vegetarians can eat chicken sometimes

[nomantepotante]

Hey guys. I'm not forcing my family to eat vegan. The whole misunderstanding is so funny because the whole point of the video is that my family (mostly my grandma) can't accept the fact that I'm vegetarian even after 8 years and still tells me to eat chicken every time, yet I come off as the problem. 😂🙏 (Not that there's even a problem, it's just a funny situation at this point). Forcing any kind of diet can never be justified and is the worst way to go about it regardless of your intentions.

🥦 *RECIPE* 🥦

Curried Carrot Mash with Chicken Drumsticks (Vegan)

Side note: I made these dishes together but I honestly think the carrot mash works better as a side dish for the whole table rather than a part of the drumstick assembly. If it's just one dish then I'd make it with potato mash/roasted potatoes and slaw/roasted veggies to complete it. 🎄🌟

Drumsticks:
180g vegan chicken strips
200g tofu
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp ground cumin or caraway seeds
1 tsp smoked paprika powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tbsp water
8 rice paper sheets

Glaze:
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp agave syrup
1/3 tsp salt

Carrot mash:
900g carrots
2 tbsp oil
60g butter
1/3 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp sesame or nigella seeds
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
100ml milk


Prepare the filling: 🍗🍗🍗

1. Slice the bigger chicken strips into smaller pieces. Fry with 1 tbsp of oil on medium to high heat until brown.

2. Crumble in the tofu, and the rest of the seasoning. Fry for about 5 minutes. Mix cornstarch with cold water and pour it in. Mix until it thickens and take it off the heat.

Form the drumsticks:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C and 2 trays with baking paper. 1 is for the carrots if you're making the mash.

2. Take 1 rice paper and wet it for 3 seconds under water from both sides. Place it on a flat surface. Divide the filling in the pan into even four parts and spoon one part in the center.

3. Take the upper part of the rice paper and fold it on top of the meat. Take the left and right side and fold onto each other. Twist the remaining lower part so it resembles a drumstick bone. Moisten a second rice sheet and wrap it around the first layer. Repeat this process until 4 drumsticks are made.

4. Mix all the ingredients for the glaze. Generously brush the drumsticks on both sides and place them on a baking tray. Bake for around 30-40 minutes until the top browns and becomes crispy.


Carrot mash: 🥕🥕🥕

1. Peel the carrots and wash them. Slice them into small chunks to cut the baking time. Mix with 2 tbsp oil and 1 tsp of salt. Bake for around 25 minutes until you can pierce them with a fork with no resistance. Careful to not bake them too much, the consistency of the mash will not be smooth.

2. In a sauce pan throw in the butter, fennel and sesame seeds. Heat on low to medium heat until the butter starts to brown. Once the butter starts foaming, heat for another 2 minutes until it becomes slightly brown. Take off the heat. It should smell nutty not burnt.

3. In a medium sized bowl, put in the baked carrots, brown butter sauce and the remaining ingredients. Blend with an immersive blender until smooth. Pour more milk if you want it more runny.

[Rose--]

If you are vegetarian just try the whole Indian cuisine almost everything is vegetarian and really really tasty and flavorful

[gavinriley]

I think the negative bias comes from the term vegetarian being seen as a substitution for meat. Like if I have “vegetarian lasagna”, that means I am missing out on the meat. But if a have “eggplant lasagna” (my family does this, like eggplant parm) I wouldn’t blink an eye at it not having meat.

[TahtahmesDiary]

Indian, Ethiopian and Ital Jamaican food all have rib sticking plant based food that you won't even notice has no meat in it! Good luck with the family ❤

[onlys]

I think the aversion is mostly to do with the reputation of meat replacement options. Primarily the ones that are meant to mimic the experience of meat and then don't actually succeed at it. Because an expectation is set and it becomes much more harshly judged. I find that meals that don't market themselves as meat replacement do a lot better.

