The Great Lent of Orthodox Christians began, during which it is necessary to exclude certain foods from the diet. Ancestors during this period prepared dishes that are little preserved in our time. Here are some recipes for ancient lean cuisine.

Alysses

So called boiled beet salad. For cooking, you need to boil the beets, grate, season with sugar, salt and lemon juice. And when the salad starts up juice, you need to add chopped horseradish root to it, which in modern realities can be safely replaced with radish.

Lean Soup

In general, kalya was cooked from fish, but in the post it was replaced with dried mushrooms. For cooking soup, you will also need pickles and onions. It is necessary to cook mushroom broth, separately fry the onions. When the broth is ready, onion and finely chopped cucumbers are added to it, seasoned with salt and pepper. For more satiety you can add a little flour.

Pea cheese

This fasting meal replaces cheese made from milk, which is prohibited. The product is stored for a long time and does not cause stomach problems. Serve it with nuts, tomatoes and peppers.

5 days before cooking, you need to make a leaven of oats, for which the flakes are poured with warm water and a piece of rye bread is added. Then they leave the mixture in a warm place, and after a couple of days they filter it, leaving the liquid. Peas need to be cooked until half cooked, chopped with a meat grinder, add warmed vegetable oil. Then the sourdough is added to the beans and the mass is well mixed. The finished product is left warm and then cleaned in the cold.

Potato patties

Such meatballs could successfully replace meatballs. You can add any products to the forcemeat from potatoes: onions, mushrooms, dried fruits. Mushrooms should be fried with onions, and if dried fruits are added, then they must first be soaked in hot water and then finely chopped. In general, such meatballs are prepared, like meat or fish.

Onion pie

For such a pie, the dough was prepared without butter, milk and eggs, but only from flour, yeast and water. And for the filling, finely chopped onions were fried until golden brown, seasoned with salt and spices.

The pie was assembled in an unusual way: the dough cakes were rolled out in the shape of a frying pan and fried until golden brown. After that, cakes were laid on the dish and the onion filling was distributed over each of them. After that they left the cake to brew.

Lean pastries - mana

From flour, salt and water, knead the dough, roll it out thinly and put on a baking sheet, cutting into diamonds. To bake. Cut along the intended lines. Pour the boiling water over the poppy seeds, drain the liquid, add honey, chopped nuts and dip each manganese in this liquid.

Berry and fruit candy

This dessert is quite popular in our time. Any berries and fruits are suitable for cooking: mountain ash, viburnum, raspberries, cherries, apples, pears, quinces. You can also add any aromatic herbs, spices and nuts. Boil the berries, rub through a sieve and distribute on a baking sheet with a thin layer of about 1 cm. Dry in an oven, dryer or just in the sun. Then finely chop and store in jars.

Poppy milk

Rinse a glass of poppy, pour boiling water and leave to cool. After that, drain the liquid and grind it with a blender until poppy milk appears. Dilute it with boiled water and add honey to taste.