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Cooking Vegetables.

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Vegetables are delicate. Just like good meat, fish, milk, eggs. Don’t use too much water or the vitamins wash away. Not too much heat or too long or the vitamins degrade. Keep them crispy rather than soggy.

Try Methods.

Roast. Use hot plate at bottom of oven. No moisture. Cut equal sizes. Add oil and spices later so they don’t get burnt.

Basting with olive oil or butter. Silky.

Steam first. Then marinate in oil/vinegar and spices. Sauté before serving.

Bake. Low temperature. Dry. Cut same size. Longer times.

Grill. Marinate first. Then grill for surface char. Turn quickly.

Braise. Make a small amount of sauce earlier. Cook covered.

Dishes.

Broth base. In Soup. Crispy vegetables.

Rice. Can make a pulao with vegetables stirred in. String beans. Carrots.

Beans. Add vegetables to the soup.

Sweets. Gajar halwa. Dudhi halwa.

Breads with grains and legumes. Flat bread or loaf of leavened yeast bread.

Raw Juice. Also mixed with fruit. Carrot. Beets.

Types.

Leafy. Short periods only. Do not degrade the nutrients. Adds towards end of cooking cycle in oven or stove top.

Starchy. Potato. Beans. Longer times. Needs to be properly cooked and not raw.

Mid level. Carrots. Broccoli. Keep it crispy. Still need to be cooked but not too long.

Mix.

Need to mix with fat oil butter for digestion for oil soluble nutrients. Spices for taste cooked in oil. Herbs lightly heated. Garnishing and toppings. Nuts seeds dry fruit for taste effects.

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