Desserts & Snacks
Ojas Balls
A yummy rejuvenating energy ball. Best for Vata and Pitta.
Serves 2 persons
Ready in 20 minutes
Ingredients
- Dates (Desiccated ) -10 no’s
- Hot water (for soaking the dates)
- Grated coconut – 5 tbsp.
- Organic Cocoa powder (optional) – 1 tsp
- Cashew nuts (finely chopped) – 6 no’s
- White sesame seeds – 1 tbsp.
Method of preparation
- Soak the dates in hot water for 2 minutes.
- Blend the dates with coconut and cocoa powder into a mixed form.
- Add the mix with cashew nuts and roll into small balls.
- Garnish with sesame seeds.
Notes: You may add other nuts into this mix.
Banana Ghee Roast
A healthy yummy simple snack. Best for Vata and Pitta
Serves 2 persons
Ready in 20 minutes
Ingredients
- Banana – 1 or 2 (well ripened)
- Ghee – 3 tbsp.
- Coconut milk – 1 tbsp.
- Palm sugar – 1 tsp
Method of preparation
- Peel the skin of banana and make into thin slices (either long/round)
- Heat a pan, pour 1&1/2 tbsp. ghee and roast the slices (both sides) until it turn to slight brown color.
- Allow it to cool down and pour coconut milk and sprinkle the palm sugar. The dish is ready to serve.
Notes:
- You can roast the slices by 2 or 3 batches
- Avoid in Kapha imbalance state
Semolina Laddu
Serves 2 persons
Ready in 20 minutes
Ingredients
- Semolina – 1 cup
- Ghee – 2 tbsp.
- Cashew – 6
- Raisin – 6
- Palm sugar powder – ½ cup
- Milk – as needed
Method of preparation
- Heat a pan, add 2 tbsp. ghee and roast cashews (until it turn to slight brown color) and add semolina and raisins to roast it (until the semolina feel to touch like sand)
- Now turn off the fire and add palm sugar and mix well.
- Allow it to slightly cool down and with the help of milk make laddu balls out of it.
Notes: Roasting should be in slow fire
Stewed Apple
A healthy re-hydrating formula
Serves 1 person
Ready in 5-10 minutes
Ingredients
- Apple – 1 (peel skin and chopped to small cubes)
- Cinnamon powder – 1/2 tsp
- Honey – 1 tbsp.
- Water – 1/4 cup
Method of preparation
- Heat a pan or skillet on low flame.
- Add water, apple and cinnamon powder and cook till the apple becomes soft. Stir continuously to avoid sticking on the pan.
- Turn of the flame and keep it till comes to slight warm. Now add honey and ready to serve.
Notes:
- Don’t add honey to anything hot.
- Can replace apples with pear.
- While cooking, can add little water if needed.
Multi seed rosto
Serves 2 persons
Ready in 10 minutes
Ingredients
- Flax seeds – 1 tsp
- Chia seeds – 1 tsp
- Black sesame seeds – 1tsp
- Pumpkin seed – 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Hemp seeds – 1 tsp
7. Sunflower seeds -1tsp
8. Poppy seeds -1 tsp
9. Coconut – ½ cup (grated)
10. Palm sugar – ½ cup
11. Whole oats grain – ½ cup
Method of preparation
- Heat a pan, add all the seeds and oats and dry roast until the raw smell fades ,keep aside.
- In the same pan sauté coconut for 2 minutes and mix palm sugar into it and stir well.
- Now add roasted seeds and mix well. The dish is ready.