Vegetarian does not mean boring!
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Peanuty Sweet Potatoes – Spicy, savory, tangy Sweet potatoes cooked with cumin seeds, lots of peanuts, green chilis, ginger and white rock salt to make it Vrat (Indian Fasting) friendly faradi Shakkariya There are so many options nowadays for vrat friendly dishes. However what if …
Sweet wheat flour rotis stuffed with sweet lentil filling made from spilt pigeon pea (toor dal), jaggery, semolina and cardamom to make perfect Puran Poli-vedmi! Different regions in India uses different combinations to make puran poli. For example chana dal or toor dal with either …
Zucchini Methi Muthia, steamed spicy/savory snack made with whole wheat flour, sorghum flour and chickpea flour melody along with zucchini, fenugreek/methi leaves and spices. Muthia is very common and frequently made snack in Gujarati homes. They are packed with multigrain flours and some sort of …
Layered idlas made with quinoa, brown rice, white rice and lentils with spinachy peanut chutney layer. Idlas are made out of white rice and lentils. They are very famous Gujarati snack. The process includes fermenting the rice and lentil batter overnight to at least for …
Super soft whole wheat Beet root and Tofu Phulka Rotis with fiber, protein and bright beetroot colors! Whole wheat phulka rotis are staple of Indian food, specially Gujarati Food. These phulka rotis are usually made with just wheat flour, salt, water and oil. They go so well with any subzies, curries, daal etc. …