Recipes

Lilva Kachori – famous seasonal Gujarati snack deep fried stuffed balls, filled with spicy and tangy lilva stuffing with hint of sweetness and coated with crispy spiced up dough! Lilva is fresh green peas/beans. There are many different type of lilva you can find at…

Dal Makhani is extremely creamy whole black beans (whole urad) and red kidney beans (rajma) curry simmered in butter, cream and very subtle spices on low heat. Dal makhani is a staple Indian dish. It was first created by Punjabis and is now recognized as…

Rajbhog Shrikhand – thick creamy yogurt based Indian dessert made with minimal ingredients like whole milk yogurt, powdered sugar, hint of saffron and cardamom, nuts and tutti frutti! Shrikhand is yogurt based Indian dessert, very well knows in Gujarat and Maharastra! Basically the idea is…

Garlicky Sorghum Popcorn – Sorghum Popcorn/Jowar Dhani spiced up with basic spices and lot of crunchy garlic, peanuts and papad. Sorghum Popcorn, known as jowar dhani is one of the very popular snack around many parts of India. It is light, airy and healthy snack…

Jeera Rice – light fluffy cumin rice made with long grain basmati rice, salt, cumin seeds and ghee in an Instant Pot just like restaurants style! A classic simple rice dish that is truly a heart of Indian food!! Jeera rice, also knows as cumin…

Veg Fried Rice, Indian street style fried rice loaded with fresh crunchy veggies and mild Indo Chinese flavors! There are many variations of fried rice out there. This version is truly Indian Street Style Indo Chinese version! If you are a fan of Indo Chinese…

Kale Chana Masala Stew made in an Instant Pot with Indian chana masala inspired flavors and lots of veggies like kale, carrots, celery. A perfect low carb plant based goodie! CHANA MASALA is chickpea curry that is cooked with simply onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and…

Ghari Rolls – a fusion dessert that is delicious combination of sweet Surati sweet Ghari, made with mixed ground nuts, milk mawa, ghee and sugar that is baked in puff pastries and topped with ooey gooey glaze. Ghari or Surati Ghari is a sweet Gujarati…

Aloo/Tofu Gobi Matter Bake – mix of cauliflower, potatoes OR Tofu, peas, cherry tomatoes, onions are coated with extremely flavorful oil and spice mix and then roasted/baked to perfection! Aloo Gobi Matter is one of the very popular Indian curries. It is a mix of…

Pickled Jalapeños Mac & Cheese – mac & cheese flavored with Indian style pickled jalapeños made with ground mustard seeds and turmeric powder along with sharp cheddar cheese. As shocking as it sounds, I am not a big fan of classic Mac & Cheese. Please…