Food For Peace
Ekadasi is a fast day observed by followers of Vaisnava tradition on the eleventh day
of both the waxing and waning moon, (roughly every two weeks).
The purpose of the fast being to minimize bodily activities and increase in activities of
devotion, observers either abstain from food completely or omit all grains and beans from
their diet that day. Light meals of fruits, milk products, vegetables, nuts and various
non-ceral flours like banana, buckwheat (kasha), sago and tapioca are prepared and eaten
by those not undertaking a total fast. On Ekadasi, the potato reigns supreme, and meals
usually include wide varieties of tastes and textures without delivering the heavy
bog-down feeling experienced after eating the same size meals cooked with grains and
beans. Besides being a bi-weekly opportunity to become more absorbed in glorifying the
Supreme Lord, Ekadasi is also an excellent time to purify the body.
Don't forget to omit powdered hing, mustard seeds and vanilla
essence from the following Ekadasi recipes.
RECIPE REFERENCE PAGE
Beverages Recipes
LASSI |
BANANA NECTAR |
LEMONADE |
LEMON-ORANGE SQUASH |
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE |
ORANGE JUICE |
PINEAPPLE JUICE |
GRAPE JUICE |
APPLE JUICE |
RUSSIAN TEA |
SPICED TEA FOR COUGHS |
SPARKLING LEMONADE |
| DRIED FRUIT JUICE |
COCONUT MILK |
ALMOND MILK |
ICED MINT TEA |
Bread Recipes
| BUCKWHEAT BREAD |
| BUCKWHEAT PURIS |
Bread Spreads Recipes
| JAM |
GOMASIO
(Sesame salt) |
PEANUT BUTTER |
SCRAMBLED CHEESE SPREAD |
| CREAM CHEESE SPREAD |
AVOCADO SPREAD |
SEED (NUT) CHEESE SPREAD |
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Breakfast Cereals Recipes
Chutney Recipes
| TAMARIND CHUTNEY |
DATE AND TAMARIND CHUTNEY |
FRESH GINGER CHUTNEY |
SIMPLE APPLE SAUCE |
| APPLE CHUTNEY |
APRICOT CHUTNEY |
SWEET TOMATO CHUTNEY |
SALTY TOMATO CHUTNEY |
| BANANA CHUTNEY |
AVOCADO CHUTNEY |
FRESH COCONUT CHUTNEY |
COCONUT CHUTNEY |
BAKING
| COCONUT COOKIES |
COCONUT BARS |
BAKED APPLES |
Pudding Recipes
| KHEER |
GAJA (CARROT) KHEER |
BAKED YOGURT PUDDING |
MILK PRODUCTS
| HOME-MADE BUTTER |
GHEE
(Clarified Butter) |
YOGURT |
CREAM CHEESE |
| PANIR |
CHENNA CHEESE |
BUTTERMILK |
SOUR BUTTERMILK |
Salad Recipes
CABBAGE SALAD
(Omit Hing and Mustard seeds) |
POTATO SALAD |
BEET ROOT SALAD |
COLE SLAW |
STUFFED TOMATOES |
| RAITA |
SPINACH SALAD |
MIXED VEGETABLE SALAD |
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| BASIC DRESSING |
PEANUT DRESSING |
AVOCADO DRESSING |
FRENCH DRESSING |
FRESH TOMATO DRESSING |
Savoury Recipes
| BUCKWHEAT (KASHA) PAKORAS |
SCRAMBLED CHEESE |
GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES |
FRIED NUTS |
CHEVDA |
SAGO PATTIES |
Soup Recipes
| SIMPLE TOMATO SOUP |
VEGETABLE-
BARLEY SOUP
(Omit Barley) |
POTATO SOUP |
PUMPKIN SOUP |
PEANUT SOUP |
Sweet Recipes
| POTATO GULOB JAMUNS |
RASAGULLA |
SIMPLY WONDERFUL |
POTATO HALAVA |
CARROT HALAVA |
COCONUT HALAVA |
SHRIKAND
(Omit Vanilla) |
PETIT FILOU |
| PLAIN SANDESH |
RAINBOW SANDESH |
JAM SANDESH |
SESAME SNAPS |
| VISHNU TATTVA |
MILK POWDER BURFY |
TRADITIONAL BURFY |
FIG AND DATE BALLS |
APRICOT-
PEANUT BALLS |
SESAME CHEWS |
POPPY SEED BALLS |
PEANUT BUTTER BALLS |
| STUFFED DATES |
MARZIPAN |
COCONUT CHEWS |
SIMPLE ICE CREAM |
SHRIKAND ICE CREAM |
LEMON SHERBET |
ZERO FAT ICE CREAM |
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Vegetable Recipes
| CABBAGE, CARROTS AND POTATOES(Omit Mustard
Seeds) |
MASHED POTATOES AND SPINACH |
POTATOES, CAULIFLOWER AND YOGURT |
| AUBERGINES AND TOMATOES |
CHEESE SABJI |
SAGO KICHARI |
| FRIED VEGETABLES AND CHEESE |
CARAMEL CARROTS |
GAURANGA POTATOES |
| TOMATO-POTATOES |
POTATO CURRY |
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