Breakfast

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.…

Spiced up leftover masala idlis with very basic spices along with some crunchy lentils. Idlis are steamed cakes made of rice and lentils. They are very good for breakfast as they are very filling and keeps you full for long time. Though it is not…

Roasted white sesame and coconut powder coated by caramelized jaggery to make perfect crunchy treat! Yet another chikki for Uttarayan/Makar Sankranti in addition of peanut chikki and murmura laddus! These sesame coconut chikki is so crispy and yummy. It is loaded with roasted sesame seeds…