I don’t think I’ve enjoyed carrots this much in a long time! There is just something about the toasty mustard seeds, tangy lemon juice and sweetness that really appealed to me. I found this recipe for stir fried carrots (gajar … Continue reading
This Gujarati batata nu shaak is a wonderful potato subji (vegetable dish) that is tangy and sweet and full of spices. It goes well with pooris, Indian unleavened fried bread and the combination is often called poori bhaji. It is onion … Continue reading
One of my favorite breakfast items when I first visited India was cabbage sambharo with gathiya (chick pea flour chips). Cabbage sambharo is super easy to make. You just temper mustard seeds, green chilis and saute the cabbage for a … Continue reading
I recently asked my husband to come up with some Indian dishes he would like to have that I haven’t made before (or ever heard of!) and he came up with rasiya dhokla and Gujarati mung bhaat. So here I present … Continue reading
Thought I’d make a Gujarati styel eggplant to go with Gujarati dal the other night and found this recipe for Gujarati eggplant and potatoes on Mysoorean. I decided to skip the potato though. It turned out really nice! 1 tablespoon olive … Continue reading
The first time I had dal dhokli was in Bangalore I thought it was the funniest dish. Like pasta in dal! Which it kind of is if you get down to it. Pieces of raw roti (thin Indian bread) are … Continue reading
Dhoklas are a Gujarati snack made of a fermented batter of rice and besan flour which is steamed and then cut into squares. Fermenting batter takes so long so I was excited when I found out about khaman dhoklas which … Continue reading
Before Tejas and I were married, Tejas would come over to my place every week for a home cooked dinner, generally Asian or Mexican inspired. Likewise, I would go over to his place for a home cooked Indian dinner. He … Continue reading
I had this dal the first time I went to India to meet my then boyfriend’s family. At the time I wasn’t a huge fan because of the sweetness, but for some reason, now I love it! When his mom … Continue reading
So Tejas brought home tindora last week. It is also called ivy gourd and a lot of other names I can’t remember right now. I absolutely love this vegetable. He taught me a very simple method using just chili powder … Continue reading