Substitutions

[Guest guest]

I was just looking over a new vegetarian cookbook I got which contains

several Indian dishes containing yogurt, particularly the biryanis. Just

wondering – if I want to make them vegan, can I substitute coconut milk

for the yogurt? Anyone ever tried it?

 

 

 

Also, my son is turning one next month so I will make him the

traditional Black Magic Cake – which calls for 1 cup of buttermilk – can

soy milk be ‘spoiled’ like milk by adding a tablespoon of vinegar?

 

 

 

Thanks~

 

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

" But for the sake of a little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the

sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born

to enjoy. "

 

- Plutarch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " l. a l j u w a i e "

<aljuwaie@c...>

wrote:

> I was just looking over a new vegetarian cookbook I got which

contains

> several Indian dishes containing yogurt, particularly the biryanis.

Just

> wondering – if I want to make them vegan, can I substitute

coconut milk

> for the yogurt? Anyone ever tried it?

 

Wouldn't coconut milk be sweeter than plain yogurt?

I just don't think that sort of sub would work well.

There are some soy yogurts on the market now, and

I have a vegan cookbook that does offer a recipe for

tofu yogurt that I can type up for you if you are interested.

I have not tried it yet, but you may wish to.

 

 

> Also, my son is turning one next month so I will make him the

> traditional Black Magic Cake – which calls for 1 cup of

buttermilk – can

> soy milk be `spoiled' like milk by adding a tablespoon of

vinegar?

 

Yes, from what I understand you can (not 100% sure though).

The monks in my vegan cookbook recommend a tofu buttermilk

recipe that I can also post if you'd rather do that.

I would be interested in seeing a recipe for that

Black Magic Cake!

We do have a few yummy vegan cake recipes

in our files too:

 

Hot Fudge Sundae Cake (vegan)

Hershey's Chocolate Cake (has vegan subs)

Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake

 

/files

 

~ PT ~

 

Practice rather than preach.Ê Make of your life an affirmation,

defined by your ideals, not the negation of others.Ê Dare to

the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

~ Alexander Haig

[Guest guest]

I would recommend a soy yogurt. O'soy- it is good, although

expensive. actually i'm not sure if i've ever seen it plain.

coconut milk doesn't have the right consistancy. plus coconut taste

is pretty strong it will make everything taste too much like coconuts.

 

PT, please post the recipes for vegan buttermilk / yogurt.

 

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll> wrote:

> , " l. a l j u w a i e "

> <aljuwaie@c...>

> wrote:

> > I was just looking over a new vegetarian cookbook I got which

> contains

> > several Indian dishes containing yogurt, particularly the

biryanis.

> Just

> > wondering – if I want to make them vegan, can I substitute

> coconut milk

> > for the yogurt? Anyone ever tried it?

>

> Wouldn't coconut milk be sweeter than plain yogurt?

> I just don't think that sort of sub would work well.

> There are some soy yogurts on the market now, and

> I have a vegan cookbook that does offer a recipe for

> tofu yogurt that I can type up for you if you are interested.

> I have not tried it yet, but you may wish to.

>

[Guest guest]

Will do. I will try to type them up later today when

I have time and post them to the list tomorrow or

Monday.

 

I highly recommend that every vegan try to get

their hands on a copy of a 'Simply Heavenly'

cookbook made by that long bearded monk Abbot

George Burke. I know they are a bit $$ and hard to

find, but the recipes in there look wonderful and

they are all vegan. Those monks aren't skinny, so the

food must taste good, too! *lol*

 

~ PT~

 

The great man is he who does not lose his child-heart.

~ Mencius

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-- In , " dave " <dave4sale>

wrote:

 

> PT, please post the recipes for vegan buttermilk / yogurt.