Misal

Misal

Staple breakfast of Maharashtra especially in rural areas. My favorite roadtrip food. I love trying different misals especially in tiny roadside joints. One of my long time dreams is to do a roadtrip around maharashtra trying every misal joint that I come across – I 

Black Bean sliders

Black Bean sliders

I created this recipe to recreate my favorite – SMASH burger’s black bean burger. You will need: for the patty: 1 can of black beans 1/4 red bellpepper (or any other color is fine, I like the flavor that the red one brings the most 

Vegan Pad Thai

Vegan Pad Thai

Being able to make plans on the fly and doing  a quick vacation in Thailand was one of the best luxuries that came with living in India. I miss that the most ever since I moved back to the US. Not to mention even more 

Tawa Pulav

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 

Mysore Dosa Chutney

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 

Vada Pav

Vada Pav

A spicy potato slider. Vegan. delicious. If I were to start writing stories about this dish, it would end up being a chronicle of my entire teenage life! Vada pav constituted the majority of my weekly expense in school and college. Most good stories and 

The Perfect Indian Pav

The Perfect Indian Pav

Indian bread rolls – popular accompaniment with street foods such as Pav bhaji, batata vada and misal! So you may have read my other recipe, which I developed after years of experimentation. That one is great too.. but this one, is a level up – 

Veg Momos

Veg Momos

Throughout the lockdown, I have felt quite happy at home. I feel there’s no place I would rather be. Just that it would be awesome if my home was on a farm or better still in the mountains. So my way to bring the mountains 

Chicken momos

Chicken momos

Throughout the lockdown, I have felt quite happy at home. I feel like there’s no place I would rather be. Just that it would be really nice if my home was on a farm or better still in the mountains. And my way to bring 

Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

Takeout style spicy Kung Pao Chicken     For the most part, I prefer vegetarian food. But when you crave some spicy Chinese takeout, you can’t help but make some Kung Pao Chicke !   You will need:   1 lb of chicken tenders/ chicken breast/ thighs