Crunch crunch crunch crunch.
All gone.
That’s how long they last – these Bhindi crisps….
This desert captures the purest essence of very Indian flavours in a delightfully new, vegan, and very healthy avatar.
“Badam Milk” or almond milk is a very popular beverage that’s enjoyed either steaming hot or chilled in many parts of the country, and especially so in my city of Bengaluru.
In this version, there is no dairy, instead the milk itself is made from soaked almonds, with a subtle hint of cardamom. Because it uses the most basic and minimal ingredients, the clean, fresh notes of saffron, as well as the delicate yet rich flavour of almonds shine through.
An easy, delicious and healthy dessert using almond milk with natural flavouring, set using agar.
Heat the water in a small pan, and when boiling, turn down the heat.
Dissolve the agar powder in the water, till completely dissolved.
Mix in a teaspoon of this mixture along with 2 teaspoons of the powdered palm candy (or sweetener of choice) into the saffron water and pour into four dariole moulds, or a small, shallow tray or pan (the dessert can be cut into pieces after unmoulding).
This will actually set even at room temperature, but it could go into the fridge till soft set.
Meanwhile heat the almond milk along with the cardamom pods, and mix in the remaining candy powder and agar. Heat through till well mixed. Remove the cardamom pods and discard them.
Pout this steaming hot mixture gently into the moulds in which the saffron layer should now be set. Use a spoon to soften the impact of the stream pouring in. There will be a slight mixing in of layers which is desirable.
Place this into the fridge to set.
Once set, invert into serving dishes and serve with fresh fruit of choice
(I used custard apple and fig puree)
Enjoy.
Masala peanuts are an easy way to put together a few simple ingredients and end up with a delicious power-snack.
Humble-looking, it belies it’s delicious quotient, packed with crunch, zing and nutritional value, and it really needs to be more mainstream than it usually is (typically a bar snack) because it’s easy, quick, and eminently tweak-able. Include grated carrots, for example.
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Healthy, guilt-free, delicious. Also vegan, gluten-free.
Mini figures courtesy Y2. 😀 No, the truffles didn’t need those tools, actually. ;
Luckily, no need to fret while reaching out for that extra one.The other day, I made several of these for a birthday treat. They’re pretty addictive!
So, of course, I had several extra ones. Just like everybody else.
This is fairly quick and simple to make.
For something even quicker and simpler, try these Chocolate Almond Dates.
But when it just has to be a round truffle with a gooey, chocolatey filling, this is a pretty good option.
There are endless permutations and combinations that can go into this sort of thing, – but we can just start from here and go wild with creating more versions! 😀
(Pssst, no one has to know that this treat, sweetened naturally, just with dates, is actually healthy.) 😉
Healthy, guilt-free, delicious chocolate treat, sweetened naturally, just with dates. Also vegan, gluten-free. Easy to make.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, dip the balls into the chocolate and place on a parchment or silicon lined tray. (Add a spoonful of oil into the chocolate if needed, to make it smoother while coating.)
Can be stored at room temperature for a few days.
Irresistible.
A stunningly colourful and delicious salad using two varieties of pumpkins, carrots and beets, topped off with power-packed Chia microgreens.
A colourful and delicious salad with chia microgreens and two types of pumpkin. Simple and nutritious.
Toss it all together, pile on the microgreens and drizzle the dressing on top.
Serve immediately.
Blitz together all except the last two ingredients into a fine paste.
Add water to reach the desired consistency.
Mix in the chopped dill or herb.
For the dressing I used this tangy tahini sauce as a base (recipe given above).
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While eating raw foods may not be for everybody, it is highly advisable to include at least some raw foods in our daily diet wherever possible.
(The pumpkins, carrots and beets may also be very lightly steamed, if desired.)
This salad can even be a meal in itself.