Drinking butter tea is a regular part of Tibetan life. Butter tea is made by mixing brick tea, ghee and salt together. Ghee, which looks like butter, is a kind of dairy product of fat abstracted from cow milk or sheep milk. Tibetan people like the ghee made of yak milk. When they make buttered tea, they mix boiled brick tea and ghee in a special can, add some salt, pour the mixed liquid into a pottery or metal teapot and finally heat up the buttered tea (but not boil it).
Add the mashed potatoes and some salt. When the mixture is hot and well combined, shape it into flat rounds. Shallow fry these until they are golden brown.
Depending on your doshric makeup (vata, pitta, or kapha), kicharee can be dressed up, dressed down and flavored for maximum benefits. It is the base upon which a tasty and nourishing meal is created.
Shitali- Roll the tongue into a tube (as best as you can) and stick the tip out of the mouth. Inhale through the tongue and hold the breath in for 4-5 seconds with the shin pressed against the chest. Exhale using Ujjayi Pranayama through the nose. Repeat 5-10 times.
A Lachha Paratha is composed of many layers - many more than a normal paratha. Also, the layers here are horizontal as well as vertical, as opposed to only vertical in a normal Paratha. This is made by rolling out a Roti, spreading oil or Ghee on the surface and then cutting it into strips. These strips are place one on top of the other and holding the pile by both ends, twisted into a roundish shape. This is then rolled flat and cooked on a griddle. Another way of making this is to make a long cylindrical shape with the dough, coating it with oil and starting from one end, making it into a wheel shape with concentric circles. As with technique #1, this is then rolled flat and cooked on a hot griddle, or in a Tandoor.
In a powerful blender, blend the cashews and cauliflower. Add the lemon juice and water 1 tablespoon at a time. Stop adding when you reach the desired consistency. When it is whipped together, remove from the blender and move to a large bowl. Fold in the garlic, chives and sea salt - blend well. Garnish with 1 tablespoon of chives.
Food and sweets are a very important part of the diwali celebration. A festive season without sweet is just incomplete in India. During Diwali festivals all the ladies distribute special sweets made by them to their friends and neighbours. It is considered that Diwali is a festival when the Goddess of Money website -Laxmi gives blessing of prosperity. The traditional values are still followed in India and Diwali time is both for snacks and sweets.