Category: 365 Days
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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,…
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Drumstick Leaf Stir Fry
Murungai Keerai Poriyal In the form of a Poriyal, or stir fry, this is perhaps one of the best ways to consume the superfood that is Moringa leaves. This is a very easy recipe to reproduce – the most effort needed is perhaps in just separating the leaflets from the stalks. It is culturally considered…
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Making organic Ganesh
Making organic Ganesh This fun Tamil video has Krishna and Chakor, demonstrating how easy it is to make your own Ganesh out of clay. In India, after Ganesh puja, everyone submerges their Ganesh statues, often made out of plastics and toxic paints, into the sea. This video offers us an alternative to the industrialization of…
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Indian Almond
Terminalia catappa ‘Nattuvadumai’ The Badam or the Indian Almond, is a fast growing tree with huge leaves that turn red in the summer and fall to the ground. It is grown extensively in the tropics as an ornamental tree, particularly because of the vibrant, striking shades of its leaves, and the aesthetically pleasing, symmetric form…
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Black Velvet Bean
Mucuna pruriens The Sanskrit name for this plant is “Kapikacchu”, because contact with the fine hairs on young foliage and on the shells of the seed pods can make one itch like a monkey! It is also known as “Secret Self” due to its high levels of Dopamine – it contains 4-7% by weight of…
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Vegan Mango Ice-Cream
Sometimes, it is the unattractive idea that luxury needs to be shunned in order to live more sustainably. This is not true!!!! One of Her most luxurious gifts is the mango with which we have been making our own home-made vegan Mango Ice Cream. A true luxury! Keeping in mind that cow’s milk can have…
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Air Potato
Vethala Valli Kizhangu The Air Potato is a traditional yam of the genus Dioscorea. It grows on an herbaceous twining vine, meaning it uses other vegetation to cling to and support its weight. It is worth noting that it actually grows in a semi-wild state without any effort required for its cultivation. The plant takes…