Ladoo or Churma na ladoo
Churma na ladoo is one sweet, my family, including the kids, love. These ladoos remind me of my brother’s birthday celebrations in Kenya which took place every year in September. All the relatives used to Read More …
Category: Main Course
Plain Bhakhri
Bhakhri is a biscuit like Indian bread which is a crispy slightly salty which can be eaten with any curry. It’s a traditional Gujarati bread. Most Gujarati’s make chappatis (or rotlis) for lunch but will Read More …
Savoury Rice with lentils and peas (Gujarati toor dall khichedi)
Savoury Rice with lentils and peas called Toor dall khichedi is a traditional Gujarati comfort dish. Khichedi or khichdiis one of those dishes you make at home for your self when you are feeling lazy Read More …
Bharela Peas Bhat or Spicy Potato Stuffed Rice
Bharella mutter bhat translated means – Rice cooked with vegetables that have been stuffed with spices. In Bharela Mattur Bhat or Spicy Potato Stuffed Ricerecipe, the vegetables are stuffed with several spices. The origins Read More …
Dhebra or Methi na dhebra
Dhebra – Methi na dhebra with bajra (millet), Ghav (wheat) and chana flour Methi na Dhebra (Fenugreek bread) is a Gujarati bread type snack made with a mix of methi (fenugreek) leaves and millet, wheat Read More …
Spicy Salad or Sambharo
Sambharo is rather like a spicy cooked salad always served up as an extra to a main meal. It’s usually made with carrots, white cabbage and hot green chillies – stir fried in oil, Read More …
Pickled Ginger
Ginger is one ingredient we use everyday – starting with my early morning lemon,honey and ginger and honey drink and my ginger tea. Whenever I mange to get fresh ginger, I like to pickle Read More …
Bajra na rotla or Indian Millet flat Bread
When I was growing up, bajra rotlas (flatbreads) were a regular meal served with either Biagan Bhartha. aubergine and fenugreek curry or with Karela curry. This was because my dad was a diabetic and he Read More …
Gujarati Tuvar Dall or Toor Dall
The pigeon pea is also known as Toor dall or Tuvar, Congo pea or Gungo pea. In India, split pigeon peas (toor dall) are one of the most popular pulses, being an important source of Read More …
Puran Puri or Chapattis made with sweet lentil stuffing
Whenever, I make Puran Puri which are chapattis made with sweet lentil stuffing, I think of the first time I was asked to help roll them out by my mother in law and I had Read More …