Snacks

Vaghareli Khichedi (tempered spicy lentils and rice)

Khichedi is a popular comfort food for a lot of Gujaratis.  It's light but filling too and can be eaten…

21 January 2013

Sev mamra (Indian snack with savoury noodles and puffed rice)

Sev mamra is an Indian snack. It is a mixture of spicy dry ingredients such as puffed rice called mamra…

21 January 2013

Stuffed Parathas (Flatbread) with Quinoa, vegetables and nuts

I have seen a lot of recipes with Quinoa and I was keen to try some recipes with it as it…

18 January 2013

Tortilla wraps with Quinoa, vegetables and nuts

I have seen a lot of recipes with Quinoa and I was keen to try some recipes with it as it…

15 January 2013

Punjabi Samosas

Samosas are available in most places in the world as little triangle pastries filled with a variety of vegetarian or…

9 November 2012

Satpadi poori (seven layered pooris)

Memories of helping my mum make these satpadi pooris were making me quite emotional as she used to make them…

7 November 2012

Dall(dal) Dhokli (lentils with homemade flat pasta like dumplings)

Dall Dhokli is an all time comfort food served with rice in most Gujarati homes on cold days.  The dall…

3 November 2012

Stuffed peppers in tomato gravy (bharela marcha nu shaak)

I love sweet peppers in a salad, sandwich or a curry.  The lovely colours and the flavours also look appealing.  …

2 November 2012

Kachoris with sprouted mug (sprouted lentil filled pastries)

I wrote my recipe for traditional kachoris a couple of years ago.  The recipe for making these kachoris is very similar…

26 October 2012

Curried Baked Beans

Baked beans in tomato sauce were a real luxury for us when we were growing up in Kenya.  Sometimes as…

25 October 2012