Brijabasi Spirit

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: Carnation or other instant is not […]

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 and cumin seeds. Roast until seeds are dark brown. Add chillis, […]

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
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(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 comes to a […]

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
1 green pepper—diced
2 […]

 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 (or two […]

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 to make thick batter. […]

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 on […]

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 forms […]