- Peanut Milk Kheer/Payasam
- Sun cooked Carrot Kheer(Coconut Milk)
- Fire cooked Carrot Kheer(Almond Milk)
- Ragi Kulfi
- Panagam Kulfi
- Mango Kulfi
More on this – coming soon..!!
More on this – coming soon..!!
More on this – coming soon..!!!
More on this – coming soon..!!!
Soups Of The Day
Soups are an amazing option when it comes to cooked meal – they are a healthy option, can be prepared quickly and it requires very less spices.
How To Make Soup
I have tried making soups with the following veggies and they have turned out very well
Before we begin, please go through the mono fruit breakfast to learn more about the benefits of having fruits as a meal.
In NC terms, ‘milk’ is any non-diary milk and in the below recipe I have shared how to make milk shake with fruits using coconut milk
More on this coming soon..!!
Before we begin, I would recommend you go through My Journey Towards Veganism to understand better why we are looking for alternate sources for diary products.
Please go through Vegan Milk to find out how to extract or make fresh, healthy vegan milk at home.
Coconut Milk Curd
Speaking of setting the curd, the starters generally used to set any curd are:
On that note, my grandmother told me a really surprising way to set any curd where our regular cooking salt is used as a starter. She was telling me how in those days when they were back from a journey they would use salt as a starter to set the curd since they wouldn’t have left over curd in the house (please note there was no refrigerator in those days to preserve any left over curd and it was not possible to get store bought curd as well..!!)
I haven’t really tried yet how to make thick coconut milk curd using this method (I guess it will also work), but coconut milk curd (or creamy coconut buttermilk) rice comes out really well.
How To Make Coconut Milk Curd Rice
Step By Step Photos
Aha, we are finally finishing our meals these days with a contented feeling of having had the yummiest curd rice..!!!
Peanut Milk Curd
Please follow this link to make yummy peanut milk curd
Before we begin, I would recommend you go through My Journey Towards Veganism to understand better why we are looking for alternate sources for diary products. Though we understood the benefits of not using diary products and stopped buying milk in our house about 2 years ago, I should admit we still had the craving to have ghee and curd and we used to buy ghee and curd on and off.
Also, when I talk about the benefits of veganism, people immediately tell me –
So it was about a couple of weeks ago that I suddenly felt the urge to seriously look for non-diary alternatives to these and am slowly working on trying each of these.
Before we begin, I would recommend you go through My Journey Towards Veganism to understand better why we are looking for alternate sources for diary products.
Types Of Non – Diary Milk
Coconut Milk
Coconut Milk is an amazing alternative to regular diary/cow’s milk and as per Nature Cure, coconut milk is more nutritious than cow’s milk in the sense that the since its a plant based milk, the nutrients are better absorbed by the human body. It tastes very similar to diary milk, more nutritious than diary milk and totally home made without any processing like pasteurization, etc.,
As per NC, Coconut is to be consumed raw (never to be heated) and is best absorbed by the body when it is consumed within half an hour of being cut open. As a traditional practise, coconut which is offered to God (during an archanai) and brought back home as a prasadam is never cooked and always eaten raw.
How To Extract Coconut Milk
Coconut milk can be consumed raw (combined with any sweetener like dates or jaggery). It can be added to milk shakes (instead of diary milk) or can be added to cooked dishes (but make sure you add it after you switch off the stove).
Step By Step Photos
Almond/Peanut Milk
How To Extract Almond/Peanut Milk
Step By Step Photos
In the below demonstration, I have mixed peanuts and almonds but you can extract milk either from peanuts or almonds separately as well
A friend of mine taught me this recipe and the first time we tried it home, we were just enthralled by the amazing flavour and taste of this chutney – I swear this taste is totally new to tamilian cuisine and what more, please go on to try it: