Vegetarian does not mean boring!
Quinoa Brown Rice Idli – super soft wholesome steamed savory cakes made with equal parts urad dal, quinoa, brown rice, white rice with hint of methi! Idli is type of savory rice cake. It is one of those South Indian comfort food that is consumed …
Mango Matho – mango flavored yogurt based Indian dessert made with minimal ingredients like whole milk yogurt, powdered sugar, hint of saffron and cardamom powder! Matho is a lighter/thinner version of Shrikhand. Shrikhand is thick creamy yogurt based dessert. Matho is made similar way as …
Smashed Potatoes Chaat – crispy baby smashed potatoes topped with dry chana masala, minty spicy green chutney, sweet tangy tamarind chutney and fresh crunchy toppings. Chaat is all about potatoes, sweet and spicy chutney, onions, tomatoes, sev and some other fixing. Potatoes are a key …
Cabbage Peas Shaak – extremely simple and light Gujarati style dry cabbage curry along with peas that is made with minimal ingredients! Shaak means cooked vegetable in Gujarati, in other words some sort of vegetable curry. If you ever had Gujarati thali at any restaurants, …
Ladoo made out of leftover bhakhri, jaggery, ghee, sesame seeds and hint of cardamom to make super quick kid friendly healthy dessert! Bhakhri is one of those food items you would always find in my kitchen. It is super simple to make and extremely comforting. …
Cheesy Hariyali Aloo Paratha – spicy, tangy, cheesy potato filling stuffed in spinach rotis cooked to perfection, moist from inside and crispy from outside!! Paratha is one of those Indian foods that is always so comforting and satisfying. Paratha is a very broad term. There …
Singhada Sheera – water chestnut flour halwa made with gluten free singhada flour, ghee, milk, jaggery and cardamom powder, perfect fasting dessert! Halwa is very well know and easy to make Indian dessert. There are so many different versions of it. You can simply make …
Multigrain lasaniya dhebra made with ghee leftovers, loaded with garlic and spices to make perfect Gujarati style tea time snack! Dhebra is Gujarati home staple food, especially for your tea time. This multi grain flatbread is one of a kind dish. Not only due to …
Kanda Bataka Toasties – Toasted sandwich using leftover onion potato curry, cheese, chutney!! Onion potato curry is one of the easiest and commonly made Indian curry. It can be made many different ways. And there are so many ways you can enjoy this goodie. You …
Onion Potato Curry – popular Gujarati kanda bataka nu shaak, an extremely satisfying and simple dry curry made with very basic ingredients!! Let me start this post with a delighful dinner we had with one my non-Indian friend and his family. I had made Chana …