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 

Keda Methi Na Bhajiya

Keda Methi Na Bhajiya

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 

Stuffed Eggplants – Palita

Stuffed Eggplants – Palita

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 

Poha – Kanda Bataka Poha

Poha – Kanda Bataka Poha

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

Mexican Street Style Frichos

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 

Split Chana Dal Fry

Split Chana Dal Fry

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 – Steamed rice lentils cakes

Kapuriya – Steamed rice lentils cakes

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. 

Cilantro Lime Rice – Instant Pot

Cilantro Lime Rice – Instant Pot

Cilantro lime rice flavored with fresh cumin, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeños, scallions and black beans made in an Instant Pot. You give me rice in any form and I will eat it! I mean as long as it is vegetarian LOL. Rice is one my 

Holy Guacamole

Holy Guacamole

Holy guacamole loaded with fresh onions, tomatoes, serrano chili, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, pink salt and black pepper! Growing up in India I had never heard of avocados. When I came to the States I came to know about this bland fruit that did not 

Veg Pulao – Instant Pot

Veg Pulao – Instant Pot

Perfectly fluffy Basmati rice cooked with whole spices and mixed veggies in an Instant Pot, super easy and quick Veg Pulao! Rice is my weakness. That being said, If you give me simple steamed rice or any form of rice, I am the happiest person