Vegetarian does not mean boring!
Gujarati Dangela/Tawa Handvo – pan fried thick pancake made with quinoa, brown rice, assorted lentils, zucchini & lots of spices. Gujarati Dangela/Tawa Handvo is thick pan fried pancake that is made with fermented handvo batter. This recipe is a healthier version of the classic Gujarati …
South Gujarat style Cauliflower Peas Potato Curry, simply made with mentioned vegetables and basic spices!! Simple cauliflower, potatoes & peas stir fry with Indian inspired spice mix. It comes together in no time!! This easy and quick dry curry requires minimal ingredients. I love prepping …
Cabbage Carrot Thepla (flatbread) made with Oat and whole wheat flour, hemp seeds, yogurt and some spices. Thepla is simply a flat bread made with either whole wheat or multi grain flour. It is made with some sort of greens like spinach, fenugreek leaves, dill …
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, …
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 …
Surti winter specialty Papdi Lilva Bhaat – papdi lilva (Green field beans), basmati rice and onions/peppers cooked with green garlicky flavors. This is a seasonal dish, as vegetables like papdi and fresh green garlic is widely available near South Gujarat coastline, including Surat, Navsari and …
Gluten-free Coleslaw Muthiya – Steamed spicy/savory cakes made in an Instant Pot with oats flour and chickpea flour along with lots of coleslaw and spices. Muthia is very common and frequently made snack in Gujarati homes. They are packed with multigrain flours and some sort …
Wheat and Sorghum (Jowar) flour dumplings in spicy garlicky warm cluster beans curry. This dish is authentic Gujarati dish that not many people of my generation know of. This is one of those family recipes I learned from my baa (grandma). Making this reminds me …
Boiled potatoes tempered with cumin and fenugreek seeds, cooked along with fenugreek leaves mild spices! This very simple shak is made in my house on regular basis. I love methi bhaji – Fenugreek Leaves. I like to use it in many different ways and this …
Mix of brown rice and lentils cooked with lots of vegetables and flavored with bunch of spices, peanuts, coconut and ghee. This high protein, high fiber, plant-based meal is effortlessly made in an Instant Pot! Some days you just want something super comforting and satisfying. …