No Meat or Eggs: A Recipe for Grechaniki for Those Who Are Fasting

Despite the fast, many people want to indulge in something tasty and unusual.

And if you haven’t tried buckwheat cutlets yet, now is the time to do so.

Culinary expert of TUT NOVOSTI, cook and fourth-class baker Yulia Arkhipova will tell you how to cook the most delicious grechaniki.

Ingredients for buckwheat pudding

To prepare vegan cutlets, you will need:

• 500 grams of potatoes;
• 200 grams of champignons or other mushrooms;
• 260 milliliters of water;
• 1 onion;
• half a bunch of greens;
• half a teaspoon of dried garlic;
• vegetable oil for frying and flour for breading;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Boil buckwheat in 260 ml of water, cool. Boil potatoes and mash into a puree.

Finely chop the onion, fry until transparent in a frying pan. Add chopped mushrooms, salt and fry until the latter are ready.

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly, add salt and pepper. Form cutlets from the resulting mixture, roll them in flour and fry in a frying pan until golden brown on both sides.