Brijabasi Spirit

(From the Deity Cookbook Compiled in the 1970’s) INGREDIENTS:   3 TBSP, GHEE 1 1/2 TSP, ANISE SEEDS 1/4 TSP, CUMIN SEEDS 1 TSP. CLOVES 1/2 TSP. ROSEMARY 1/2 TSP. PEPPER 1/8 TSP, THYME  1/2 PINEAPPLE, CUT IN SMALL CUBES    1 CABBAGE, CUT IN THIN STRIPS     1 1/2 TSP, SALT 1/2 CUP SEEDLESS RAISINS, STEAMED 3 [...]

FILLING INGREDIENTS FOR 60 SAM0SAS 3 CAULIFLOWERS, DICED 12 POTATOES, PEELED & DICED GREEN PEAS IN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 1/2 THE ABOVE TWO COMBINED 2 LARGE PIECES GINGER, GRATED 1 TBSP. ASAFOETIDA 1 1/2 TBSP, GROUND CORIANDER 2 TSP. GROUND CLOVES 1 TSP. NUTMEG 3 TBSP, CUMIN SEEDS 3 RED CHILIS, BROKEN UP, SEEDS REMOVED [...]

taken from the Deity Cookbook compiled in the early 1970′s INGREDIENTS: 2 TBSP. GHEE 1 TBSP. CUMIN 1/2 TSP, GROUND CARDAMOM PINCH OF GROUND CLOVES 1 BAY LEAF 2 TBSP. BROWN SUGAR 1 TBSP. SALT 2 1/2 CUPS RICE, RAW, WASHED 4 CUPS WATER FRY SPICES IN GHEE. ADD RICE AND FRY FOR 5 MINUTES [...]

8 c. whole milk 1/3 c. pistachios 1/3 c. almonds 1/3 c. raisins 1/4 c. butter 2 c. flour 2 c. sugar cardainon—a pinch saffron—a couple strands rosewater—a few drops sufficient ghee for deep frying Step 1: Make khoa by cooking down 8 cups of whole milk. Add a pinch of cardamon and a couple [...]

Recipe by Mother Mudakari, originally from August 1977 Brijabasi Spirit (& just now updated by her) Utensils: 1 brass wok (or a deep, heavy-bottomed pot) 1 slotted spoon 1 deep pot (for sugar water) 1 mixing bowl Ingredients: (Makes about 20-25) Sugar water-1 part sugar* to 1 part water Dough-2 cups powdered milk (not lumpy)NOTE: [...]

1 large eggplant chopped into cubes 3 medium tomatoes cut into 8′s 2 small diced green peppers 1/4 c. ghee 1 c. fried curd cubes 1 Tab. cumin seed 1 tsp. crushed red chillis 1 Tab. turmeric  salt     1 Tab. lemon juice 1 Tab. Gur  (natural sugar from India)             Add ghee to frying pan [...]

Taken from Dec. 1997 issue of the Brijabasi Spirit Crust l/2 C. ww flour 1/4 C. oats 1/4 C. chopped nuts 1/4 C. brown sugar 1/4 C. butter Cake 3 8oz. cream cheese, softened l/2 stick butter, softened 11/2 cups sugar 2 Tbs. egg replacer l/2 C. plain yogurt 2 Tbs. lemon juice Bake crust [...]

(as taken from the Nov.1997 issue of Brijabasi Spirit) Combine l/4 Cup Flour and 1/2 Cup Nutritional Yeast in heavy bot­tom pan/iron skillet.  Lightly toast until an aroma is present (don’t let it brown or burn!) Stir in 2-3 Tab. butter or oil. Quickly add 3 Cups cold water, stir­ring continuously with whisk till it [...]

Taken From the Sept. 1977 Brijabasi Spirit: Recipe Given by Bhokta dasa    Well, here’s one you can offer to Krsna and serve at your next feast— and be expecting a big crowd!  This recipe will serve from 6 to 8 people. Start out by collecting the fol­lowing ingredients: 1 med. cabbage—diced 4 zucchinis—sliced /4″ rounds [...]

 as taken from the Nov. 1997 Brijabasi Spirit 2-1/4 C. flour, 1-1/2 C. sugar; 1 tsp each soda & baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 Cups shredded carrots; 1 cup oil, 2 Tbsp yogurt; 1 C. water; 5 tsp egg re-placer (equivalent of 4 eggs); 1cup chopped walnuts (optional)  In greased & lightly floured 13″x9″x2″ pan [...]

Ghee, or clarified butter, is a basic ingredient in Indian cooking. The taste of foods fried in this purest of oils is unsurpassable. Srila Prabhupada remarked on several occasions that if people got a taste for foods cooked in ghee, they would lose their taste for meat. Ghee is so satisfying. There­fore, with the interest [...]

By Mother Kutila 4 c. flour 1 c. butter 1/2 c. sugar 2 c. tutti fruittis 1/2 c. currants 4 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. saffron (put saffron in oven for a few minutes, cool and pow­der. Add a little water to the pow­der to make a tea.) Mix all ingredients, then add enough buttermilk [...]

Recipe by Mother Dharmakala First make puri dough consisting of one-and-a-half cups of flour and a little more than an eight-cup of butter. Work the butter in nicely and add a little warm water. Knead well and let the dough sit for an hour. After you’ve made the dough, put up eight cups of milk [...]

Rutabaga Renaissance: Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead! Recipes For Sustainable Living Before you read any further, let’s agree on three truths. The first truism is that Krsna loves the whole of His creation—that is, all His parts and parcels, vegetable species included. The second truism is that we neophytes must see all other life [...]