Print Lemon Pepper Cupcakes with Gauva Filling Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 12 cupcakes This recipe is in honor of one of my uncle. During gauva season in India, he would always eat gauva with salt and pepper. Ingredients 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 […]
Lemon Cardamom Cupcakes
Print Lemon Cardamom Cupcakes Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 12 cupcakes Ingredients 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 stick (8 oz.) unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup whole milk 2 tablespoons freshly […]
Palak Mung Dal Sabzi
Print Palak Mung Dal Sabzi Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 4 Spinach with Mung Dal Ingredients 2 lbs. baby spinach (palak) ¾ cup mung dal (without skin) 1 medium onion roughly cut into ½ inch dice 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 inch piece of ginger, roughly chopped […]
Paneer Bhuraji
Print Paneer Bhuraji Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 4 Paneer Crumbs Ingredients About 1 lb. package of paneer 1 small red onion, finely diced ½ red bell pepper, finely diced ½ green bell pepper, finely diced 1 small carrot ½ cup frozen peas ½ cup frozen corn kernels […]
Dal Vada
Print Dal Vada Prep time: 6 hours Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 6 hours 25 mins Serves: 4 Dal vada (Mung Dal Fritters) are street food available all over Gujarat, but in city of Ahmedabad those are the best. Street vendors make batter in advance and fry vada in a cart to order. Ingredients 1 […]
Shrikhand
Print Elaichi Shrikhand Prep time: 8 hours Total time: 8 hours Serves: 8 Cardamom Yogurt Pudding Ingredients 1 32oz container full fat yogurt (not Greek) 1 32oz container low fat yogurt (not Greek) 1 cup granulated sugar or more 1 teaspoon ground elaichi (cardamom) ⅛ teaspoon ground jaifal (nutmeg) 1 tablespoons finely chopped pistachio, for garnish […]
Puda
Print Puda Prep time: 3 hours Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 3 hours 25 mins Serves: 6 In this recipe of Savory Pancakes you can also add finely chopped vegetables like carrots, spinach, peas etc. Ingredients 1 cup or more chickpea flour 1 teaspoon salt or to taste ½ cup yogurt 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro […]
Muthia
Print Steamed Muthia Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 4 For the recipe of Muthia (dumplings), you can use Soji (cream of wheat) or Dhokla flour instead of coarse wheat flour. All these flours are easily available in Indian grocery stores. Ingredients IFor Muthia: 1 ½ cups Bhakhari flour […]
Handvo
Print Doodhi Handvo Prep time: 8 hours Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 9 hours Serves: 8 Savory Cake with Squash Ingredients For Batter: 3 cups uncooked rice (not Basmeti) 1 cup toover dal (split pigeon peas) ¾ cup yogurt or buttermilk 6-8 cups water For Handvo: 4 teaspoons salt or to taste 4 teaspoons sugar […]
Bataka ni Sukhi Bhaji
Print Bataka ni Sukhi Bhaji Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 7 mins Total time: 27 mins Serves: 4 Bataka (potatoes) ni Sukhi (dry) Bhaji (vegetable), is my niece Purvi’s recipe. Ingredients 5 medium Yukon gold potatoes, boiled and cut into ½ inch dice 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 serrano chili, finely […]
Tomato-Corn Soup
Print Tomato-Corn Soup Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 4 This is my sister Anita’s recipe. Ingredients 6 medium tomatoes 1 carrot 3 fresh corns or 1 cup frozen corn 1 shallot 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 3 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 inch piece of ginger, finely minced ½ […]
Sukhadi
Print Sukhadi Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 6 This is my sister Jayshree’s recipe of whole wheat flour halva. Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup Ghee (clarified butter) 1 cup jaggery (Indian raw sugar), shredded Directions Heat a small wok or a frying pan on a […]