Meals

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…

Hoagie bun slathered with pizza sauce, stuffed with spicy onions pepper mix and Italian fake sausage, topped with provolone cheese and baked to the perfection to make the best vegetarian pizza hoagies! We are always on the lookout for quick, easy and delicious recipes. This…

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…

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 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…

Spicy Creamy Tortellini slathered in creamy spicy red sauce flavored with fresh hot red chili and garlic, served with garlic roasted broccoli to make a perfect quick weeknight dinner! I love playing with different type of sauces with different type of pasta. I always have…

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 (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.…