. И може би най-важното - всичко, което сготвих от книгата беше прекрасно. Препоръчвам!
Great and easy recipes for Vedic cooking, with short explanation of balanced menu’s, herbs and usage, rice-dishes, dahls, savouries and sweets. Recipes are vegetarian, mostly GF and easy to make at home (no fancy things). Read together with the dal-cookbook.
I had read about this book years ago, but then struggled to find out what it was called again for nearly a decade! I eventually discovered it by chance earlier this year whilst reading about the actress Hayley Mills (who provides the forward for this book). The Hare Krishna Book of Vegetarian Cooking is a wonderfully presented and beautiful vegetarian book of Indian recipes. It contains much interesting information, especially about a balanced and nutritious vegetarian diet. The recipes are many and contain a good variety - soups and stews, rice dishes, breakfasts, beverages. There are also nice accompanying photographs of prepared dishes. I'm very glad I finally found this gem of a book.
I love Indian food. I love cooking and reading cookbooks. I love eating vegetarian food.
So what's not to love about this cookbook?
When I bought this (used, thankfully), I didn't realize that strict Hindus sometimes shun garlic, as it "fuels impure desires and thoughts." Apparently, Hare Krishna devotees avoid it all the time. I practically live on garlic (I adore it), and while the photos are appetizing, I just can't handle using a cookbook full of recipes with nary a clove in sight.
I also can't handle the dairy-intensity of these recipes. Too much milk and ghee for this reporter.
The best recipes for simple, honest, wholesome dhals. Every recipe is soooo easy and soooo tasty. Love the fact that the recipes are garlic and onion free. Great for someone learning to cook Vegetarian Indian food - one of our copies that we keep at our cafe is absolutely thrashed!
The first book I've ever owned on Vegetarian cooking & the book that started my journey towards Veganism. This book is of the highest quality & shows how to prepare traditional Lacto-Vegetarian dishes in an authentic Indian manner in sync with the philosophy of Brahminism & in keeping with a Sattvic diet. Most oglf the recipes can be adapted for Veganism as well but are presented here in a Lacto-Vegetarian format in keeping with the religious & cultural nature of the book. Read this book if you're considering Hinduism, read this book if you're considering Buddhism, read this book if you take Yoga & need a diet that suits that lifestyle, read this book if you're a vegetarian but most importantly read this book. An excellent, high quality, well presented masterful work.