Author: Sagar
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Ajwain tomato chutney
The velvety thick green leaves of this unique perennial give off a herbal smell that’s hard to resist. Just like tulsi, this plant can be easily grown in pots and can be seen in almost all homes in India. At Solitude we love growing this plant as one of our chief herbs and we use…
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Pumpkin Tendril
Pumpkins are great! It is seldom that someone dislikes a heart pumpkin soup or a pumpkin leaf salad. But did you know that pumpkin tendrils are edible too?! Pumpkin tendrils are essentially the spiral, thin, coiled structures of the creeper. We have found them to be a flavourful addition to salads. They are high in…
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Soursop Leaf Tisane
The remedies for the overwhelming diseases that we face in this modern age, like cancer, can be found in nature. Take the juice or tisane of the Soursop leaf, for example – it is commonly acknowledged to be 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer (though precise research is ongoing). And…
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Caprese salad
One of our favourite ways to use tomatoes, is in a Caprese! It truly heroes the beautiful vegetable. It is quite simple – slice your tomatoes, and prepare your basil leaves, and arrange the basil leaves and tomatoes, alternatively in a circle, with the homemade vegan sour cream (made from homemade coconut yogurt, cashews, garlic…
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Butterfly Pea
Clitoria ternatea Clitoria ternatea or Butterfly Pea is a locally growing leguminous plant also named “Radha’s Consciousness” by the Mother. It is a vigorously growing perennial trailing, climbing vine that grows in most soil conditions, can withstand drought and thrives in sunny as well as partially-shaded conditions.in Solitude it grows everywhere, we harvest the flowers,…
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The Hulk – Green Smoothie
If Hulk lived in the Solitude farm, this would be his drink of choice! Our green smoothie is the talk of the town. All our visitors, from children to adults simply love it. With the abundance of locally sourced food, we never run out of this smoothie in the café either. It’s creamy, sweet, flavourful…
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Ladies finger stir fry
Poriyal In India, kids are lady’s fingers before their mathematics exam, because apparently it helps! Now, we don’t know if that’s true. What we do know is that this wonder vegetable is filled with nutrients. It is rich in Vitamin C, dietary fibres and Omega 3, helping strengthen immunity, lose weight and boost memory. We…
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Boiled peanuts
Traditionally, peanuts were grown all over this bio-region. People were often paid in peanuts to help during the harvest season. When they were harvested, they were often boiled and eaten as a snack. Boiled peanuts have more antioxidants than roasted peanuts, and they make for an excellent snack. Diverse recipes mean that local foods reclaim…
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Curry Tree
Murraya koenigii What would local Tamil cuisine be without the Curry Leaf? In many areas of Auroville, Curry plants are growing like ‘weeds’. Their root systems spread out to quite a distance away from the trees, and they produce numerous ‘suckers’ – robust new plants emerging vertically out of the root system of the mother…
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Rosella Juice
Hibiscus sabdariffa Rosella is a semi-wild growing plant with diverse uses. One simple way to use it is to make a juice or a tea with the fruit. The fruits are removed from the plant by cutting them, or twisting and pulling them off. Collect a handful or two and wash them. Next remove the…