Indian Food

Tomato soup

I am not a fan of Sheet pan meals as I feel they almost never taste as good as something that’s grilled or roasted on a pan and tend to use more oil and time than sautéing. But this soup recipe is one for which …

Appetizers, Indian Food, Mains, Soups

Handvo

How has this gem of a snack recipe been alien to me, despite me having so many Gujarati friends, all these years will remain a mystery. But, better late than never, Ive discovered it and its a new favorite and Ill for sure enjoy it …

Indian Food, snacks, Vegetarian/ Vegan

Undhiyu

For years I have been wanting to try my hand at making this Gujarati delicacy. It is a bit intimidating but the extreme urge to have this finally took over the fear and I started researching. I found two very helpful recipes on Youtube – …

Indian Food, Mains, Vegetarian/ Vegan

Idli

If you read my Sambar post, you probably heard me rave about this local business that I bought homemade idli and dosa batter from. Unfortunately that person has been MIA for a while and that left me with no choice but to get in experimentation …

Indian Food, Vegetarian/ Vegan

Sandesh

Sandesh is a simple delicious Bengali mithai that can be made very quickly with minimal ingredients and can easily transformed into multiple flavors/ types. Its great to whip up a box full of 2-3 few flavors of Sandesh as a hostess gift or to take …

Desserts, Indian Food, Upwas, Vegetarian/ Vegan

Tawa Pulav

Tawa means griddle/ skillet and pulav is a rice pilaf with veggies and spices Traditionally, tawa pulav is a restaurant/ street speciality in restaurants that make Pav bhaji and is made on the same griddle as the pav bhaji. In fact the recipe needs a …

Indian Food, Mains, Street Food

Bharli Bhendi

For any typical Maharashtrian family, like most other Indian families, getting the kids to eat poli-bhaji (chapati/ roti and veegtables) is a the main goal. I think Bhendi (Indian okra) is one of the easiest tools to achieve that goal! I don’t know how the …

Indian Food, Maharashtrian cuisine, Vegetarian/ Vegan

Shahi Paneer

Mild spicy lightly sweet, creamy onion gravy with chunks of cottage cheese and dry fruits and raisins Whenever I make the gravy for this dish, I love to make extra gravy, because I am not going to lie, its a bit of work. But the …

Indian Food, Mains, Vegetarian/ Vegan

Mysore Dosa Chutney

Udupi restaurants menus can be daunting. One they are very prolific and two everything lip-smacking-ly delicious! The uthapa, the sandwiches, idli-wada, cutlets and of course the 100 different dosas! How does one even.. So, when in doubt (read every single time) I end up ordering …

Indian Food, Mains, snacks, Street Food, Vegetarian/ Vegan

CKP style fish fry

One of the cuisines I am growing to learn more is CKP-style cooking. I had heard CKP-style food is tasty but had never tasted it and experienced it until I married Neel. And the funniest part is that I was unaware that he was CKP …

Appetizers, Indian Food, Maharashtrian cuisine