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Guava Wine (Vegan + Gluten Free)

June 30, 2017 11 Comments

Before I start writing out the recipe for guava wine, I have a little story to share. Years ago, my husband took me to a visit to one of his friends’ place at Kalpetta. An avid collector of exotic plants and fruit trees, this friend took us around his plantation. After admiring the variety and…

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Filed Under: Beverage, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan, Wine Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, 5 ingredients or less, dairy free, plant based

Mulberry Jam (Vegan + Gluten Free)

June 19, 2017 7 Comments

Scrumptious mulberry jam sandwiches with a refreshing glass of fresh country mango juice!

To the sericulturist, the mulberry tree is often just a source of leaves to feed the silkworms, but to me, and perhaps to many of you, the mulberry tree is a haven of nostalgic childhood memories. I vividly remember the wizened old mulberry tree at my eldest cousin Meerakka’s home, at Cochin. Right opposite their…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, 5 ingredients or less, dairy free

Ambya Umman – Konkani Ripe Mango Curry Dessert (Vegan + Gluten Free)

June 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Ambya Umman / Ambya Humman - A delicious, traditional, Konkani ripe mango curry

One of the finest of ripe mango curries is the Konkani ambya umman / humman. Since time immemorial, huge mango trees have been growing all over the plains, foothills and plateaus of India. In summer, these trees produce luscious mangoes in great abundance, shedding the ripe fruit every day on the ground. The birds, squirrels…

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Filed Under: Curry, Dessert, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: dairy free, hot, plant based, spicy, traditional

Vegan Jackfruit Cake

April 3, 2017 4 Comments

A sweet, delicious, moist, soft, healthy jackfruit cake with chewy jackfruit bits. Egg-free, dairy-free and refined sugar free.

It is the start of the jackfruit season, and our fifteen or more bearing jackfruit trees are heavy with fruit. They don’t ripen all at once, but over a period of two to three months. So, that gives me ample time to prepare delicious jackfruit dishes to share with you all. The other day, my…

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Filed Under: Cake, Dessert, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, baking, dairy free, jackfruit

Biscuit Fritters (Vegan)

March 31, 2017 2 Comments

Hot, savory and sweet, delicious deep-fried marie biscuit fritters / biscuit pori.

Any tourist visiting the magically beautiful state of Kerala should not go back without visiting a few of the tens of thousands of ‘teashops’ (chayakada) all 0ver the state. Teashops attract regular visitors not just because of the delicious ‘kadis‘ (snacks) they offer, but also because they are the temples of gossip of the local…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Savory, Snack, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 20 minutes or less, dairy free, fried, hot, spicy

Cashew Cookies (Vegan)

March 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

Delicious, crisp and crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth, sweet, vegan cashew cookies.

After my marriage, I moved to my husband’s ancestral home in the coastal town of Telicherry (now Thalassery) in Kerala. I knew practically nothing about baking at that time. Every other evening, my husband would bring home fragrant, freshly baked bread, buns, and a variety of cookies and cakes from the famous Mambally’s bakery. This bakery,…

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Filed Under: Cookie, Dessert, Recipes, Snack, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, baking, dairy free

Indori – A traditional Konkani dessert (Vegan + Gluten Free)

February 15, 2017 2 Comments

Indori - A traditional Konkani dessert.

I made indori today. My husband and my children loved it so much that I decided to share the recipe with you. As I sit down to write these words, my mind flits back to the past and I am a little girl again, making indoris with my cousin, Rekha in our backyard. Only, we…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, dairy free, traditional

Rava Unniyappam – A sweet evening snack (Vegan)

February 1, 2017 2 Comments

Rava Unniyappam / unni appam / unniappam / ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം

Homemaking mothers often ponder on what dish to prepare for their hungry kids coming back from school at four in the evening. Rava unniyappam is an excellent treat which you can cook easily and is always loved by children and adults alike. The batter can be prepared at noon and the rava unniyappams can be fried…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes, Snack, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, dairy free, fried, traditional

Vegan Coconut Smoothie – A drink of love (Gluten Free)

January 12, 2017 1 Comment

Vegan Coconut Smoothie - A drink of love

Would you like to hear a story? This happened over a couple of decades ago. A dozen girls, studying in high school, gathered at their tuition center at Calicut. Their happy faces indicated that they had no intention of attending tuitions that day. The elder sister of Rahianath, one of the girls in the group,…

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Filed Under: Beverage, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: 10 ingredients or less, 20 minutes or less, 5 ingredients or less, 5 minutes or less, dairy free

Hot and Spicy Vegan Cookies

December 23, 2016 2 Comments

Hot and spicy, sweet and savory, dairy free, vegan cookies.

Ever since we moved to this remote mountain village in the Western Ghats, every year on Christmas Eve, my family and I eagerly await the visit of Santa Claus and the neighborhood carol singers. The first year, a person was sent here in the morning asking us if we wouldn’t mind the children coming to…

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Filed Under: Cookie, Recipes, Savory, Snack, Sweet, Vegan Tagged With: baking, dairy free, hot, spicy

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