My Preferences Regarding Anyone Cooking for Me

 

• It is a good habit to wash hands tree times before cooking.

• No nail-varnish.

• Tie hair back and cover.

• At least most of your rounds should be completed before preparing lunch.

• No passionate kirtans while cooking. A kirtan of Srila Prabhupada is best.

• No talking prajalpa.

• Offer the essential prayers before beginning to cook.

• Things to be avoided:

  • white wheat flour (it’s better to replace it with whole-grained flour);

  • white sugar (it’s better to replace it with brown cane sugar or honey);

  • yeast bread and other pastry or baking containing yeast;

  • cabbage (it’s better to replace it with cauliflower);

  • beans (but you can use some mung-dal, chick-pea, lentils);

  • big amount of milk products, especially paneer. Yogurt can be replaced with sour milk or kefir);

  • Don’t use frozen vegetables;

• Vedic preparations are preferred, cooked with ghee and spices are okay.