Vegetarian does not mean boring!
Murmura laddus are Murmura (Indian style rice crispy) coated with caramelized jaggery, perfect gluten-free vegan treats! Whenever I see these laddus, I go back to my childhood!! My grand maas and my mom always had these murmura laddu handy in the house, specially during Uttarayan/Makar…
Roasted peanuts coated by caramelized jaggery to make perfect crunchy treat! This winter treats are must haves during Makar Sankranti/Uttarayan, festival of kites which happens every year on January 14th. It is a tradition to make these chikki on this day in many households. Growing…
Gujarati winter dish made with pigeon pea beans, lots of fresh green garlic and bunch of spices! This dish is very famous in Mehsana, a city in Gujarat state. I never had made this in my household growing up and did not even know it…
Thin rice vermicelli/rice noodles flavored with curried spices and mixed with crunchy veggies along with curried tofu! Who does not like noodles? I know my husband and I like them A LOT! My kids like them too, therefore it makes things a little easier in…
Simple chili garlic fried rice, so garlicky and spicy paired with crispy air fried sesame spinach! I can eat fried rice literally EVERYDAY, specially when it is Indo-Chinese style! Chili garlic fried rice is one of the simplest fried rice recipes. Since I like it…
Methi Thepla – Multigrain flatbread flavored with fresh fenugreek leaves, spices and jaggery! Methi thepla is a very famous Gujarati dish. It is made out of fresh methi (fenugreek leaves), multigrain flour, bunch of spices, jaggery, yogurt and oil. Methi – fenugreek leaves are bitter…
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked into spicy curry tempered with mustard, cumin and fenugreek seeds! All the dishes do not have to have crazy amount of ingredients and complicated to make, sometimes very basic ingredients can create very flavorful comfort dishes! This super easy dish is…
Tortellini soup loaded with fresh vegetables, kidney beans and flavored with classic herbs! It is made in Instant Pot within minutes. Good mix of carbs, protein and fat! After having a long, tiring, busy day, all you want is some quick comfort food, don’t you?!…
Wheat and Sorghum (Jowar) flour dumplings in spicy garlicky warm cluster beans curry. This dish is authentic Gujarati dish that not many people of my generation know of. This is one of those family recipes I learned from my baa (grandma). Making this reminds me…
Super soft and puffed up flat bread/rotis made out of whole wheat flour, salt, water and oil. This rotis are very think and light. It goes so well with any kind of dry or curried subzi. Easily can be made vegan by avoiding the ghee.…
Hello there! Welcome to My Vegetarian Roots! My name is Hetal. I am here to share food creations which is a great combination of my Indian roots and food diversity experience I had in USA!
On My Vegetarian Roots, you'll find some healthy delicious vegetarian recipes, that I make with my proud Indian roots I inherited from my mom, mom in-law and grand maas with a touch of my creativity!
Thank you for being part of my roots, I am so glad to share my story with you!
