Author: Sagar

  • Ramphal ice cream/Smoothie

    Ramphal ice cream/Smoothie

    Eating local produce is directly linked to economic non-exclusivity since it is abundant! Ramphal – grows on its own, a native fruit with a very creamy custard-like texture. , In the peak season, we harvest wheelbarrow loads! We use it to make ice cream, smoothies, chutneys, or simply as a tasty fruit as part of…

  • Green Mango Pachadi

    Pacha Manga Pachadi This one is bound to be a pleasant surprise if you’ve never tried it before. We have a Mango tree that gives fruit that aren’t particularly sweet nor tasty as fruit in the regular sense. So instead, we pick them before they ripen i.e. when they have grown to size, but are…

  • Millet Phirni

    Everyone loves to have desserts! When the dessert is wholesome, cruelty free, made from organic ingredients then you can even taste the purity and love radiating from that dessert! Phirni is an Indian sweet pudding which is usually made from rice, milk and sugar. However, at solitude farm, we make phirni using varagu millet, peanut…

  • Butterfly pea ice cubes

    The title might be intriguing, but the idea is so simple! We all love to share a drink with our friends on occasion, be it an afternoon lemon juice or an evening mocktail, or whatever tasty beverage it is that float’s our social boat. Wouldn’t it be nice if our ice cubes had the potential…

  • Banana stem recipe

    Here’s a playful video showing Krishna failing to get Mala and Paru’s help with cooking a banana stem poriyal, so he tries it on his own! If he can do it so can you!

  • Chaya, Mayan Tree Spinach

    Chaya, or Mayan Tree Spinach, is a very hardy ‘weed’ that is originally native to Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, but it can now be found all over Auroville – growing in fences, and to mark out car parking areas! It’s nutritional and culinary value is slowly emerging as a collective knowledge within our community. It is…

  • Green Papaya Kimchi

    Kimchi is originally from Korea, and is usually made with cabbage and a lot of red chilli powder which gives it a red colour and spicy taste. However,at Solitude Farm Cafe, kimchi is not a recipe, it’s an idea! It can be made with anything and everything! At Solitude Farm, we have so many fresh…

  • Tapioca chips

    Children adore chips! We do too! What could be better than making chips from a local alternative to potatoes that is highly nutritious and tasty, as opposed to potatoes that are unhealthy and have a high carbon footprint and ecological cost? And this video shows simply it can be prepared!

  • Jackfruit Sabji:

    Did you even know that raw jackfruit is edible?! Not only is it commonly used all over India, but it is also super healthy! Due to its low acidity, raw jackfruit is one of the fruits that can be used in place of your typical consumption of carbs. In contrast to ripe jackfruit, raw jackfruit…

  • Plantain Cowpea dry curry

    Plantain Cowpea dry curry

    Vazhakkai Karamani Poriyal I often get asked at the Cafe how one can cook with Plantain, and this is an understandable question coming from anybody who isn’t very familiar with this vegetable yet. Apart from the usual Bajji, another interesting way to cook this beautiful vegetable is to make Plantain Karamani poriyal. The preparation: ❖…