Spinach Dal

Spinach Dal

Assorted lentils cooked with garlic, turmeric, spices and added to sautéed spinach that is wilted with tempered garlic. This recipe is very quick and naturally vegan and gluten-free! This dish definitely falls into my comfort food! On the days I just want to eat something 

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 

Loaded Veggie Tostadas

Loaded Veggie Tostadas

Loaded Veggie Tostadas with refried black beans, crunchy spicy and tangy veggies along with spicy avocado chutney! A perfect recipe for meal planning that is so much fun and super tasty. And guess what, it is gluten free and can be made vegan! The core 

Refried Black Beans – Instant Pot

Refried Black Beans – Instant Pot

One pot homemade Mexican refried black beans that is naturally healthy, gluten-free and dairy-free. And most importantly, tastes way better than the canned refried beans! Being vegetarian, I always had to check the back of the cans when I used to get canned beans. Most 

Spicy Cracked Wheat and Lentil Porridge

Spicy Cracked Wheat and Lentil Porridge

Comfort food at its best, Spicy Cracked Wheat and Lentil Porridge cooked in an Instant Pot with tempered seeds and bunch of spices and water until reached porridge consistency. Comfort food pays a very special role into everyones lives. With just a little effort, you 

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). 

Vada Pav Burger – NO DEEP FRYING

Vada Pav Burger – NO DEEP FRYING

Spicy potato patties with crunchy lentils, served on a bun with spicy green chutney, red peanut/garlic chutney, onions and slice of cheese (optional). This is a modified version of an Indian street food called Vada Pav. Vada pav is a vegetarian fast food dish native 

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