Vegetarian does not mean boring!
Authentic Gujarati snack keda methi na bhajiya, Banana Fenugreek Fritters. Made out of chickpea flour, ripe banana, fresh fenugreek leaves and spices. This deep fried goodie is perfectly crispy from outside and nicely soft from inside! These bhajiya-pakoda are Gujarati wedding special. They are part …
Hoagie bun slathered with pizza sauce, stuffed with spicy onions pepper mix and Italian fake sausage, topped with provolone cheese and baked to the perfection to make the best vegetarian pizza hoagies! We are always on the lookout for quick, easy and delicious recipes. This …
Eggplants palita stuffed with potatoes, cilantro, bunch of spices and shallow fried to make the best and unique plant based baingan dish! I moved to the States after I got married. Me, my husband, FIL and MIL lived together for years! Me and my MIL …
Ultimate desi breakfast, Kanda Bataka Poha made with flattened rice with tempered onions and potatoes along with curry leaves, flavored with basic spices, peanuts, sesame seeds, fresh cilantro with just right amount of sweetness and tanginess! Poha is very popular and basic breakfast in northern …
Mexican Street Style Frichos loaded with beans, onions, peppers, cheese, spicy queso, scallions to make a perfect at home happy hour with some ice cold beer! This is is an outcome of few random stuff sitting in my pantry and fridge that needed to be …
Spicy Creamy Tortellini slathered in creamy spicy red sauce flavored with fresh hot red chili and garlic, served with garlic roasted broccoli to make a perfect quick weeknight dinner! I love playing with different type of sauces with different type of pasta. I always have …
Split chana dal fry cooked with basic spices in an Instant Pot to make a super comforting and satisfying pantry meal with least amount of efforts! Its is so easy to find split chickpea/gram lentils at any grocery stores. Indian pantry always has this basic …
Kapuriya (Gora no lot), partially cooked with spicy liquid loaded with ginger, garlic, chili, dry spices, pigeon peas, peanuts, sesame seeds, oil then steamed to perfect rice lentils cakes! Kapuriya is one of many Gujarati hot snack that is widely made in many Gujarati households. …
Super quick and easy semolina pudding/Sooji Halwa/Sheero made out of basic ingredients like semolina, ghee, sugar, saffron, cardamom and nuts within minutes with least amount of efforts. This sheero is usually made as main Prasad/offering for Satyanarayan Puja. The Satyanarayan Puja is a religious worship of the …
Veggie wrap loaded with veggie petties and fresh crunchy veggies, spiced up with harissa mayo and spicy avocado chutney! What a scary time we are going through right now. This coronavirus has all of us forced into quarantine ourselves. One of the biggest challenges during …