Bhakhri with carom seeds

Bhakhri is a crispy slightly salty almost biscuit like Indian bread which can be eaten with any curry.  It’s salty and crispy and tastes good hot or cold.   I  have posted a recipe for Read More …

Peas and New Potato curry in tomato sauce (mutter bateta nu shak)

Everyone has a comfort food they like to have when they are unwell.  I had a really bad cold last week and didn’t want to eat anything too spicy so I made this  peas and Read More …

Val ni Dahl (Split Val Dall)

Vaal is a field bean also called  the hyacinth bean , lima beans, dried vaal, Fava beans or even butter beans.  This Vaal is not from the Vaal Papdi family.  Vaal papdi is a green Read More …

Sweet Potato and Onion Pakoras

What better way to enjoy a cold and rainy day? Got any left over bread?  Here is another  easy recipe for really tasty pakoras.   I have several bread bhajia pakoras recipes  in my blog and Read More …

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 with a curry or yogurt.  In the village, my parents grew up – it was Read More …

Biryani: Hot spicy and colourful

When you fancy something a lot spicy with rice – biryani is a great choice.  There are lots of biryani recipes – some more authentic than others. Whenever we have a friends get together, we Read More …

Multigrain Dhebra with methi (fenugreek), semolina and organic flaxseed powder

Most Gujarati’s make different variations of  Dhebras  as they are tasty and last a couple of days. They are perfect for picnics and lunch boxes.    I had posted a recipe for Methi na Dhebra last summer.  Since Read More …