Jain food is prepared with lots of restricitions. Here I am going to share some recipes that may include ginger(since some jain do eat ginger) but you can omit ginger. If by mistake, I have categorized any recipe that does not meet jain criteria, feel free to leave message or request to remove from the list. I will be most happy to remove since I want to provide good Jain food recipes through this blog.
Fried Chana dal is great snack and can be served with lime and some finely chopped onion. It’s great on a rainy day with Indian tea. I use this spicy namkeen in many of my recipes, such as chevda, chaat, and dry kachoris.
Farhi Puri is crispy flat bread. These puris are kids favorite homemade snack and I love these puris with my Indian tea. I also love to take these puris during long trip. You can prepare these puris simple or layered. Below you will see video for prepareing with layers. Those layered rolled puris are known…
Fafda is crunchy snack made from Chick pea flour and served with hot fried chillis or Chutney. In the morning, people are lined up at fafda stall for freshly made fafdas. I love those dasy when I also used to go and pick some fafdas from those stalls(Lariwala) Fafda is a pupular Gujrati snack….
This Kadhi is one of my favorite. Many healthy ingredients go into this Kadhi such as fresh turmeri roots, ginger root, mango ginger root and so on. This hot yogurt soup is best during cold. It can be served with Plain rice, Khichdi and many other rice dishes. Below, you will find recipe about how…
Chocolate cake is fun to make. I prepare cakes using many different egg substitutes. In this recipe, I am using sour cream to replace egg. You can add yogurt if you can not find sour cream. Recipe: Chocolate Cup Cakes Ingredients 1 stick = 1/2 cup butter 21/4 cup cake flour(if you do not have…
Chocolate cake is almost everyone’s favorite. I had so many request if I could share Chocolate cake recipe using ready cake mix but without egg. So I came up with the idea of using flax seeds for egg substitute. I have shared Chocolate cake from scratch as well if you do not use those ready…
Make delicious Doodhi Halwa using this simple recipes below. I am posting two videos below. For quick version, you can use pressure cooker and if you do not pressure cooker, you can make in pot as well.
Come monsoon, every Surti household will enjoy Khaja with mango pulp. There are special delicacies for each season in Surat. If ponk and undhiya rule in winter, it is mangoes in summer. Sweets like ghebar and ghari are a must in the menu during the festive season of Diwali. And, lochho remains an all-time hit….
Dosa or Dosé or Dosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as being popular in Sri Lanka. Dosa is also popular in Malaysia and…
Jalebi is very popular sweet in India. I am so happy to share instant and tradtional Jalebi recipe here. Below, you will learn lot of tips through videos. Traditionally, Jalebi batter is fermented with yogurt overnight but these days it is easier to ferment any batter or dough instantly using yeast or ENO fruit salt….
