Fresh Pineapple and Raisin Chutney
Dec16

Fresh Pineapple and Raisin Chutney

  Within India’s districts even towns and villages have their own distinct cuisines. Mayapur, in West Bengal, is associated with foods loved by Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, and on his birthday, called GourPurnima, thousands of dishes are made in his honor. On Srila Prabhupada’s first GourPurnima, in America, he taught his students to make a handful of dishes loved by lord Chaitanya,...

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Pineapple Upsidedown Cake
Nov02

Pineapple Upsidedown Cake

  Ingredients • 3/4 C butter, softened • ½ C brown sugar • 4-5 round pineapple slices (I like to use fresh pineapple, you may use canned one also) • 3 Tbsp dried blueberries • 1 C sugar • 3 Tbsp thick yogurt • 1 Tsp vanilla extract • 1½ C all purpose flour • 1 Tsp baking powder • ¼ Tsp baking soda • ¾ C butter milk Preparation 1. In a saucepan,...

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Pineapple Juice
May29

Pineapple Juice

  Ingredients • Pineapple – half • Sugar – 4tbsp • Pepper (Optional) – a pinch • Salt – a pinch • Water – 1 cup Preparation 1. Peel the half pineapple. Cut them into pieces. 2. Put pineapple pieces in a vessel and add water, sugar, pepper, and salt to it.   3. Churn all the ingredients together in the blender. 4. Sieve and put it in fridge for sometime. 5. Remove in the...

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Lord Nityananda Padkamal Cake
Dec31

Lord Nityananda Padkamal Cake

The Plan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gT93EQBnjw 2 layers of cake were made. One layer was a chocolate/carob powder cake; and the other was a cherry cake. The filling in between the cakes was with cherries and apricot jam. The icing was done with cream cheese using tip 21.The Lotus feet was put in the center and surrounded with petals. It was served to Lord Nityananda on Nityanand Trayodashi Feb. 2013 For Recipe of chocolate cake...

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Mrdang Pineapple Date cake
Mar19

Mrdang Pineapple Date cake

  Ingredients • Whole wheat flour-  3/4 cup • Maida/unbleached flour- 3/4 cup • Baking powder- 1 tsp • Eno- 1 tsp • Crushed pineapple with juice- 1 can(8oz) • Very Ripe banana (about 1/2 large), mashed-1/4 cup • Vanilla/almond essence- 1 tsp • Finely chopped dates- 2/3 cup   For Assembling the Mrdang pattern. • Cake • Butter...

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