Shredded mango and Coconut Chutney
Green mango makes delicious raw or cooled raw or cooked chutney. In this much loved South Indian variation, the rock-hard type is preferred. On the other hand, in the North fruit just short of ripe is favored. Use whatever is to your liking and convenient. The peppery orange-lime dressing beautifully sets off the near tart mango and sweet coconut –dried fruit mixture. This textured, nearly raw chutney has a character similar to...
Eggless Vanilla Cupcakes
For Dry Ingredients: • Cake flour ( 1 2/3rd cup all purpose flour and 5 tbsp corn starch) – 2 and 1/2 cups • White Sugar – 3/4 cup • Baking Powder – 1 and 1/2 tsp • Baking Soda – 1 tsp • Salt – 1/4 tsp • Orange Zest (Zest of about 3 oranges) – 1/2 tsp For Wet Ingredients: • Milk.(almond milk for vegans) – 1 cup • Orange Juice, freshly squeezed. (canned gives a bitter taste) – 3/4 cup...
Perfumed Sandalwood Crush
Before Srila Prabhupada left India for America in 1965, he lived in Vrindavan, lord Krishna’s birthplace. When he visited the S.K. Joshi family in their Vrindavan home, Mrs. Joshi frequently served him this beverage in the late afternoon. She explained that this recipe originated from the famous Radha Ramana Temple of Gopal Bhatta Goswami in Vrindavan and was centuries old. This exotic beverage, known for its cooling...
Fruit juice jelly
Ingredients •2 cups orange juice •2 cups pineapple juice •½ cup agar flakes •2 tbsp cold fruit juice •1 tbsp arrowroot powder •2-3 cups fruits, sliced pears/peaches/nectarines/berries Preparation 1.In a saucepan, combine the juice and agar flakes (used to replace gelatin; agar flakes can be found in any Asian market). Bring to a simmer and cook gently until agar is dissolved; stir...
Glazed Carrots
In India, carrots are more often used raw in salads, as crisp pickle spears or in sweet halvas than as a cooked vegetable. They are brilliant orange-red roots, harvested both young and sweet or oversized as giants. Most Americans have three choices: baby carrots 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) long, medium-sized carrots and large tapered carrots with a fibrous core. You can use any of them with slightly different preparation....