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 …