Author: Hetal Desai

Avocado Toast

Avocado Toast

Thick multigrain dairy-free avocado toast infused with spicy garlicky oil, flavored with fresh cilantro, scallions, garlic, lime juice and topped with cherry tomatoes, hemp seeds, micro green. Avocados are one of the healthiest fats! Therefor me and my family like to incorporate it into our 

Caprese Pesto Tortellini Salad

Caprese Pesto Tortellini Salad

Caprese Pesto Tortellini Salad – super green tortellini salad loaded with hearty green, sun dried tomatoes, tortellini, hemp hearts and freshly made nut free spinach pesto! Do you dread the idea of salad, especially being a vegetarian?? I used to dread it all the times 

Bombay Chutney Sandwich

Bombay Chutney Sandwich

Bombay Chutney Sandwich loaded with fresh crunchy juicy veggies, flavored with green chutney & creamy thecha spread with touch of spice. One of the most incredible part of India is their food, and there is no doubt about it! And that too the street foods 

Overnight Mango Chia Oats

Overnight Mango Chia Oats

Overnight Mango Chia Oats that tastes just like Indian dessert, simply made with hint of saffron & cardamom! Overnight oats during warmer months have been so popular these days. Well, popular or not, I have been making it for few years now to make my 

Gujarati Dangela/Tawa Handvo

Gujarati Dangela/Tawa Handvo

Gujarati Dangela/Tawa Handvo – pan fried thick pancake made with quinoa, brown rice, assorted lentils, zucchini & lots of spices. Gujarati Dangela/Tawa Handvo is thick pan fried pancake that is made with fermented handvo batter. This recipe is a healthier version of the classic Gujarati 

Healthy Handvo Flour

Healthy Handvo Flour

Healthy Handvo Flour – protein and fiber rich flour made with quinoa, brown rice, & assorted lentils to make Handvo, savory Gujarati snack. Handvo is a very popular Gujarati snack. It is naturally gluten-free and vegan as the flour is made out of set of 

Mango Ice Cream

Mango Ice Cream

Mango Ice Cream – No churn seasonal mango ice cream made with very few ingredients including fresh mangos, slivered nuts along with hint of cardamom & saffron. When someone says mango ice cream, first thing that comes to my mind is my mom’s homemade version. 

Falafel Wraps

Falafel Wraps

Falafel Wraps – super green, protein and fiber rich sprouted beans chilla (flatbread), wrapped with crunchy veggie salad, creamy tahini sauce & spicy garlicky red sauce. Falafel is deep fried assorted lentils and herbs balls with flavored crunchy salad that is loaded with spicy garlicky 

Falafel

Falafel

Falafel – deep fried assorted lentils and herbs balls with flavored crunchy salad that is loaded with spicy garlicky red sauce and mild creamy tahini sauce. Growing up in India I had not know about this classic Middle Eastern goodie. My mother in law introduced 

Smokey Halloumi Pineapple Burgers

Smokey Halloumi Pineapple Burgers

Smokey Halloumi Pineapple Burgers – vegetarian burgers made with juicy smokey halloumi & pineapple simmered in chipotle adobo sauce, super green guacamole & topped with crunchy pickled coleslaw along with tartar sauce. Would you believe me if I said, I’ve never had Halloumi cheese until