Eggsactly

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The best gift my husband got from his travels was eggs!

Born & bred in a Christian household, Rose Pinto grew up with the notion that animals were God’s gift to mankind for eating. A seminar with Dr Nandita Shah convinced her otherwise.

I became vegan seven years ago for my health and my family’s well-being, but the only thing I kind of missed was eggs. My husband knew nothing else would make me happy than gifting me eggs, so he would actually bring them as gifts even when he travelled!

As I read more about veganism and watched videos, I realised the cruelty that existed and how I was indirectly a part of it. As a family, we were meat eaters. However, when I learnt the truth, compassion paved my way towards veganism for life. However, that didn’t stop me from getting tempted each time I got a whiff of eggs cooking from my neighbour’s kitchen or watched someone eating eggs. I would then remind myself that eggs are chicken periods and might even have a life. And it worked! My other concern was baking, but there are so many egg replacers for cakes like apples, bananas, chia seeds and flaxseeds that I started using. In fact, my baking has become extra-special now – healthy and full of compassion.

I have also gained health-wise. My knee pains and constant cough and cold have vanished. Also since my L5 and L7 were degenerated, I was advised surgery but now my back pain has totally disappeared and I didn’t need to go for an operation!  I am happy and grateful for having gained this knowledge and that my family follows this path. Also, I have taken it upon myself to demonstrate egg, meat and dairy alternative recipes in my cooking classes to make it easier for others to follow.

‘Omelette’

You can actually enjoy a healthy omelette, the plant-based way with this recipe. You could also blend in some tofu and coconut milk with nutritional yeast in the blender for softer and fluffier ‘omelettes’. Bon Appetite

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chickpea flour (besan may be used instead)
  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ cup finely chopped tomatoes
  • ½ cup finely chopped onions
  • ½ cup finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
  • ½-¾ tsp black salt (kala namak)
  • ¼ tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp finely chopped green chillies

Method

Sieve the chickpea flour into a bowl. Add water gradually and mix well, so that there is no lump left. Add tomatoes, onions, coriander leaves, red chilli powder, green chillies, black salt and mix well.

Heat an iron griddle (tawa) on medium heat and spread a thick layer of batter on it. As soon as bubbles appear, cover and cook until the underside is done.  Now, turn it over and cook for a few minutes or until the other side is equally done. Serve hot with ketchup.

Serves 4

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So what’s with eggs?

We generally eat something because everyone around us is eating it and they eat it because everyone around them is eating it! Rarely do we pause to think – should we be eating this?

Has it ever crossed your mind why a hen lays eggs? Well, a hen is a female and has a menstrual cycle. During her cycle, an ovary sends a yolk on its path that forms an egg white as it moves through the reproductive tract into a shell gland. The shell takes 21 hours to form and gets ejected out of the hen’s vagina as an egg. In short, eggs are a hen’s period.

Now that we know this truth, here are other reasons why eggs need to be kept off our plates…

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