Print Mutter Paneer Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 lb. frozen peas (mutter), thawed ½ lb. fried or plain cubed paneer, available in Indian grocery stores 3 tablespoons canola oil or butter 3 teaspoons garlic-ginger paste, available in Indian grocery stores ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1 […]
Tikka Masala
Print Paneer Tikka Masala Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins Total time: 1 hour 40 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients About 1 lb. paneer, cut into ¾ inch dice 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, for garnish For Marinade: 1 tablespoon canola oil ½ teaspoon garam masala ½ teaspoon ground cumin 2 teaspoons garlic-ginger paste […]
Palak Paneer
Print Palak Paneer Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 lbs. baby spinach (palak) ½ lb. fried or plain cubed paneer 1 medium onion, roughly cut into ½ inch dice 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 inch piece of ginger, roughly chopped 1 green chili, roughly chopped […]
Vegetarian French Onion Soup
Print Vegetarian French Onion Soup Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins Total time: 1 hour 40 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 large yellow or sweet onions 2 large red onions 2 tablespoons butter 1 clove garlic, finely minced 2 thyme sprigs 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt or to taste ¼ teaspoon […]
Choli Muthia nu Shaak
Print Choli Muthia nu Shaak Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 4 Indian long green beans, called Choli in Gujarati, are not easily available fresh here. You can use frozen choli available in Indian grocery stores or Chinese long beans. Ingredients 1 bag of frozen choli (Indian long green […]
Moola ni Bhaji nu Shaak
Print Moola ni Bhaji nu Shaak Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 bundles of radishes with greens (bhaji) or 1 bundle of daikon (moola) with greens 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds ⅛ teaspoon asafetida 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, for garnish Flour mixture: ¼ […]
Makai no Chevado
Print Makai no Chevado Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins Total time: 2 hours Serves: 6 servings This is my cousin Sukeshi’s recipe of spicy corn (makai) pudding. The way she makes it, it tastes exactly like her mother’s (my aunt Ramamasi) famous Makai No Chevado. In summer, we used to have […]
Sev Tameta nu Shaak
Print Sev Tameta nu Shaak Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 4 servings This is my sister-in-law Bharatiben’s recipe of chickpea flour noodles (sev) with tomato (tameta). Ingredients 6 medium Roma tomatoes cut into ½ inch dice 1 jalapeno or serrano chili, cut into 4 pieces lengthwise 3 tablespoons […]
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 […]
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 […]