Sweet potato pawa (flaked rice with sweet potatoes)
At least once a month I make bateta pawa as my lunch time snack. Sometimes I make makai pawa for a change. Bateta pawa reminds me to my cousins in Gujarat who often served this Read More …
Category: Main Course
Spicy Stuffed Puri (Besan wali puri)
The credit for this recipe goes to Chef Harpal who comes on a TV show called Turban Tadka. I loved the addition of fennel and carom seeds to his dough and the fact that every Read More …
Spicy Couscous with mixed vegetables, nuts and a hint of saffron
Couscous is one of those ingredients that cooks fast and adding some spices and nuts helps to make it in an exciting exotic dish. I make couscous for my lunchbox every day with different variations Read More …
Cottage Pie with White Kidney Beans and Mixed Vegetables in Coconut Milk
Cottage pie is one of those simple but healthy dishes you can prepare ahead of time. You can make it with different fillings too. Ingredients for 4 servings of Vegetarian Cottage Pie: For the topping Read More …
Multigrain Muthia (Steamed Dumplings) using mixed greens
Muthias are steamed spiced dumplings made with vegetables and a mixture of flours. The most common vegetables used are fenugreek, spinach, cabbage or marrow. You can also use left over rice instead of the vegetables. Read More …
Lilva Tuver and Potato Curry
Pigeon Peas are also called Gunga peas or Lilva tuver and come in various forms. When they are fresh and green, they can be peeled like fresh peas. You can get fresh, frozen or tinned Read More …
Kidney bean Quesadillas
My son stayed with my sister in law for a few weeks and he kept telling me about these delicious quesadillas his aunt makes and could I ask her for the recipe? So finally, I Read More …
Kidney Beans and sweetcorn curry
Kidney beans and sweetcorn curry is one of our family’s favourite curries and have made it often when entertaining. It’s probably because these two ingredients are always in my cupboard. During lockdown, I must have Read More …
Mixed Vegetable with Rice Noodles
This is the first time i made vegetables with rice noodles. I have used other dry noodles which are a lot thicker and need to be cooked first. I am not too keen on their Read More …
Manchurian Balls in spicy tomato soup
The inspiration of this recipe is a recipe for vegetable Manchurian I saw in a Nita Mehta’s Vegetarian Chinese book. I have been trying out several of her recipes recently. I did not like Read More …