Here is a collection of recipes that are ideal for vegan jains. These have been carefully designed to be consumed during the time of Chaturmas and Paryushan.
Here is my all time favorite dish: KADHI It can be made so many different ways and I guess different states follow different ways to make this… There is Gujarati kadhi, Rajasthani kadhi, Punjabi kadhi and maybe more that I don’t know of. Today, …
This is in continuation to my previous post on the two dishes I made using oil during paryushan. First was Dal Ka Halwa and this is Amaranth Halwa. The recipes are quite similar, but in this one we don’t cook the jaggery-water syrup for long …
I have been vegan since 2017 and on a mostly raw, whole foods, plant based diet since 2018. I consume raw, cold pressed oils occasionally in salads or as a topping in a few dishes. The only time I consume cooked oils is when I …
When i decided to do ekasana for all 8 days this Paryushan, I was worried how will I survive on just grains and pulses. Usually, my meals are about 80% fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds with a small amount of grain/pulses as a part of …
This is in continuation to my previous post where I shared the recipe of a spice mix / masala which is very versatile and my all time favorite. I add it to curries, lentils or veg kebabs. Today, I made Kala chana (black chickpea …
Below is a list of things I used to make dahi bhalla during paryushan. Usually, we can also add grated ginger, green chilli, pomegranate seeds etc as toppings but these are not allowed during Paryushan so this is what I used: Bhalla (recipe below: it …
This is my go to spice mix for the times I am feeling lazy or when I don’t have many vegetables to add to my legumes/dals. This comes handy during the Jain holy event: Paryushan. During Paryushan, we are not suppose to consume any …
If I am looking for a quick vegan curd recipe, I usually make peanut curd. It needs little soaking time and is easy to make. I set the curd using green chilli crowns as the starter and since we can not use green chilli during …
I was born and brought up in a Punjabi family and then married in to a Jain family. I turned vegetarian when I got married and few years later I turned vegan. I have to admit, I follow the vegan diet more strictly as compared …
