Succulent Mixed Vegetable Balls in Herbed Tomato Sauce
Dec31

Succulent Mixed Vegetable Balls in Herbed Tomato Sauce

  Ingredients For Sauce  • Olive oil – 3 tbsp • Bay leaves – 2  • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Tomato puree – 4 cups • Dried basil – 1 tsp • Salt – 2 tsp • Freshly ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Sugar – 1½ tsp   For Koftas  • Grated cauliflower – 2...

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Chickpea Curry
Dec30

Chickpea Curry

  Ingredients • Dried chickpeas – 1 1/4 cups  • Water – 6 cups  • Bayleaf – 1  • The seeds from 4 cardamom pods • Cloves – 6 whole  • Black peppercorns – 5  • One 5 cm (2-inch) cinnamon stick, broken into bits • Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp • Ghee or oil – 4 tbsp • Fresh ginger,...

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Ekadasi Grain-Free Cheesecake
Dec28

Ekadasi Grain-Free Cheesecake

  Ingredients Crust: • 1 cup walnuts or pecans • 1 cup shredded coconut • 1 tsp cinnamon   Filling: • 2 blocks cream cheese (16 oz. or 454g) • 1/2 cup sour cream • 1 tsp lemon juice • 3/4 cup sugar or sucanat • 2 tsp vanilla  • Desired toppings, such as fruit Note: For Ekadasi, please ensure that the cream cheese and sour cream does not contain additives (such as starch or...

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Neelachal Lily Orange Cake
Dec27

Neelachal Lily Orange Cake

  Ingredients • All purpose flour- 1 1/2 cup • Baking Soda- 1/2 tsp • Baking powder- 1 tsp • Sunflower/ vegetable oil-1/2 cup • Confectioners sugar/ castor sugar- 3/4 cup • Yoghurt- 1/4 cup • Fresh Orange juice mixed with 2 tbsp orange pieces- 3/4 cup • Orange peel scrapped- 1 tsp   For Orange frosting • Confectioners sugar- 1 lb/ 4 cups...

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Pumpkin Wafers
Dec26

Pumpkin Wafers

  You can use any winter squashbutternut, acorn, banana, or Hubbard.   Preparation and salting time: 30 minutes Cooking time: about 20 minutes   Ingredients • Peeled, seeded pumpkin or squash, cut into wafers ¼ inch (6 mm) thick and 1 ½ inches (4 cm) across – 1 pound (455 g)  • Salt – 1 teaspoon (5 ml)  • Turmeric – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) • Cayenne...

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