Author: Sagar
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Vegan Pineapple Ice Cream
Pineapples grow with ease in our climate here in Auroville. And they are also quite low maintenance in that they can tolerate a certain level of dryness, nor is their growth impeded by the shade of other trees in the garden. At the same time as being delectable, they offer a range of micronutrients, particularly…
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Mango Patcheri
Mango Patcheri Here is a simple recipe to make Patcheri, In the season before fruiting, green mango can be found in abundance and mango Patcheri is a delicious way to use these free gifts of mother nature.
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Creamy Green Papaya Soup
There are times when we have so many Papayas on our trees waiting to ripen, that it can be overwhelming, so we take down some green ones and use them in various ways at the Cafe. This Green Papaya soup is one such creation that our guests adore, as we do too! Try it out…
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Snake gourd kootu
Snake gourd lentil curry, or Podalanga kootu, is one of the most traditional dishes of Tamil cuisine. Every Tamil household has their version of it. Through generations of family recipes passed down, we hold a part of our cultural identity. Our food, even with its variations, brings us together. To make it: Boil your moong…
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Butterfly pea Ice-cream:
In this video, Sarah and Chakor show you how to make delicious vegan ice cream with the Butterfly pea flower. This is a true farm-to-plate ice cream! (Music by emergence)
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TURMERIC
Manjal The use of Turmeric is so ubiquitous in Indian cuisine, that it likely falls second only to a staple such as rice or wheat. People are usually buying it as a powder, but if one is able to grow it, one could be assured of pure, whole Turmeric regularly. And using it raw allows…
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Grating Coconut
People not from this Bioregion may not know how to open the coconut as it is not part of many diets outside of South India. Smash it on a rock, hit it with the back of a machete, or get help from local people, this is nothing for them and they will happily show you!…
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Bottle gourd noodles
Bottle gourd can be cut up and made into soups or vegetable-dishes exactly as you would use Zucchini, but it can also be made into raw vegan noodles – (a spiralizer is a commonly available type of ‘peeler’ that can be used to make noodles out of Zucchini, Pumpkins and Cucumbers.) Make a sour cream,…
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Green Papaya Halwa
You must be thinking, “How can we make halwa from Green Papaya!, it will not be as tasty as Gajar ka Halwa!” Let me tell you, to actually taste this goodness, you have to make and taste it yourself! You will be amazed after tasting this delicious halwa. You can either have it cold or…
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Neem stick toothbrush
There was an era before petroleum came on the scene, and plastics, and lorries, and tele-advertising, and mechanized dental chairs even! And there were people in this era who brushed their teeth too! And one of the ways some of them did that, was by going up to a Neem tree, breaking of a twig,…