Title: Vegetarian Shepherds Pie

User: candrika         Date: 2006-07-25 19:44:20

 

The senses are wild and need to be kept in order. In India a Goswami is "one who has mastered the senses" (Go can mean the senses, or Go can also mean herded creatures, in which case the "Goswami" is the Shepherd of the wild animals of the senses and appetites, he has mastered his senses the same way a shepherd masters his animals, he harnesses and tames and  directs their wild energies and impulses.

 

At Shrila Haridas Thakuras residence, Siddha Bakul in Puri, Rupa Goswami recited the following verse for the pleasure of Lord Chaitanya and his Devotees...

 

 

 

  

   

   

   

 

  

   

   

 

         

         

           

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              "When the holy name dances in the courtyard of the heart, it conquers the activities of the mind, and therefore all the senses become inert." (Chaitanya Charitamrita - Antya 1.99)

           

         

         

         

   

   

 

  

   

   

   

 

 

 

Vegetarian Shepherds Pie

 

Ingredients

2 tbs ghee/oil

1 small red or green bell pepper

1 1/2 cups egg plant/aubergine/brinjal (cubed)

8 oz chopped tomatoes

1/4 cup water

3/4 pound potatoes

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup peas

1/2 cup grated mature hard cheese

1tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp asfoetida (hing)

1 tbsp mild curry powder

salt/pepper

 

Method

1) Heat oven to 400 degrees.

2) Heat 1tbs ghee/oil in a large pan, add the curry powder  and cumin.

3) Add the peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and water. Saute the veg until soft (about 20 mins) , stir in asfoetida and place in a baking dish.

4) Boil the potatoes in water for 20 mins until soft.

5) Drain the potatoes and then mash them together with milk and the rest of the ghee.

6) Stir in peas, salt and pepper.

7) Spread over the vegetables in the baking dish and sprinkle the grated cheese on top.

8) Bake for 15 mins and turn golden under the grill.

9) Serve

 

(nb If you have no oven  then the veg preparation can still be topped with the mash in a dish with the cheese on top, it just wont turn golden and crispy on top)

 

Serving suggestions

1) Add some cooked lentils (dhal) to the vegetable prep for a more balanced main meal.

2) Serve with a green salad and/or tomatoes.

 

Nutritional Info

The vegetables are packed with high-antioxidants, and the curry powder contains the anti-cancer agent curcumin.

 

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

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