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Karamani Sweet Chundal , Navratri Chundal Recipe

Karamani Sweet Chundal , Navratri Chundal Recipe

Come Navratri and you can not miss the Karamani Sweet Chundal. Chundal or Sundal is the most common Neivedyam or offering for Navratri in Tamilian households. Both the savory and sweet Chundal varieties are popular and they make not only an easy snack recipe, they are healthy and wholesome too.

Vegan Tapioca Creme Brulee, Fusion Festive Recipe

Vegan Tapioca Creme Brulee, Fusion Festive Recipe

This Vegan Tapioca Creme Brulee is a fusion of Indian Sabudana Kheer and Creme Brulee. In India, Tapioca pearls or sago or sabudana is a staple food during festive times. But this is a popular ingredient in many international cuisines as well. Although the traditional Creme Brulee recipe does not use tapioca, due to its starchy texture, it becomes very easy to replace regular cream with tapioca.

Handmade Vegan Lentil Pasta, Gluten Free Vegan Pasta

Handmade Vegan Lentil Pasta, Gluten Free Vegan Pasta

Here is an easy and gluten free Handmade Vegan Lentil Pasta recipe for all Pasta lovers out there, who want to incorporate more fibre and more protein in their everyday diet.
The recipe is very simple as it requires just 4 basic pantry ingredients. The 5th ingredient is water. The key ingredient for this pasta is Red Lentil Flour. Red Lentil or Masoor Dal is widely consumed in every part of India. If you have a high speed blender at home, then you can make Lentil flour in a jiffy at home. Else, you can use store bought ready made flour. The other ingredients are rice flour (you can also use tapioca flour), salt and oil.

No-Bake Vegan Mini Tarts,  Gluten Free Tarts

No-Bake Vegan Mini Tarts, Gluten Free Tarts

This recipe for No-Bake Vegan Mini Tarts is inspired by Indian Chikki which is a delicious hard candy made of roasted nuts and jaggery.
But this recipe is simpler than chikki as it requires no cooking or baking, no close monitoring of jaggery syrup to get perfect consistency. This is a very forgiving recipe. Plus I have tried to make a healthy filling using Avocado. If Avocado is not easily available in your region, then feel free to replace it with ripe banana or sweet potato.

Eggless Oats Papaya Muffin,  Vegan Oats Papaya Muffin

Eggless Oats Papaya Muffin, Vegan Oats Papaya Muffin

If you love to bake, then this delicious eggless oats papaya muffin is definitely a must try. Loaded with fruity flavors of papaya, this includes the goodness of oats, whole wheat flour, jaggery and flax meal.
This is a very simple recipe as it does not call for any fancy ingredients like nuts or choco chips. Yet this is a perfect breakfast muffin recipe and puts leftover papaya to the best use.

Thai Black Rice Pudding, Chak Hao Kheer from Manipur

Thai Black Rice Pudding, Chak Hao Kheer from Manipur

Here is a combined Thai and Manipuri version of Black Rice Pudding. Although more popular as a breakfast item in many south asian countries, this also makes a great vegan dessert. And the best part is that it is super easy to make. In India, this type of rice is very popular in North eastern states. The recipe for Thai Black Rice Pudding and the Kheer (Kheer is the indian name for pudding) from Manipur is similar.

No Fry Banana Chips, Kerala Style Nendran Chips

No Fry Banana Chips, Kerala Style Nendran Chips

Here is an easy recipe for No Fry Banana Chips. Kerala Style Banana or Plantain or Nendran chips need no introduction. It is extremely popular not only in the state of Kerala in India, but you can find it almost everywhere in the world, in the snacks aisle.

Tricolor Oats Ammini Kozhukattai, Steamed Oat Rice Balls

Tricolor Oats Ammini Kozhukattai, Steamed Oat Rice Balls

Tricolor Oats Ammini Kozhukattai is a slight variation to the traditional recipe of Ammini Kozhukattai. This is a famous snack item from Southern India. In Andhra, it goes by the name Undrallu Guggillu or Talimpu Undrallu and the Kannadiga name for the same is seke undlaka.

Palakkad Special Ela Adai, Steamed Pancake, Vegan Gluten free

Palakkad Special Ela Adai, Steamed Pancake, Vegan Gluten free

Palakkad special Ela Adai is a traditional dessert from Kerala. It is an oil free, gluten free and vegan dessert. It is common to make Ela Adai during the summer season when ripe jackfruit is available in abundance. Traditionally Chakka Varatti (thick jelly prepared with 

Bhaat Na Rasiya Muthiya, Rasawala Muthia

Bhaat Na Rasiya Muthiya, Rasawala Muthia

Bhaat Na Rasiya Muthiya or Rasawala Muthia is a traditional Gujarati dish. This is probably one of the best uses of leftover rice. This recipe uses basic Indian pantry ingredients. You can have it either as a snack or as a meal. Since it contains