Beet Root, Apple and Spinach Salad

Beet Root, Apple and Spinach Salad

Earthy gluten-free salad including shredded beet roots, honey crisp apples and baby spinach along with capers, roasted sunflower seeds, lime juice, salt and feta cheese! My kids love boiled beet roots so I always have them handy in the fridge. I like to boil them 

Surti Locho

Surti Locho

Surti Locho – Steamed Gujarati Farsan made out of split bengal gram and rice batter fermented over night and steamed with very basic spices. Locho is steamed Gujarati Farsan (Snack /Side Dish) originated in Surat city. It is made from split bengal gram and rice 

Gujarati Khichu – steamed rice flour with spices

Gujarati Khichu – steamed rice flour with spices

Rice flour slowly added to the boiling mix of green chillie, cumin seeds and carom seeds until thick soft dough and then steamed. Khichu or Khichiyu is a dough for making papad/papadi, however, owing to its taste it is also consumed as Farsan (snack/side dish). 

Crispy Tofu with spicy peanut marinade

Crispy Tofu with spicy peanut marinade

Being vegetarian, I try to find many different ways to increase my protein intake. One of the very common option is to include soy products to vegetarian diet like Tofu. My kids love tofu. I was not a big fan of it before, but as 

Churma Ladoo

Churma Ladoo

Churma ladoo, Gujarati/Rajasthani sweet made by coarsely ground deep fried whole wheat flour dumplings along with jaggery, cardamom, coconut, sesame and poppy seeds. These ladoos are Indian sweets specially made in Gujarati and Rajasthani households during festival time like Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Diwali etc. They 

Spicy Roasted Pepper and Garlic Hummus Platter

Spicy Roasted Pepper and Garlic Hummus Platter

Hummus with a kick of spicy roasted peppers and garlic, topped with crunchy chickpeas, veggies, capers and feta cheese(optional) and served with pita bread or chips! We like to host gatherings at our house. Which requires me to come up with crowd pleaser recipes. This 

Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Avocado Garlic Aioli

Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Avocado Garlic Aioli

Baked sweet potato fries loaded with black beans, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, serrano pepper, cilantro, scallions, lime juice, cheese. Served with avocado garlic aioli! All of us crave junk food once in a while, don’t we? What if we make healthiesh junk food that tastes 

Grilled Goat Cheese and Beet Root Sandwich

Grilled Goat Cheese and Beet Root Sandwich

Grilled Goat Cheese and Beet Root Sandwich loaded with spinach, mint, jalapeños, onions makes perfect summer meal! My kids love beet roots. So I always have them in the fridge. I like to give it to them in their lunch boxes! Sometimes I boil them 

Roasted Garlic Broccoli

Roasted Garlic Broccoli

Broccoli roasted with sliced garlic, extra virgin olive oil, himalayan salt and fresh coarse ground black pepper. It is so crunchy and delicious that you would want to eat more and more! It is vegan and gluten-free! This is very easy and quick side dish. 

Lapsi – Cracked Wheat Dessert

Lapsi – Cracked Wheat Dessert

Lapsi – Cracked wheat sautéed in ghee or coconut oil along with saffron and whole spices, cooked with regular milk/plant based milk, water and sugar inside Instant Pot to make a perfect Indian Dessert! Lapsi is an Indian Dessert made out of cracked wheat, ghee,