[MichuNako]

I'm a vegetarian and had to move in with my grandma this year. She loves trying all my fake meats and cooking with more veggies for me. Feeling blessed

[Lala]

The rice paper coating is genius! I wish i could save YouTube shorts lol

[roluxducouvent]

If you Familie doesn't want to eat vegan it's okay, as long as they doesn't force you to eat Meat.

[ishitapandey]

Vegetarian meals can be absolutely delicious, nutritious and sustainable because if it wasnt 40% of India's vegetarian population wouldn't exist. Being one of them since birth, i can guarantee. Its kind of different, for me to hear about somebody beings sceptical of vegetarian meals. Love the recreation btw!!

[txangopatxango]

My maternal grandma tells stories of eating literal grass because they had nothing else, and my dad also recounts things like eating any criter they caught (e.g. ivernating squirrels) in winter. I think for them is more about seeing meat as the food you ate when you had that extra money and filled your stomach for a week.
At least in my home they strugle with the idea of how, food being more abundant, we can now choose what we eat and stay nourished, more than with labels or appearences.
I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but I do like to experiment with my cooking. My father would eat anything and have a smile on his face, while my grandma doesn't like to venture to dishes she doesn't already know how to cook herself.

[井雯暄]

yeah it is genuinely mostly because of the label “vegetarian” or “vegan”. no one blinks an eye if the meal you serve them just happens to not include meat, but if you specifically mention it being vegetarian, often they become less welcome to try it out. just something i’ve noticed

[Kim-bqhh]

yeah i had a coworker say she would never eat anything vegan. i said oreos are vegan, she said well i eat the regular ones. like people just don't get it for some reason lmao

[peachii]

this is what i've been saying!!! oftentimes, people don't actually hate vegan food- they hate the "vegan" label. they hear "vegan" and immediately assume the worst. vegan food can taste amazing if it's cooked right, and it likely already contains ingredients that you'd normally eat.
i'm personally not vegan, nor vegetarian, but i eat vegan stuff pretty often when i visit certain friends and family. their food is great!

[centrifugedestroyer]

One thing to consider is that not being able to eat meat anymore was one of the first things that personally changed for many older folks during times of war and hunger. I didn't realise this when I was younger, but going meatless can subconciously bring back a lot of dread and trauma for people from our grandparents generation. It took my grandma losing her filter through dementia and finally verbalizing it for me to realize.

[TeganThrussell]

When I was a teenager, I went vegetarian. My family was fairly supportive, but wasn't really into it. My parents would get me substitutes for meals, and just have their own stuff. But that really limited what we could eat because it had to be something that could be substituted.

So I learned how to cook!

I learned how to make curries, eggplant lasagnas, Sheppard's pies but with veg, lentils, etc. found really fun recipes for cauliflower soup, squash bites, pasta bakes, tofu chips, the WORKS!

My family still isn't vegetarian, but I helped them learn that you can have tasty meals without meat. They eat a lot less meat now, and actually enjoy it! I learned a lot too during that time. I'm still mostly vegetarian (have to eat a fist sized portion of red meat every week or two for health because hospitals are boring) and still am learning recipes to share with people.

Sometimes by removing something, like meat, or breads, or something like that, you can end up coming up with some amazing things!

Necessity spawns creativity.

[sarahroberts]

Those "chicken" thighs are so ingenious! Looks amazing! I'm not a fan of cooked carrot so I'd probably do a British mashed potato (ie quite thick, dry and lumpy) with some vegan bisto gravy on top (the red one is vegan btw for my fellow Brits 😊)❤❤

[livewellwitheds]

while i do understand kind of, please be aware that this could be a big issue for guests with allergies [especially soy allergies] as i have had Anaphylaxis from a friend doing this i worry about this happening again. lying about the nature of your food can definitely cause issues for others allergies

[awesomedeloris]

I worked at a place that had vegan chicken as it’s only chicken dish… it was my favorite thing on the menu

[The]

Not vegan, but if anyone spent the time to prepare me a lovely dinner, meat or no meat, I would say thank you and I love you and try their meal.

[AshaRae]

Looks delicious and I will be trying it myself