Dal Baati Churma is a traditional and popular delicacy from the Rajasthan region of India and served together with lots of ghee, chutney, onions and chilles. It is a complete nutritious dish with balance of carbs and proteins and taste. The whole wheat flour baati is served with spiced lentil dal , loads of ghee … Read more
Peas, Methi, Mint, Coriander Missi Roti (Paratha) / Flatbread is the variation to the regular missi roti that is made using wheat flour, gram flour and spices. Here a paste made of peas is added to the wheat, chickpea and sorghum flour along with green leafy vegetables such as methi, mint and coriander leaves along … Read more
Masala Karela / Spiced Bittergourd is a delicious dish made by cooking the bitter bitter gourd or karela with a spiced masala made using roasted chickpea flour, peanut, sesame seeds, spices. The spices hides the bitter taste of karela and enhances the flavor. Masala karela is served with roti, dal or kadhi , or aamras … Read more
Thalipeeth / Multigrain Spiced Flatbread is a type of spiced multigrain flatbread popular in Maharashtra . It is made using different flours , spices, onion, coriander, ginger, garlic, chili. The kneaded soft dough is pressed into a flat thick circle with fingers on the greased butter paper. Holes are made using fingers on the flatbread … Read more
Mori Dal / Sada Varan / Plain Toor Dal is a very simple Maharashtrian style toor dal cooked with just turmeric and salt. It is very delicious and healthy dal and is a very important dish served at the beginning of a Maharashtrian meal. It is very light on stomach and can be given to … Read more
Lehsuni Palak Dal Tadka / Garlic Flavored Spinach Cooked With Lentils is a very quick and easy dal with goodness of spinach. The tempering (tadka) made of garlic , chili powder and oil, poured just before serving enhances its colour, taste and aroma. Serve the dal with roti /paratha/ naan/ rice. The dal is vegan … Read more
Dhana Lahsan Bajri Rotla / Coriander Garlic Pearl Millet Flat Bread is a unleavened flavored flatbread made with Pearl millet flour and a paste made with coriander, garlic and green chili. It is served hot with baigan bharta or sev tameta or curry. It can also be enjoyed with pickle or yogurt or jaggery and … Read more
Sev tameta Nu Shaak is a popular dish available in Gujarati / Kathiyawadi restaurants and road side (dhabha) joints. Just with few ingredients and very easy to make, the dish tastes very delicious. The dish does not need any prior preparations and can be cooked in 20 minutes. Serve hot sev tameta nu shaak with … Read more
Simple And Easy Vegetable Fried Rice is quickly made by stir frying vegetables and rice together and flavored with soy sauce and chili sauce. This gluten free and vegan recipe is perfect for a quick week night meal and can be packed for lunch boxes. It is even quicker when cooked with leftover rice. The … Read more
Ringan Nu Raitu / Baigan Ka Raita/ Spiced Eggplant Yogurt Dip is a traditional yogurt dip made with steamed and mashed eggplant and yogurt with spices. A tempering made of oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chili powder adds flavor to the dip and the floating oil in the top makes it more appetizing and … 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
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
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
Guar Ma Dhokli / Spiced Wheat Sheets In Cluster Beans is a popular dish made in Gujarat by cooking cluster beans with spiced flat wheat flour sheets. It has curry / soup like consistency and can be served as a one meal dish for lunch or dinner. Some people also prefer to eat it along … Read more
Snow Pea Sprout Curry is simple and yet delicious curry made by cooking snow pea sprout with onion, tomato , ginger garlic and regular Indian spices. It can be enjoyed with rotla, bhakri or dhebra. In Bharuch (Gujarat, India), we get vaal na vaidaa (Lima bean sprout), and we make curry similar to the one … Read more
Bharela Ringan Batata Nu Shaak / Stuffed Eggplant Potato Curry is a traditional Gujarati main dish recipe made by stuffing baby eggplant and baby potato with a stuffing made with peanut, coconut, basic Indian spices, coriander. It is very delicious, easy to make and vegan. Skip asafoetida to make it gluten free. It is served … Read more
Simple Moong Dal is an easy , quick to make Indian dal made with split yellow moong beans. It is made with the tempering made with ghee, garlic, green chili and curry leaves. Served with rice or roti simple moong dal is a comforting weeknight food and is easy to digest. It can be either … Read more
Quick Vegetable Rice Pulao is a very healthy, mildly spiced, simple, quick and easy to cook dish cooked in pressure cooker. It is a one pot dish and can be cooked quickly for a quick lunch or dinner. It can be enjoyed with yogurt, Gujarati kadhi, papad and salad. The pulao can be packed for … Read more
Bharela Kanda Batata Nu Shaak/ Stuffed Onion Potato Curry is a delicious curry made by cooking the stuffed small onions and baby potato with masala made using peanut, coriander and spices. The bharela kanada batata nu shaak is made as an accompaniment with khichdi and also can be enjoyed with bhakri. It is a vegan … Read more