Vegetarian recipes for christmas dinner needed

[buckeye lady]

My niece married and Indian man and his parents are visiting for 6 months. They are Hindu and are vegetarians. They will be coming for Christmas dinner. I need some ideas for what to serve.

 

[Farmfresh]

Most vegetarians DO eat fish. You might check to see if this is the case and plan accordingly.

 

[Wifezilla]

Lentils and curry are pretty delicious.

It will help to know if they eat fish and eggs or not. Same with dairy.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi buckeye lady

Try this UK site as it has a good selection of new & old recipes:

http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/christmas.html

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/recipes/vegetarian/vegetarian-christmas/

http://indianfood.about.com/od/vegetarianrecipes/Vegetarian_Recipes.htm

****I also think you should read the following as the Hindus I have met do NOT eat fish or eggs!

http://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/hinmeat.html

http://hinduism.about.com/od/vegetarianism/Vegetarianism_Ahimsa.htm

I think you are going to ask your niece's husband how strict his parents are about their food choices as they might not even eat onions or garlic etc. ****see this site:

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081102065120AAA9YE8

A lot of younger Hindus, especially those bought up in our countries will not adhere to strict dietary rules but the older ones will.

I hope all this will help! I know it is a lot to read through

Good Luck & Happy Holidays to you all!

Hattie

 

[Blackbird]

Some sort of potato casserole dish?

In Hindu belief, souls are often reincarnated into an animal's body, so all animals are sacred (so no fish, and no eggs for some), although I'm sure there may be exceptions depending on the person.. Do his parents eat fish?

Hopefully someone knowledgeable in vegetarianism such as Dragonlaurel will post. I don't know any meals as a main dish, but this thread will probably help;

http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3459


Edit: Hey Hattie! Guess you got it all taken care of while I was typing

 

[hikerchick]

vegetarian times magazine has a website and they have wonderful recipes on there.

 

[sylvie]

A winter vegetable root bake is easy, celebrates the season and vegan.
Chunks of any root vegetables, like carrots, parsnips, rutabaga, parsley root, small whole red jacketed potatoes, and even peeled chunks of winter squash and Brussels sprouts. I like small whole onions and garlic but can be omitted.
Place all in a baking dish, mix in olive oil, rosemary, winter savory, salt and pepper. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 min, remixing twice. Uncover, remix and bake another 10 min till done and slightly browned.

Poached pears in a martini glass with pomegranate seed.

Mango Rice:
http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cgi/recipes/srcpr13.tdf?0

 

[Henrietta23]

Veggie lasagna?

 

[Dace]

I would definitely do a few Indian dishes to honor them. Typically older Hindus will be more strict than the younger more contemporary ones.

You got a lot of good suggestions for recipes, if you need help rounding out your meal check out some Indian food sites, or better yet, ask your SIL what dishes they enjoy.

 

[buckeye lady]

Thanks for all the suggestions. They do not eat fish or eggs. They do eat dairy.