The Complete Ayurvedic Cookbook - The Eumundi Medicine Man

PANEER ‘LOVE’ BURGER
In Vedic texts, dairy products are considered ‘legal
meat’, in other words you take care of an animal and
the animal gives you protein rich produce which is as
nutritious as meat.
To slice the throat of such a creature and eat the flesh
is just not economical - either financially or for the
environment … and it just makes a bloody mess
everywhere! In addition, the cow is understandably
not pleased.
Main Meals
So we favour ‘legal meat’ and seeing the bull merrily chasing the cows around the
paddock … a far more polite proposal.
That is why we have called this recipe the Paneer ‘Love’ burger, because it is based on
this concept of cohabitation and respect.
Ingredients:
Salad items for 2 – 4 people
UDressing:U ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, ½ tsp Saindhava Ayurvedic Rock salt,
1tsp French Mustard, 1-2 tsp Basamic Vinegar.
Paneer – sliced 2cm thick
Ghee
Pepper to Taste
Make a delicious salad, roasted pine nuts are always a nice addition.
Mix the ingredients for the dressing together and dress the salad.
Fry the paneer in a little ghee until it develops a slightly light brown crust, add salt to
taste.
Serve the fried paneer with a fresh chappati or fresh bread, the dressed salad and
homemade Tomato Sauce or Sour Date Chutney. Everybody loves a burger!
Incidentally, I am not a vegetarian, I just don’t like to inconvenience others!
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