Simple and easy to cook vegetarian recipes
Gujarati Puran Puri Recipe (Gujarati style) – Puran puri also known as “Puran Poli” is a sweet Indian flat-bread often served as dessert in state of Maharastra and main dish in Gujarat. This dish is very well known and often prepared during auspicious festival of Holi/”Gudi padwa”. This sweet-bread dish is favorite across Indian and has so many...
Chocolate Kheer Recipe – Kheer is the classic Indian dessert that is often cooked during festivals or special occasions. It is in true sense the dessert cooked in almost all the parts of Indian subcontinent. There are many different varieties of kheer. The classic kheer recipe consists of milk, sugar and boiled rice. However there...
Baingan Palita / Ringan Palita Recipe – Baingan palita also known as Baingan Katri is a simple dish made from aubergine/egg plant. Before I dig deeper into this recipe, I have a confession to make. This is NOT my recipe. This is my lovely mum-in-laws recipe. She is a great lady and a great cook....
Sev Tamatar Sabji recipe is one of all time favorite Gujarati sabzi that I cook often at home. Sev is fine vermicelli made from deep-fried gram flour paste. So Sev Tameta nu shaak as its called in Gujarati is a sweet and sour curry made from tomato, Sev, garlic and other curry spices. Lot of...
Mix Dal fry recipe (Punjabi Style): Lentils or daals are considered to be one of staple food of Indian cuisine. Whatever region you belong to, you’ll have at least one local dish prepared from lentil or dal. It is considered to be great in protein and for vegetarians often dal is one of few protein...
Jeera Rice Recipe – Yes, you heard it right: “Jeera Rice”. Its one of the simplest, easiest yet most ordered rice dish in an Indian restaurant. Jeera Rice is very common side dish eaten along with different lentil preparations like dal fry, dal palak, mix dal fry, dal tadka or even south indian rasam and sambar. I have seen Jeera rice served as...
Aloo Gobi Matar Recipe – Indian cooking is so versatile yet so simple. Contrary to the western belief, Indian cooking is not at all complicated if you learn few tricks and if you are accustomed to the basics of Indian food. Everyday almost every Indian family cooks a balanced diet which is rich in all the necessary & essential nutrition. The sabzi...
Strawberry Apple Smoothie – Just look at the mouth watering smoothie in above image. Who wouldn’t fall for this delicious treat. The layer of strawberry on apple milkshake can make anyone crave for this beauty. When it comes to smoothies, the presentation rules em’all. Although having fruit smoothies in breakfast is a great way to...
Kala Chana Masala – Today I made a delicious protein rich curry known as Kala Chana Masala (Black Chana Masala Curry). This sabzi is cooked in Punjabi style with all the spices that are commonly used for Punjabi cuisine. Kala chana or bengal gram is quite common in Indian cooking. This lentil is very delicious and rich...
Sandwich Dhokla is a mouth watering savory from western state of Gujarat. There are many different varieties of dhokla recipes cooked across India especially in Gujarat. Gujarati people love this spicy baked cake made from rice and lentils flour. Some of the famous variety of Gujarati Dhokla are handvo dhokla, khatta dhokla, khaman dhokla, white dhokla (idra...
Melon Kiwi Smoothie: Who doesn’t love smoothies. Specially when its hot summer out there and you have a chilled glass of fresh fruit smoothie in your hand. I love milkshakes and often try different versions depending on availability of fruits in market. Today I did one such experiment with fresh melons and kiwis. Both are my favorite...
Cabbage Beans Poriyal recipe is yet another quick and easy South Indian recipe of poriyal. This side dish is a must in any typical South Indian meal. Poriyals as they are called in Tamil Nadu have different names in different region of India. For example in Kannada it is called Palya and in Telugu: Porutu. Poriyal...
Sweet corn soup recipe – The soup made from corn is so versatile that you can add almost any vegetables/ingredients along with corn in soup and make different varieties of corn soup. Thus there are hundreds of variations of sweetcorn soup. Chinese have their own way of making sweetcorn soup called yumigeng. Also Tibetians cook their...
South Indian Style Rasam Recipe – The word ‘Rasam’ has its origin in ancient Sanskrit literature. ‘Rasam’ means juice in Sanskrit. However we refer Rasam to the spicy South Indian soup made from tomato and tamarind pulp. If you like spicy and tangy flavors you will love Rasam. This tasty Rasam soup is usually accompanied with rice, poriyals and other South Indian...
Coconut Chutney Recipe: If you love South Indian cuisine then you ought to love coconut chutney. Coconut chutney is a typical South Indian side dish/condiment that you will see across the length and breadth of Southern India (and to extent most of the restaurants of North). This tasty chutney goes really well with Dosa /...
Gujarati Khichdi Recipe – Khichdi is a common Indian dish made from rice and lentils. Its famous across India and hundreds of variations of this dish is prepared in all parts of India. One of the variation is Gujarati Khichdi. Gujarati Khichdi is considered to be a comfort food, easy to digest and nutritious. For vegetarians this is...
Gujarati Kadhi Recipe – Kadhi is a famous North Indian dish that resembles to soup. It is basically a dish with thick or thin gravy made from gram flour and yogurt/buttermilk. This is an easy gujarati kadhi recipe. Gujarati kadhi differs from other North Indian variations like Punjabi kadhi, Maharashtrian Kadhi, Rajasthani kadhi etc. It is sweeter...
Beetroot Ginger Juice – I was talking to my Mom yesterday and she told me how hot it has got in India these days. The temperature has gone above 40 deg Celsius in few parts of India. I suggested her some coolers that she can prepare in no time and cope up with the soaring...
Gujarati Handvo Recipe – Handvo is a baked dish made from various dals/lentils and rice, sesame seeds and spices. The batter is prepared from lentils and rice and is usually fermented overnight. This is a baked dish. Hence the Handvo batter is traditionally baked in a special steam cooker. It is also possible to prepare...
Potato and Green Beans sabzi is yet another simple curry recipe that you can prepare in no time at your home. I make this curry quite often and we love it. The vegetables are simple and easily available; potatoes and french green beans. This curry is very popular in India and is part of the daily diet. The...