Hulk Mac & Cheese
Kids favorite Hulk Mac & Cheese made in an Instant Pot, this creamy dreamy dish is an absolute fun way to eat veggie without making a fuss! Kids are super picky about food. And if they are not picky, they get easily bored of same …
Author: Hetal Desai
Desai Vada/Khata Vada
Desai Vada/Khata Vada are spicy multigrain deep fried nuggets, very popular in Gujarati Desai community. This little deep fried goodie is very popular in South Gujarat, especially in desai community! I grew up eating this on either auspicious days or during wedding time! I remember …
Egg Gotado
One of the very popular Indian street food, Egg Gotado/gotala is a delicious combination of egg kheema and egg fry with lots of spices. Before I moved to the states, the concept of eggs was only for dinner. Growing up I mainly ate spicy street …
Peloton Review
I have been using Peloton spin bike for over two years now and wanted to share my experience with it! So here is my peloton review! I used to think that spinning was the most boring form of exercise. I could not understand the fact …
Masala/Tikhi Puri
Masala/Tikhi Puri – Puffed up deep fried bread that is spiced up and loaded with sesame seeds and carom seeds, perfect for breakfast/snack! Puri is a deep fried bread made from whole-wheat flour that originated in Indian. It is perfect for breakfast or as a …
Mori Dal – Varan
Mori Dal – Varan is a boiled Pigeon pea/ toor dal infused with turmeric, salt, and tempered with oil and seeds that makes very delicate dal to pair with steamed rice and kadhi! Gujaratis have a debate on whether they eat Gujarati Kadhi and steamed …
Tortellini Salad
Tortellini salad loaded with bunch of veggies, tangy capers, feta cheese and Mediterranean flavored homemade dressing! Summer is all about colorful light salads. Pasta salad is one the very commonly made summer dishes. This salad uses not just regular pasta, it has cheesy tortellini. It …
Aloo Tikki Sliders
Spicy shallow fry potato tikki, loaded with spices, cilantro, curry leaves, crunchy lentils, bunch of chutneys, onions, and pepper jack cheese. Grilled to perfect Aloo Tikki Sliders A modified version of an Indian street food called Aloo Tikki. Aloo Tikki is a vegetarian North Indian …
Surati Khaman
Surati Khaman – Steamed soft fluffy Gujarati snack made with chana dal (Split Bengal Gram), rice, urad dal (Split Black Lentils) and basic spices. There are many ways of making khaman. Two major ways are either instant khaman using chickpea flour or soaking rice and …
Handvo Cupcakes
Spicy, savory Handvo cupcake / cake, made with mixed lentils & rice flour, bottle gourd, lots of spices, nuts & seeds, and jaggery. Handvo is a very popular Gujarati snack. It is naturally gluten-free as the flour is made out of set of lentils and …