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Healthy Vegetable Fried Brown Rice is a quick, easy and delicious fried rice cooked with brown rice and lots of vegetables. Brown rice makes it high in fibre and low in GI. Different veggies increases the nutritional level of rice. This rice is a one meal dish and is perfect for a satisfying quick week … Read more
Eggless Wholewheat Spinach Bread is a made healthy and nutritious by adding spinach puree to the the bread dough while kneading. The bread gets a beautiful green colour and additions of oats to the top makes the bread slices look more attractive and healthy. The bread is super soft, moist and is perfect to eat … Read more
Sev Usal / Spiced Dried Peas Curry / Gujarat Street Food is a popular street food from Gujarat (India). It is served hot by assembling the ragda (spiced dried green peas curry) with green coriander chutney, date tamarind chutney, onions , spicy tari (gravy made with garlic, red chili powder and oil), coriander and thick … Read more
Koshimbir / Maharashtrian Style Salad is a refreshing salad made in Maharastrian household. A tempering made by crackling mustard seeds, green chili, curry leaves and asafoetida in hot oil gives a unique taste to the salad. The mouthwatering aroma from asafoetida, and green chili is released when the hot tempering is poured on the salad. … Read more
Khaman Ni Chutney is a chutney or dip made by grinding fresh coriander with khaman pieces. Green chili , lemon juice, and sugar balances the taste of the chutney making it spicy, sweet and sour. It is very delicious and is served with khaman by the snack shops. It is very quick and easy to … Read more
Bajra Jowar Dhebra / Pearl Millet Sorghum Flatbread is a traditional flat bread made in Gujarat with combination of bajra, jowar and wheat flour. It is spiced with ginger garlic, pickle masala, sugar, yogurt and salt. Curd and sugar gives dhebra the sour and sweet taste and curd gives softness to the dhebra. Pickle masala … Read more
Khatta Dhokla Using Idli Rava is soft and sour steamed dhokla made using idli rava (cream of rice) and different lentils (toor dal – pigeon pea, chana dal -bengal gram, urad dal – black gram). The idli rava and different lentils are soaked, ground into a batter, fermented and then steamed. Sour yogurt is added … Read more
Mixed Bhajiya / Fritters is a popular Indian deep fried snack made by deep frying slices of potatoes, onions, spinach leaves or any vegetables of your choice dipped in the the batter made of chick pea flour. The slices are cooked evenly in the oil till they puff up and cook well from inside. The … Read more
Bharela Bhinda / Bharwaan Bhindi / Stuffed Okra is a rich and delicious dish made by stuffing small okra with a spiced and flavored filling made with roasted chickpea flour, peanut, sesame seeds, ginger garlic paste, spices. The stuffed okra are then cooked in a generous amount of oil and served with roti, dal or … Read more
Watermelon Orange Juice is a refreshing juice made with sweet watery watermelon and tangy juicy orange. It is an instant source of energy and helps to quench thirst and beat the summer heat. It is gluten free, vegan and can be enjoyed while fasting (upwaas/ vraat). My friend Kavita in Sydney had invited us one … Read more
Eggless Tiramisu Cake is a popular coffee rich Italian dessert served in a cake form. The eggless vanilla sponge is soaked with coffee syrup and layered and covered with irresistible creamy whipped mascarpone cheese and cream mixture. The cake is dusted with cocoa powder and is refrigerated and served chilled. This indulgent cake is moist, … Read more
Baked Stuffed Mushrooms is a quick, easy and tasty non fried hot snack made by stuffing the mushroom with the filling made with onion, capsicum, cheese and herbs (or any filling of your choice) and is then baked and served hot. It is a crowd pleaser and an irresistible treat to mushroom lovers. I had … Read more
Tuvar Na Dana Ringan Nu Shaak / Fresh Pigeon Peas And Eggplant Curry is a traditonal Gujarati curry made using fresh pigeon peas, fresh eggplant and regular Indian spices. It is frequently made during winter when eggplant and pigeon pea are available. It is very quick and easy to make recipe . This vegan dish … Read more
Eggless Rasmalai Cake is an extraordinary eggless rich cake made by using traditional Indian sweet rasmalai. It is a fusion recipe where cake is flavored with traditional Indian spices such as cardamom and saffron. It is assembled with a layer of rasmalai and cardamom saffron flavored whipped cream and the cake sponge is soaked with … Read more
Rasmalai (Cottage Cheese Disc In Flavored Milk) is traditional Indian sweet from the state of Bengal and is made with the soft cottage cheese disc that is first soaked in sugar syrup and then in sweet and thick milk that is flavored with saffron and cardamom. It is served chilled with chopped nuts. The rasmalai … Read more
Pomegranate Apple Tomato Juice is a refreshing, healthy, quick, easy and sugarfree drink loaded with vitamins and minerals that boost your immunity. It is vegan and gluten free and can be enjoyed while fasting. You can add a pinch of black salt (kala namak/ sanchal/pink salt) or chaat masala to make it chatpata. Here is … Read more
Bhakri Pizza On Tava With Chawli Masala Topping is a fusion of curry and pizza. Here the pizza base is made of unleavened Indian flatbread (bhakri) and is cooked with the topping made of Indian style spiced black eye bean on flat pan (tava). Cheese , oregano and chili flakes makes the pizza complete. I … Read more
Wheat Bhakri / Kathiyawadi Bisctuit Bhakri / Wheat is a unleavened thick and crisp flatbread popular in Kathiyawad region of Gujarat. It is made with coarse wheat flour and is rolled thicker than the regular roti. Coarse wheat flour gives grainy texture to the bhakri. The bhakri can be served with tea for breakfast or … Read more
Chawli Masala / Lobia Curry / Black Eye Bean Curry is a simple and quick curry made in a pressure cooker by cooking soaked black eye bean along with onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste and regular Indian spices. Addition of sambhar masala gives a different flavor and aroma to the dish. The curry is vegan, … Read more
A glassful of Muskmelon Apple Orange Tomato Juice is an instant boost of energy , refreshing , filling and is enriched with vitamins and antioxidants. The sweetness of muskmelon and apple is balanced with tangy and juicy orange and tomato. It is gluten free and vegan and gives you energy while fasting. I have started … Read more
