Awesome hacks for Indian Vegan Cooking

Vegan Baking Hacks

It’s time to bust the conventional myth that the best-baked goodies need egg or dairy in them.

• Flax Seeds is a wonderful replacement for eggs and gives out a healthy appearance and increased texture quality to your baked products. The ideal ratio to follow is one tablespoon of flax seeds and three tablespoons of water to replace one egg.
• Chia Seeds is another active baking ingredient that works well as a binder. Use the same ratio (1tsp Chia seeds + 3 Tbsp of water for one egg) and let it sit for several minutes before adding it to your desired recipe. 
• Both baking powder and baking soda are chemical leavening agents that cause batters to rise when baked. The leavener enlarges the bubbles which are already present in the batter produced through creaming of ingredients.

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Dairy Hacks – For your Shakes, Smoothies and More

Well sure, veganizing dishes where the core ingredient is milk or dairy products can seem tricky at first. But once you get your hands on these wonderful alternatives, you won’t ever find it a hassle again.

• Coconut Milk Powder. This is a 2-1 deal. With this, you can make delicious Coconut milk for your hot beverages and also make Coconut Cream for your Curries and Parathas. Blend the Coconut Milk Powder in warm water in 1:4 Ratio for making Coconut Milk and 1:2 Ratio for making White Makkhan.
• Silken Tofu for Vegan Mayonnaise. This is a super easy recipe which requires basic ingredients. Works very well on your coleslaws, potato wedge dips, Burgers and Sandwiches.
• Vegan Peanut Curd. If you love curd with your food, then you'll need this starter recipe, so that you can whip up a batch of fresh dairy-free curd whenever you like!

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Vegan Hacks for Egg-Dishes

Missing your protein-packed breakfast of Omelettes or Scrambled Eggs? Well now you can enjoy them minus the cruelty and cholesterol. How about that!?

• Chia Seeds are tiny superseeds which are packed with essential nutrients like protein, fiber, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids. With these seeds, you’ll be able to make the most delicious egg-free Omelette to go along with your toast.
• Apple sauce - Chop an apple small and pressure cook it with some cinnamon and cloves and a bit of brown sugar, then mash and use in your baking in the ration quarter cup per egg.
• Banana - one large mashed banana replaces one egg or Tofu -quarter cup of blended silken tofu replaces one egg.

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You can also sprinkle these seeds on your cereals or salads for better enhancement.

Vegan Hacks for Meat Dishes

Burgers, Tacos, Smoky BBQs . . . You can have 'em all Vegan with these ideal replacers which are healthier and just as tasty. 

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• Tender Green Smoky BBQ Jackfruit - This is a must-have in your kitchen, you can use this to replace literally any meat-centric dish. The Jackfruit strips are great to deep fry or sauté. Vegan Chettinad Chicken is a must-try with this Jackfruit! 
• Soya Chaap in Brine - If Kebabs or Tandoori based dishes are more of your style, then this is what you need. It’s a very versatile product which can be used for grilling, rolls and classic Indian curries. It’s also protein packed and will satisfy all your nutritional requirements.
• Rajma aka Kidney Beans - Yes, you read that right. You can make such delicious mock meatballs for your Spaghetti with Rajma. 

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