Healthy Living

Refreshing Summer Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad with mint, lemon zest and juice, subtle spices, feta cheese and just a dash of honey! It is almost time for incredible sunny days that makes you want to enjoy light and refreshing food!! Summer is all about refreshing salads…

Tandoori Veggie Burger made with sweet potatoes, black beans, oats and amazing tandoori flavors, topped with minty yogurt sauce and crispy fried pickled jalapeños. This is not your average burger. This burger is an ultimate veggie burger. The gluten-free and dairy-free patty holds amazing nutrients…

Beetroot Cupcakes – Super moist kids friendly cupcakes made with natural beets and topped with fresh whipping cream frosting! I love incorporating veggies in my baked goods! I have used carrots, zucchini and beets previously in my few delicious bread recipes. This time I wanted…

Dry green pepper curry/shaak coated with chickpea flour mix, loaded peanuts, sesame seeds and lots of dry spices! When I tell people I am a vegetarian, they think I only eat grass LOL. I do not blame them for thinking this way because the primary…

Give a whole new delicious life to store-bought dry kachori by adding fun toppings, sweet chutney, spicy chutneys. Masala Kachori makes a perfect tea time chaat option with least amount of efforts! This kachori is a big part of my India collage days! We used…

Simple yet delicious banana walnut bread for you breakfast, dessert or a mid day snack. Do you have ripe bananas sitting in your kitchen? Well, I got the best banana bread recipe for you that requires those very ripe bananas. This recipe has both vegan…

Naan pizza topped with marinated tandoori paneer, spicy tangy crunchy veggies and cheese along with generous amount of minty yogurt sauce! Who does not like tandoori paneer?!?! It is extremely flavorful and versatile. There are so many ways to use tandoori paneer. For example, curries,…

Garlicky Spicy Dal Dhokli is Boiled thick wheat flour noodles (dhokli) in a spicy garlicky pigeon pea stew (dal). This Rajasthani, Gujarati and Maharashtrian dish is made by boiling thick wheat flour noodles (dhokli or phal) in a spicy pigeon pea stew (dal or varan).…

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…

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…