INDIKAAP

Food that feeds your purpose

Menu
  • Home
    • About our founder
  • Ayurvedic Cooking & Nutrition
    • An Introduction to Ayurvedic Cooking
    • The Six Tastes
    • Cooking for my Dosha
  • Ayurvedic Retreats
    • An Ayurvedic Retreat
  • Personal Consultations
  • Shop
    • 3 Day Seasonal Ayurvedic Cleanse
    • Ayurvedic Retreat – April 2022
    • Ayurvedic Cooking Classes
    • Ayurvedic Vegan Bottled Products
    • Online Consultation with Michele Mistry – Ayurvedic Nutritionist
    • Vegan Sweetmeats
    • Basket
    • Checkout
  • My account
Menu

Diwali: Chevra Dunking

Posted on Nov 4, 2018Nov 4, 2018 by Michele Mistry

Chevra Dunking

I was introduced to Chevra Dunking by my crazy sisters-in-law. This tradition sends the family running into two opposite camps: those “For” and those “Vehemently against”. Until very recently, I stood in the “Vehemently against” camp. But masters of persuasion that my bhens are, they have convinced me & my kids that this is the way chevra should be eaten.

I’ve moved from the ‘Vehemently against’ to the middle of the room, a new camp called: “I’ll try anything once or if you pay me in gulaab jamun”.

 

How to Chevra Dunk

This is what you do: make a cup of sweet masala tea, add at least 1/3 of a cup of chevra to the tea, wait for it to bubble, then eat with a teaspoon! I couldn’t bring myself to add it to my tea and used a bowl instead. It was quite nice.

I immediately hear you say “Noooo, you can’t do that to chevra! Nooo, how can you do that to masala tea?” Yes, I felt that way too, but evidently you can!!! Try it!

I might be wrong, but I sense the start of a new Diwali craze, and if you like it, you heard it here first!

4 thoughts on “Diwali: Chevra Dunking”

  1. Johan says:
    Nov 7, 2018 at 7:06 am

    Chevra dunk sounds like an interesting alternative breakfast – like dunking rice crispies in tea.

    1. Michele Mistry says:
      Nov 12, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      Hi Johan, yes with more texture and flavour!

  2. Kalpesh Dullabh says:
    Nov 6, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    This brings back childhood memories “Chevra Dunk” is what we use to do every Diwali

    1. Michele Mistry says:
      Nov 12, 2018 at 2:28 pm

      Haha Kalpesh, it seems the madness runs in the family then, I thought it was just the bhens! Sal Mubarak Kalpeshbhai.

Comments are closed.

Cooking Classes 11 & 12 March

Find us, Like & Share

I’m looking for…

Previous Blog Posts…

  • Jun 2022
  • Jan 2020
  • Nov 2019
  • Oct 2019
  • Sep 2019
  • Dec 2018
  • Nov 2018
  • Oct 2018

ODYSSEY INDIKAAP recipe feature

FORBES - South African Tourism After Covid-19

FAIRLADY MAGAZINE Sept2021 - Ayurvedic Eating for Midlife by Michele Mistry

Lunch with Pippa Hudson - Cape Talk

MEDIA: THE DAILY MAVERICK - AYURVEDIC CHEF MAKES FOOD POETRY

Products

  • The Six Tastes R750.00
  • leaf with dew drops against a green background Ayurvedic Cleanse (3 Days) R1,350.00
  • leaf with dew drops against a green background Ayurvedic Cleanse (7 Days) R2,250.00
  • Mung Dhal R75.00
  • Kitchari pre-mix Kitchari Pre-mix R75.00
  • Dosa Premix R75.00
  • burfi in a bottle Burfee Sauce R95.00
  • clay chai cups, with a masala pot and chai masala blend Chai Gift Set R650.00
  • Chai Masala VK-P+ R120.00
  • Cooking for my dosha R750.00

EVENTS

11&12 Mar Cooking Class

29-31 Mar Retreat Yourself

7-8 April Reforest Fest

22&23 Apr Cooking Class

INDIKAAP

“Food is an allegory, a poem. Creating Vegan food using Ayurvedic principles.”  A BEE Company in Cape Town, South Africa.

Privacy Policy

Contact us

T:+27 21 532 1352
Email: info@indikaap.com

Follow us

©2023 INDIKAAP | Design by Superb

Our Doshas, or our Ayurvedic constitutions are a combination of the 5 elements: Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth.

Vata = Ether + Air

Pitta = Fire + Water

Kapha = Water + Earth

Knowing our dosha helps us to live in harmony with these innate characteristics, and we quickly able to determine when we are experiencing imbalance. We then use this knowledge to self-heal.

Take Dosha Test