RECIPES FOR AUSPICIOUS FASTING DAYS Recipes for Auspicious Fasting Days are usually different from other fasting day recipes. For example if one fasts every Monday or say every Thursday, rather than omitting certain groups of food, only one meal is consumed. Generally, many communities in India abstain from grains, cereals, pulses and certain vegetables during…
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Continue ReadingEVENT:BREAD BAKERS |FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS THEME: ANCIENT GRAINS RECIPE: BUCKWHEAT SAVOURY PANCAKES Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes or Farali Kuttu Ka Cheela is healthy, easy to make and delicious. Usually enjoyed as a hot breakfast options, these gluten free pancakes are loaded with vegetables. Often, I make these pancakes or cheela when I am fasting for Ekadashi.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Moriyo No Sheero | Sama Chawal Halwa Moriyo No Sheero | Sama Chawal Halwa is a farali sweet dish that can be made during Navratri, Ekadashi, Janmashtami, Ram Navmi or Shivratri. Make this simple gluten free halwa, offer it to God and enjoy as prasadam. I sometimes make Moriyo No Sheero during Ekadashi. Also…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #20 RECIPE: THANDAI MOUSSE Looking for an easy dessert to make for the upcoming Holi festival? Try out Thandai Mousse – light, smooth and melt in the mouth kind of dessert. Did I mention it is so easy to make it? Yes, it is. Make it a day ahead and…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIE’S REDOING OLD POSTS RECIPE: CASSAVA IN COCONUT MILK/MUHOGO WA NAZI Cassava In Coconut Milk/Muhogo Wa Nazi is a very simple but very flavourful dish from the coastal region of East Africa. Also known as muhogo, mogo, tapioca or yucca. In fact, this dish is cooked in thin coconut milk with salt, green chilli…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Coconut Cucumber Tikki Coconut Cucumber Tikki or Pattis is a a potato based snack which is filled with a mixture of grated cucumber, coconut and nuts. Generally, coconut tikki or patties is made as a Farali option for fasting days. But my mother in law Nunu, always included cucumber in the stuffing. And this…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: SABUDANA KHICHDI Sabudana Khichdi is a popular Indian dish made from tapioca pearls, potatoes, spices and peanuts or other nuts. It is mostly enjoyed as a breakfast dish especially in the State of Maharashtra. However, in many parts of India it is usually prepared on fasting or vrat days. These can be Shivratri, Ram…
