Avoid the toxins of conventional food dyes by using natural homemade food coloring you can easily make at home! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have acknowledged that artificial colors such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, trigger hyperactivity and behavioral problems with some children, yet they still allow it. It doesn’t stop there, each dye, through animal testing, can be linked to different diseases.
Flax Egg – Heart of a Vegan Vegetarian Baker
You must be thinking, what exactly is a flax egg? A flax egg is a vegan egg substitute, that is made up of ground flax seeds and water. The second question you might have is how to use flax egg? Well, as my title say, flax egg is a heart of a vegan vegetarian baker. So basically, you can use flax eggs in any recipes that calls for real egg.
Ringan Palita or Baingan Katri
Ringan or Baingan(eggplant or brinjal) Palita is basically spicy shallow fried eggplants. Brinjal slices cooked with Indian spice mixture. If you are not a fan of Eggplant, use Zucchini or other similar vegetables.
Arbi Patra – Pateria or Alu wadi – Taro Leaves Snacks
The step by step recipe with photo and video instructions. Patra – Pateria or Alu wadi made from Taro Leaves are stuffed rolled from colocasia leaves snack popular in Gujarati and Maharashtrian cuisine. If you …
Surti Undhiyu – Seasonal Mixed Vegetables
Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat, India. The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati word “undhu”, which translates to upside down, since the dish is traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots, termed “matlu”, which are fired from above.
Carrot Truffles – Gajar Laddus or Ladoo
These yummy looking Carrot Truffles are my favorite as they are so quick and easy to make. Not only that you can customize it so easily with healthier options. Carrot is one of my favorite vegetable to use in desserts for its natural color and sweetness. You can definitely use other veggies like Beet, and Bottle gourd(Dudhi or Lauki). Some colorful nutritions fruits and veggies are perfect for making natural flavored colored desserts and treat.
Tawa Pav Bhaji Pulao
Cooked rice is sauteed with vegetables and spiced with pav bhaji masala. Tawa pulao is popular Mumbai street food. All the pav bhaji stalls serves this delicious rice called tawa pulao.
Oat Spinach Zucchini Chilla – Hara Bhara Besan Chilla
Cheela or Chilla or Pudlas/Pudas is a savory and tasty pancake made with gram flour (besan), spices and herbs. It is very quick, easy and comfy recipe.
These Chillas are one of my favorite these days. It could be your breakfast pancakes, light lunch or even a snack! This recipe was actually given by my friend Pravina(A very special thanks to Pravinaben).
Mango Bars or Squares
These Mango Bars are a riff on lemon bars, with a custardy topping that is packed with fresh mango – and lots of mango flavor. A brief feature on our spotlight ingredients: Mango – A …
Sabudan or Sago Laddus/Ladoos – Tapioca Pearl Balls
You might be surprised looking at the laddus whether they are Boondi Laddus or Sabudana/sago Laddus. Well, they look exactly like Boondi laddus but taste different.