Author: Hetal Desai

Beetroot Cupcakes

Beetroot Cupcakes

Beetroot Cupcakes – Super moist kids friendly cupcakes made with natural beets and topped with fresh whipping cream frosting! I love incorporating veggies in my baked goods! I have used carrots, zucchini and beets previously in my few delicious bread recipes. This time I wanted 

Dry Green Pepper Curry

Dry Green Pepper Curry

Dry green pepper curry/shaak coated with chickpea flour mix, loaded peanuts, sesame seeds and lots of dry spices! When I tell people I am a vegetarian, they think I only eat grass LOL. I do not blame them for thinking this way because the primary 

Dalgona Rose Lassi

Dalgona Rose Lassi

Dalgona Rose Lassi, loaded with creamy dreamy rose cream and plain rich yogurt based liquid to give you the best summery beverage! Lassi is a popular traditional yogurt-based Indian beverage. It is a blend of yogurt, water, spices, sugar and sometimes fruit. Salty lassi is 

Masala Kachori

Masala Kachori

Give a whole new delicious life to store-bought dry kachori by adding fun toppings, sweet chutney, spicy chutneys. Masala Kachori makes a perfect tea time chaat option with least amount of efforts! This kachori is a big part of my India collage days! We used 

Boozy Masala Soda

Boozy Masala Soda

Boozy Masala Soda – Minty, spicy and refreshing beverage to give your happy hour a desi kick! Masala soda is an Indian street side cold beverage. It is loaded with fresh lemon, mint, chaat masala, ice and lots of sparkling soda. The original masala soda 

Banana Walnut Bread

Banana Walnut Bread

Simple yet delicious banana walnut bread for you breakfast, dessert or a mid day snack. Do you have ripe bananas sitting in your kitchen? Well, I got the best banana bread recipe for you that requires those very ripe bananas. This recipe has both vegan 

Tandoori Paneer Naan Pizza

Tandoori Paneer Naan Pizza

Naan pizza topped with marinated tandoori paneer, spicy tangy crunchy veggies and cheese along with generous amount of minty yogurt sauce! Who does not like tandoori paneer?!?! It is extremely flavorful and versatile. There are so many ways to use tandoori paneer. For example, curries, 

Garlicky Spicy Dal Dhokli

Garlicky Spicy Dal Dhokli

Garlicky Spicy Dal Dhokli is Boiled thick wheat flour noodles (dhokli) in a spicy garlicky pigeon pea stew (dal). This Rajasthani, Gujarati and Maharashtrian dish is made by boiling thick wheat flour noodles (dhokli or phal) in a spicy pigeon pea stew (dal or varan). 

Hariyali Paneer Puffs

Hariyali Paneer Puffs

Hariyali Paneer Puffs, stuffed with minty spicy marinated paneer, onions and peppers. Puff pastries are so versatile when it comes to making stuffed puffs. It makes perfect tea time snacks. I like to make this puff pastries either sweet or savory. This is savory, spicy, 

Zucchini Peas Curry

Zucchini Peas Curry

Zucchini Peas curry made with basic spices within just few minutes using Instant pot. Garnish it with lots of cilantro and serve it with rotis to make plant-based meal! Zucchini and peas are very easily available vegetables. There are so many ways to incorporate zucchini