Tuvar Ma Dhokli

Tuvar Ma Dhokli

Tuvar Ma Dhokli is a one-pot dish made from sukhi or dry tuvar. The tuvar is cooked and simmered with whole wheat flour sheet (dhokli) and spices. I first ate Tuvar ma dhokli after my marriage at my Aunt-in-law’s place (Daxa Shah) in Bharuch, Gujarat. It is her specialty and is loved by everyone in the … Read more

Strawberry Blueberry Milkshake

Strawberry Blueberry Milkshake

I love blueberries. I like to use fresh blueberries until they are available. Blueberry and strawberry taste very delicious together and this milkshake uses both. Milkshakes are very quick to make and are very healthy. You can make them with the fruit of your choice. Some fruits are sour and so while making a milkshake … Read more

Plain Moong Dal Khicdhi

plain moong dal khichdi

Khichdi is a dish made by cooking rice and lentil together. The dal can be moong dal (split yellow moong dal and split moong dal with skin), tuvar dal, chana dal, urad dal or masoor dal. Plain moong dal khichdi is a comfort food to have on any day. It is prepared by pressure cooking … Read more

Less Oil Handvo Flour Palak Vada/Less Oil Mix flour Spinach fritters

Less Oil Handvo Flour Palak Vada/Less Oil Mix flour Spinach fritters

Less oil handvo flour palak vada is made using spinach and handvo flour. It is made with less oil in a paniyaram /appe pan. Handvo flour is mixed flour made with roasting rice, tuvar dal (pigeon peas), chana dal (gram), urad dal (split black gram). The mix of flour and spices gives a very unique … Read more

Masala Milk

Masala Milk

  Masala Milk is a very healthy beverage made by boiling the milk along with powdered nuts mixture, saffron, and cardamom. If you like you can also add nutmeg. It is good to have it hot in winter and cold in summer. Masala milk is very often made in our house. My son loves the … Read more

Whole Wheat Pizza Base

Whole Wheat Pizza Base

At home, I try to avoid all-purpose flour. I try to make the dishes using 100% whole wheat flour or a mixture of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour. This time my son wanted me to bake pizza at home and he wanted the base to be like the store ones. I promised him I … Read more

Baked Whole Wheat, Oats Kasurimethi Puri/ Baked Whole wheat, Oats Dried Fenugreek Leaves Cracker

Baked Whole Wheat, Oats Kasurimethi Puri/ Baked Whole wheat, Oats Dried Fenugreek Leaves Cracker

How about making something healthy and tasty with Kasuri methi? I made baked Kasuri methi puri with whole wheat flour and oats. It came out very tasty and crispy. The flavor of Kasuri methi was prominent. It reminded me of the crispy puris that my mother used to pack for me when I was in a … Read more

Plum Juice

Plum Juice

Plum is a very nutritious fruit.  It is a good source of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. Ripe plums are sweet to taste. Plums can be black, red, orange or green in color. Plums can be eaten fresh. They can also be used in making jams, juices, wines, cakes or salad. Dried plums are known as … Read more

Sattu Ke Parathe And Cucumber And Tomato Raita

Sattu Ke Parathe And Cucumber And Tomato Raita

 “Sattu ke parathe” is a very popular dish from Bihar.  It is an Indian flatbread stuffed with spicy Sattu mixture and shallow fried in a pan. Sattu is prepared by dry roasting grains (barley, wheat, sorghum) or grams, mainly Bengal gram. Traditionally, sattu is prepared by roasting the grains or grams on the sand in an … Read more

Palak Dal /Spinach Lentil Curry

Palak Dal /Spinach Lentil Curry

Dal is a soup made from various lentils in the different regions of India.  It is tempered with oil, spices and sometimes ginger garlic, chili, onions, and tomatoes are added to enhance the flavor of dal. Every region of India has a different preparation of dal, even if it uses the same lentil. The texture, consistency, … Read more

Sabudana Thalipeeth/ Sago pancake

Sabudana Thalipeeth/ Sago pancake

Sabudana thalipeeth is a dish made during fast/upwaas/vraat. It is very delicious and is made using soaked sabudana, potato, crushed peanuts, cumin seeds and ginger green chilies. It is cooked by applying ghee or butter till it is golden and crisp. It uses fewer spices but is yet full of flavors. Thalipeeth is a popular … Read more

Onion Rava Dosa

Onion Rava Dosa

Rava Dosa is a very popular variant of South Indian dosa. You will find Rava Sada Dosa, Rava masala dosa, Onion Rava dosa, Onion rava masala dosa, Mysore rava dosa or Mysore rava masala dosa in restaurants.. This dosa is very crispy and looks like a net. This makes us think that making this dosa at … Read more

Sooji Paniyaram

Sooji Paniyaram

Paniyaram is a South Indian breakfast or snack recipe. It is known as Kuzhi Paniyaram in Tamil, Paddu in Kannada, Gunta Ponganalu in Telugu. I had it first at a restaurant serving authentic South Indian Food in Baroda, Gujarat. I had masala Paniyaram at that time and fell in love with it. They were crispy from … Read more

Mango Custard

Mango Custard

Summer brings lots of heat and mangoes!! I wait for mangoes because I love that fruit very much. In fact, a majority of us love this king of fruits. The heat of summer subsides with this sweet fruit. Mangoes can be eaten as raw or as ripe. People want to eat something cool and fresh … Read more