Leeka's Reviews
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The Asian Vegan Kitchen: Authentic and Appetizing Dishes from a Continent of Rich Flavors
By Hema Parekh, Tae Hamamura
Kodansha International - 2008
Cauliflower and Potato with Spices : page 19
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Cauliflower Coconut Curry with Noodles : page 142
This is quite a liquid-y dish, more of a soup than what I had anticipated. The coconut milk adds a lovely creaminess to the curry that I love. I almost halved the amount of liquids, both coconut milk and water. I also cut the oil from 4 tablespoons to one to make the dish more calorie friendly. For the Thai soup paste, I used Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste which has almost identical ingredients and my final change was to up the amount of peas from 1/2 cup to a full cup.
I think this would have been much too thin without the above changes. The flavours were nice with just a touch of heat. Lovely served over noodles or rice.
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Spiced Zucchini and Potato : page 29
My husband gives this dish a five, I say three and my daughter says zero because of the spice level - LOL. I cut the 1/2 tsp of cayenne in half and it was still plenty hot enough for me. This is a fairly simple dish to prepare once all the slicing prep is done.
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Stir-Fried Spinach with Mushrooms : page 143
This recipe is from the Burmese section of the book and was very simple and tasty. I didn't have enoki mushrooms so instead used cremini mushrooms which tasted fine.
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