Vegetarian Food and Recipes From the Guru's Free Kitchen

Karah Prashad is a kind sacred pudding made from equal parts of, butter, sugar, and flour which is prepared as a sactified offering according to a proscribed bibek method. Prashad is served during all gurdwara worship services. Anyone preparing prashad is obligated to continually recite Sikh scripture such as Waheguru (Gurmantar), Mool Mantar (mul mantra) or other prayer.

• Prashad (Sanctified Offering) Illustrated Recipe
• Prashad (Sanctified Offering) Printable Recipe

• Prem Prashad Heart Shape Cookie Recipe
• Naam Ladoo (Spiritual Confection) Recipe
• Bibek Buttery Besan Barfi Recipe (Chickpea Fudge)
• Chocolate Coconut Contemplation Cake Vegan Recipe

Atta is a kind of whole grain wheat flour used in the preparation of dough to make a variety of Indian flatbread such as:

• Roti, sometimes called Chapati.
• Paratha, a kind of stuffed flatbread filled with grated vegetables such as cooked potatoes, raw cauliflower, daikon radish, or spinach, seasoned with raw onions, garlic and other spices, or other sweet fillings such as butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• Poori, a crispy flatbread which has been deep fried in hot oil.

Chole a kind of Indian food which is a thick spicy chickpea curry made from garbanzo beans. Chole is popular on special occasions and holidays and is often served with poori a crispy deep fried Indian style flatbread. Chole and poori together were the favorite food of Guru Gobind Singh as a child. Chole is also great served with roti or rice.

Delicious and nutritious Ginger Beet Curry (Chukandar Sabji) is prepared from fresh beetroots and beet greens sauteed with flavorful spices, ginger, garlic and onions. This vegetarian beet recipe not only tastes good, but is good for you. Nearly every ingredient is valued as having scientifically proved healing properties. Serve Ginger Beet Curry with Basmati rice for a traditional Indian food langar or for a more Western taste with cottage cheese. If your palate is not already a believer in the delectable wholesome qualities of ruby red beets, this recipe just may convert your taste buds.

Basmati rice is a delicately fragrant. This quick and easy Basmati rice recipe made with tofu and frozen vegetables takes just minutes to prepare. It is perfect as a complete meal by itself or makes a delicious accompaniment to langar, subji and dhal, or other main dishes such as spicy chick pea curry (chole).

Pakora is a favorite Indian food snack. Vegetable pakora a crispy deep fried, delicious, and nutritious, spicy vegetable snack which may be served in the gurdwara langar hall anytime as well as on special occasions, or ceremonies and celebrations.