Print Bhel Prep time: 20 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 4 Bhel is a street food mostly available all over India. Bhel mix is mixture of puffed rice, crispy chickpea flour noodles and whole wheat flour crackers. It’s party favorite food. Ingredients 6 cups bhel mix 1 large russet potato, boiled and cut into ½ […]
Kachori
Print Lilva Kachori Prep time: 1 hour Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 2 hours Serves: 6 Kachori (stuffed savory pastry) is found in many regions of India but lilva (fresh pigeon peas) kachori is mainly found in Gujarat. Ingredients For filling: 2 cups frozen tuver lilva (fresh pigeon peas), thawed 1 medium russet potato, boiled […]
Khaman
Print Khaman Prep time: 5 hours Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 5 hours 15 mins Serves: 4 This Gujarati dish can be found all over Gujarat in shops called khaman house or farsan (savory) mart. It is eaten as a snack or with a meal as a farsan on special occasions. Ingredients 2 cups besan […]
Chickpea Flour Rolls and Fries
Print Khandavi Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 6 The chickpea flour is known as besan and the rolls are known as Khandavi. This dish was my mother’s specialty. My mother used to make it on special occasions and whenever guests were coming over. She is not able to […]
Patra
Print Patra Prep time: 45 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour 30 mins Serves: 8 servings This recipe is made with taro leaves, which are not easily available in Indian grocery stores. If you find it use it otherwise use collard greens or chard. Ingredients 1 bunch collard greens 2 cups chickpea flour […]
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 […]
Dhokla
Print Dhokla Prep time: 24 hours Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 24 hours 20 mins Serves: 4 Steamed Savory Cakes with Rice and Dal (split pigeon peas) Ingredients For Dkokla Batter: 1 cup uncooked rice and ⅓ cup split pigeon peas (toovar dal) or 1 ½ cups Dhokla flour or 1 package of instant Dhokla […]