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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...
Quote:
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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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