Archana's Veg Food Chronicles

 Kumbalakai Ghargi / Sweet pumpkin fritters (Jaggery sweetened) Happy Ugadi /New Year to everyone celebrating🙏 Ghargi/Garige, one of the traditional recipes from North Karnataka is absolutely delicious. This is my Mom's recipe which has been passed on to her by my grandmother. INGREDIENTS: Sweet pumpkin grated 21/2 cups Wheat flour 1 cup Ghee 1 tbsp Jaggery powder 11/2 cup Cardamom powder 1 tsp Poppy seeds 1 tbsp Oil for frying INSTRUCTION: 🌾Heat a pan, add ghee & grated sweet pumpkin.Saute on medium flame for 2-3 minutes. 🌾Now add jaggery powder & mix well for 2 minutes. 🌾Now add Wheat flour, cardamom powder and mix well. Off the flame & let it cool down. 🌾Heat oil in a Kadai, take lemon sized balls out of sweet pumpkin mixture & flatten them slightly ,deep fry them on both sides till they turn light brown. 🌾Transfer on to a paper napkin. Offer as Naivedyam and relish these delicious fritters. Check out my video to see how it is made 😊👇🏻

One of the authentic oldest sweet recipes almost 200 years ago in Karnataka , Sikhedundi / fried laddoo wherein puran balls are rolled in a urad dal batter and deep fried like wadas.   A recipe worth saving and documenting as we have to take forward the legacy of our elder generations📌📌 Recipe: 👉🏻For Urad dal batter: Urad dal 1 cup Chana dal 2 tsp Rice 1 tsp  👉🏻For Puran / Chana dal jaggery stuffing Chana dal 3/4 cup Water 11/2 cup Jaggery 1/2 cup Cardamom powder 1 tsp Oil for frying 🌺Wash and Soak Urad dal  and Chana dal in sufficient water for 6-8 hours. Grind in a blender jar ti make a thick batter with very less water just like vada batter consistency. Ferment overnight or 6-8 hours.  🌺Wash Chana dal and cook along with water for 4-5 whistles . Remove excess water by straining and mash it with a ladle.  🌺Heat a kadai, add mashed dal, jaggery and cardamom powder. Mix well and Sauté till everything is mashed up  👉🏻Bonus tip: Use a hand ble...

These are super crisp, flavourful and absolutely healthy cookies.Inspired by @kitchenbutterfly's recipe. This is a combination of coconut jam drops, coconut crisps and coconut candy. I have made them healthier by using almond flour instead of APF and coconut sugar instead of refined sugar. I did not have any Jam so made my own with fresh strawberries. INGREDIENTS: Almond flour 11/2 cup Dessicated coconut (med) 1 cup Coconut sugar 1/2 cup Baking powder 3/4 tsp Salt a pinch coconut oil 2 tbsp coconut extract 1 tbsp combined with 2 tbsp water Strawberry jam INSTRUCTION: 🥥 Preheat Oven at 350 degree F 🥥In a bowl, add flour, dessicated coconut,coconut sugar, baking powder and salt.Mix well. 🥥In another bowl,Whisk coconut oil and coconut extract water mixture and pour into dry ingredients. 🥥Make a smooth soft dough.If too soft , add more flour. 🥥Split the dough into half and roll thinly between 2 parchment paper.Cut the sides to make a it a square shape.Cut horizontally and ver...

A very simple, easy, and healthy summer dessert!Made with just 3 ingredients strawberries ,honey and ice.So smooth and creamy.!😋 I love strawberries and can eat it in any form.This is one of the easiest ways of enjoying this beautiful fruit.  We have been enjoying these summer frozen treats so much. All thanks to this hot weather! INGREDIENTS: Strawberries 15-20 Honey / Maple syrup 1/4 cup ( as per sweetness required) Ice 5-6 cubes INSTRUCTION: 1.Just add frozen strawberries, honey/maple syrup and ice in a blender , blend into a Coarse paste . 2.Pour into Glass cups and garnish with strawberries and serve😉

These individual cherry crumble mason jars are one of the easiest bakes, juicy cherries with a topping of Oats and a secret ingredient which is like a twist and made so much healthier.. Perfect for kids and elders too to grab their own cup and relish it peacefully. Inspired by this healthy recipe from @simplyquinoa, I had to bake these and they were all gone soon after they came out of the oven and got clicked 😀😉 INSTRUCTION: For the cherries Cherries (fresh/frozen) 1 1/2 cup pits removed Coconut sugar 2 tbsp Tapioca starch 2 tbsp Cinnamon Powder 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract 1/4 tsp For the topping. Oats 1 cup  Sattu flour 1/3 cup Coconut oil 1/3 cup Maple syrup 1/3 cup Vanilla essence 1 tsp Cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp INSTRUCTION: 1.Preheat Oven at 350 degrees F 2.Add the pitted cherries in a bowl, add in coconut sugar, tapioca starch , cinnamon powder and vanilla extract. Mix well and keep aside. 3.In another bowl, add all the ingredients mentioned under toppings and mix thoroughly. 4.J...

 Vegan Mac n cheese (stove top) using quinoa macaroni I thought of making a simplified quick stove top version of Mac and cheese using @andean.dream quinoa macaronis , broccoli, @primalkitchenfoods vegan mayo and @violife_foods vegan cheese. We love pasta and always find a way to eat it 😀 So here comes my not so authentic mac n cheese version yet super flavourful🙌 INGREDIENTS: Quinoa Macaroni 1 pack Onion 1/2 chopped Broccoli florets 1 and 1/2 cups blanched Olive oil 1 tbsp Vegan cheese slices/shreds 1 cup Vegan Mayonnaise 1/2 cup Garlic powder 1 tbsp Onion powder 1 tbsp Salt to taste Coriander leaves finely chopped. INSTRUCTION: 1.Add the macaronis in boiling water and 1 tsp oil and let it cook Al- dante. 2.Heat an Iron skillet, add olive oil, chopped onion and saute.  3.Add blanched broccoli florets, roughly torn vegan cheese slices, vegan mayonnaise, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and keep mixing thoroughly .Make sure it doesn't burn.Add the boiled macaroni. 4.Cover wi...

This aromatic fennel gingerbread bundt cake is going to be your favorite festive cake as it is not only delicious but also super healthy. As the festive season approaches, we are more inclined towards baking cakes, cupcakes, cookies...but since they are loaded with sugars...I wanted to make them guilt-free! So here is an eggless sugar-free moist and delicious version of bundt style cake along with Date glaze. Usually, Gingerbread cake consists of molasses but since I did not have any in hand I tried to make this with date syrup. If you have molasses you can replace 1/4 cup of date syrup in the recipe with molasses. Also, the addition of roasted fennel seeds and ginger powder makes it so aromatic and perfect for this cold festive season. My kitchen was filled with wonderful aromas from ginger, fennel, and date syrup. I recently came across this Einkorn All-purpose flour and wanted to substitute the regular All-purpose flour with it. Einkorn is nature's original wheat and has remaine...