{"id":6304,"date":"2017-07-13T14:29:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2017-07-13T14:32:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:32:15","slug":"veggies-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/veggies-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Veggies on the Road …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Simple salad veggies. \u00a0(Image by Nitya Ramanan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Vegetarianism is a new fad in the Western world. However, I’ve been a vegetarian \u0936\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/span>\u00a0(shakahari)\u00a0<\/i>all my life and I’ve never ever eaten even a sliver of meat \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0938<\/span>\u00a0(maans)\u00a0<\/i>or fish \u092e\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940<\/span>\u00a0(<\/em>macchi)<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Contrary to what many believe, it is not difficult to be a vegetarian \u0936\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/span>\u00a0, although it can sometimes get a little challenging when I’m traveling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Currently I’m traveling within India and needless to say, tasty vegetarian food is abundant in “pure vegetarian” or\u00a0\u0936\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0936\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/span> (shuddha shakahari)\u00a0<\/i>restaurants. However,\u00a0I’m used to plenty of raw veggies and salads in my daily diet and my body misses them sorely during such jaunts. So what does one do? Improvise.<\/div>\n
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The monsoon season in India is not the best time to eat leafy greens \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0938\u092c\u094d\u095b\u0940<\/span>\u00a0(patta subzi)<\/em>\u00a0like spinach \u092a\u093e\u0932\u0915<\/span>\u00a0(palak)<\/em> or fenugreek leaves \u092e\u0947\u0925\u0940<\/span>\u00a0(methi)<\/em>. However you can get your fix of veggies and salads with simple year-round vegetables like tomatoes \u091f\u092e\u093e\u091f\u0930<\/span>\u00a0(tamatar)<\/em>, cucumbers \u0915\u0915\u095c\u0940<\/span>\u00a0(kakdi)<\/em>, and carrots \u0917\u093e\u091c\u0930 <\/span>\u00a0(gajar)<\/em>. These are inexpensive and can be quickly chopped into a salad with a dash of salt \u0928\u092e\u0915<\/span>\u00a0(namak<\/em>) and pepper \u0915\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a<\/span>\u00a0(kali mirch<\/em>); sliced into sandwich filling with a squirt of ketchup; or chopped finely and stirred into yogurt \u0926\u0939\u0940<\/span>\u00a0(dahi<\/em>) (or curd, as it is known in India) to make fresh, cooling \u0930\u093e\u0907\u0924\u093e<\/span>(raita)<\/em> that can be eaten by itself or as a side with \u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940<\/span> (roti)<\/em>.
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Vocabulary<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0roti<\/em><\/td>\nbread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0924\u093e <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0raita<\/em><\/td>\nyogurt-based salad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0939\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0dahi<\/em><\/td>\nyogurt (known as “curd” in India)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u093e\u091c\u0930 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0gajar<\/em><\/td>\ncarrot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0kaali mirch<\/em><\/td>\nblack pepper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u092e\u0915 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0namak<\/em><\/td>\nsalt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0915\u095c\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\nkakdi<\/em><\/td>\ncucumber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091f\u092e\u093e\u091f\u0930 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0tamaatar<\/em><\/td>\ntomato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0925\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\nmethi<\/em><\/td>\nfenugreek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u093e\u0932\u0915 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0paalak<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0spinach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0938\u092c\u094d\u095b\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0patta subzi<\/em><\/td>\nleafy greens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u0936\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 <\/span><\/td>\nshuddha<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0pure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u092e\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0macchi<\/em><\/td>\nfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u092e\u093e\u0902\u0938 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0maans<\/em><\/td>\nmeat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u0936\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 <\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0shaakahaari<\/em><\/td>\nvegetarian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Vegetarianism is a new fad in the Western world. However, I’ve been a vegetarian \u00a0(shakahari)\u00a0all my life and I’ve never ever eaten even a sliver of meat \u00a0(maans)\u00a0or fish \u00a0(macchi). Contrary to what many believe, it is not difficult to be a vegetarian \u00a0, although it can sometimes get a little challenging when I’m traveling…<\/p>\n

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