One week-day, when I was in a hurry and time seemed to be ticking away a little faster, I knew I could not wait for the ‘cashew barfi mix’ in the wok to cook even a minute longer, and poured it onto a jelly pan a few minutes earlier than I should have. I willed, read more…
Thengai barfi | Coconut candy squares
Tamil: Thengai barfi | Hindi: Nariyal or narial ki barfi | Marathi: Narali pak or copra pak | Gujarati: Koperapak | English translation: Coconut candy squares | A quick sweet made with just coconut scraping, sugar and cardamom powder. Till I came to Mumbai (then Bombay) I assumed coconut barfi was a South Indian read more…
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Vegan Kitchen Basics – Oat Milk
In my previous post I had shared a recipe for almond milk. While it is very tasty, it is not suitable for people allergic to nuts. Oat milk is nut free. Some of you had requested that I post a cheaper alternative to dairy milk that can be taken on daily basis. This is perfect. read more…
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Almond nut milk | Non-dairy milks | GFCF | Vegan
Considering that I have been a vegan for quite a few years and make nut milks on a regular basis, this recipe should have arrived much earlier on the blog. It did not feel important to me until a few emails nudged me. Nice. I always wanted to take a picture of milk in read more…
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Cocoa hazelnut spread (Vegan homemade nutella)
Do you remember those lovely ghugras from my previous post? Here is another gem where that came from! I was on a short vacation to Bangalore. My parents had moved homes, so we were helping mom sort books and other things. We had simple, home cooked meals while I was at home, and most of read more…
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Pakodi kadhi | Fried dumplings in yogurt sauce | Vegan | Gluten-free
Pakodi Kadhi: Fried gramflour dumplings steeped in tempered yogurt curry. When I was in school; lunch break, library and P.E were my favourite times – exactly in that order! To me, study hours were the damages one had to put up with in order to enjoy these breaks. Sadly library and P.E were not considered read more…
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Vegan strawberry and sherry vinegar ice cream
We are still getting gorgeous strawberries half-way through March. Of course, we are making the most of it. I love strawberries and had a plan in place last week. On Sunday morning Mr.P expressed thick coconut cream and coconut milk. I had purchased two boxes of beautiful, red, plump strawberries the evening before. For inducing read more…
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Vegan kitchen basics – Hot chocolate with cocoa and almond milk
I am on a short holiday from work and it is a different sort of bliss. I wake up to the opening strains of Aerosmith’s, ‘something’s wrong with the world today’, dig into the crisper for a quick assessment of vegetables available, and decide upon the menu. Packed lunch for my son includes steamed rice read more…
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