Chana Dal Seekh Kebabs recipe | Jain kebab | healthy tava Chana Dal Seekh Kebab | Perfect chana dal seekh kebabs, made with the ideal proportions of chana dal, raw banana and chopped cabbage, excitingly flavoured with mint, green chillies and spice powders, can be served as a starter.
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Chana Dal Seekh Kebabs recipe | Jain vegetarian kebab | healthy tava Chana Dal Seekh Kebab | protein rich kebab |
Jain Street Food Snacks
Many street food recipes are laden with onions, potatoes and garlic but there are many that can be had by Jains. By a simple substitution of potatoes with raw bananas, you can make impressive Jain recipes and you won't even realize the absence of potatoes!
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Jain Vada Pav
- Jain Vada Pav – Probably the most famous jain street food, this recioe is made without any ginger and potatoes but instead uses raw bananas that are boiled. The taste is so good, that you wont even realize this recipe is jain.
- Mini Cheese Uttapa - A simple topping of cheese and green chillies transforms uttapa into a delicious treat!
Jain Jar Snacks
No Indian can live without his own stash of dry snacks, whether it is kachoris or shakarpara. These next few jain snack recipes are very mouth-watering and will tempt jains and non-jains alike!
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Shakarpara
- Baked Chaklis – These simple chaklis are the much healthier version of their deep-fried variant and are made with ingredients that are easily available in every Indian household like rice flour, sesame seeds and curd.
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baked chakli recipe | low fat chakli | baked rice flour chakli | homemade rice flour chakli |
- Papad Poha - Papad Poha is a unique combination of roasted poha and crushed papad seasoned simply but effectively with a dash of salt and sugar.
- Masala Khakhra – Prepared with whole wheat flour and seasoned with different spices, this is best had with a steaming hot cup of masala chai
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Unique Jain Snacks
It is not necessary that Jain food has to particularly be Indian food. There are many unique international snacks that can be perfectly included in a Jain person's diet. Some of these are
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Corn Croquettes
- Corn Croquettes – these golden beauties are made with leftover rice, corn, butter and breadcrumbs that give them a crispy texture.
- Tomato Cheese Toast – this is a mouth-watering starter made with bread, tomato and cheese! You will enjoy the perfect blend of tangy and herby flavors, and the complementary textures of the toast and the toppings too
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