Wishing everyone a very happy and beautiful festive season. This whole month is about celebration…
Navarathri: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri
Some or all festivals celebrated in a variety of ways in different parts of the country. The things that are common are Pooja( religious worship rituals performed in different ways to get god’s blessings), making sweets and snacks, visiting family and friends and exchanging gifts and sweets.
Here are some already vegan or veganized sweets that have featured on my blog!
Jalebi: pretzels in flavored sugar syrup. http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/08/jalebi.html
Gulab Jamun- Doughnut balls in flavored sugar syrup.(Recipe posted! http://www.veganricha.com/2011/10/gulab-jamuns-veganized-indian-sweet.html
Kulfi. cardamom flavored Indian icecream http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/07/kulfi-cashew-almond-oats-ice-cream.html Gluten free
Date Fig Burfi. sugar freehttp://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/08/date-fig-burfisugarless-date-fig-indian.html Gluten-free
Strawberry Beet Oats Semolina Laddoo (Sweet balls) http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/05/strawberry-beet-semolina-oats.html
Besan Laddoo. Sweet chickpea flour balls with cashews and raisins.gluten free option http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/08/besan-laddoosweet-chickpea-flour-balls.html
Blueberry Oats Semolina Laddoo. http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/07/blueberry-oats-semolina-laddooindian.html
A good number of sweets made during the festivities are milk based depending on the region. There are quite a few already vegan sweets like Petha, Imarti, Kaju/almond Katli, all dry fruit/nut mithais, Jaggery sweets. There are fusion vegan versions too these days. Check some more options out at Harini’s Tonglue Ticklers here http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.287898861222631.80129.212063542139497
Have a fantastic festive season, and please do try some dairy free sweets!! All that ghee(clarified butter) and khoya(thick milk solids) is not good for your health or the cows!
Do drop by in October to see some of my Mom’s wonderful creations on the blog!! 🙂
These sweets are headed to Hearth and soul blog hop and Ricki’s Wellness Weekend and Amee’s Fit and Fab fridays.
Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny says
September 29, 2011 at 6:26 pmOh wow I love these vegan options, they all look delicious and so healthy!! 🙂
Baker Street says
September 29, 2011 at 7:27 pmI’m a big fan of homemade gulab jamuns. Great round up, Richa!
Genevieve says
September 30, 2011 at 1:44 amAwesome round-up! I wish you lived nearby so you could bring me fresh jalebi and kulfi 🙂
Enjoy the holiday season!
Kalyani's Platter says
September 30, 2011 at 2:02 amlove all the recepies and they look so tempting and yummy ……..
Jeanette says
September 30, 2011 at 2:07 amLovely roundup Richa!
Richa says
September 30, 2011 at 2:22 amThanks Kelly!
Thanks Anuradha.. yes, we love gulab jamuns too!
Thanks for dropping by Genevieve.. if only i made the jalebi and kulfi everyday..:)
Richa says
September 30, 2011 at 2:22 amThank you Kalyani and Jeanette!
sanjeeta kk says
September 30, 2011 at 9:44 amTempting and sweet treat!
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bittersweetblog says
September 30, 2011 at 6:45 pmFascinating! I know so little about Indian sweets, but all of these sound delicious and exciting. I definitely want to try two or three of these exotic treats right away!
Uma says
September 30, 2011 at 10:15 pmI like this virtual treat. Thanks for visiting my space and kind words. I liked your blog and happy to meet you here.
Cheers,
Uma
Richa says
September 30, 2011 at 10:16 pmThanks Sanjeeta!
Thanks Hannah. do try them and let me know how they turn out!!
Richa says
September 30, 2011 at 10:17 pmThank you Uma!
Jeffie says
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healthierhappierjeffie says
October 1, 2011 at 2:55 ami can’t wait to see the recipe for the gulab jamuns 🙂
Richa says
October 1, 2011 at 10:34 pmThanks Jeffie! I will put those up soon.. gotta make another batch to test my own recipe!:)
Dawn says
October 2, 2011 at 8:58 pmThese all have me drooling!
Alea Milham says
October 3, 2011 at 7:17 amWhat a delicious round up! I appreciate the vegan recipes, because I have several friends who are allergic to eggs and milk and it is dificult to find dessert recipe without eggs and milk. Thanks for sharing your round up with the Hearth and Soul Hop
vintagemom says
October 4, 2011 at 12:31 amThanks for coming to the Lunchbox Love party! These sweets all look delicious 🙂
Lisa @ Allergy Free Vintage Cookery
Nisha says
October 4, 2011 at 11:11 amits my favorite sweets . i like jalebi and beautiful posting for indian sweets . yummy
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Richa says
October 27, 2011 at 5:38 amThanks Dawn, Lisa, Nisha and Alea
Sofia Sana says
September 8, 2013 at 6:09 amWow nice collection of recipes…
Thank you…
I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post. Keep sharing.
Interesting read! Thank you for informative post!