If you live in Los Angeles and haven’t been to Surti Farsan Mart in Artesia, you must go! Surti Farsan specializes in chaat, which is Indian street or snack food. One of my favorite dishes there is the radga petish, … Continue reading
I have had this recipe for batata rassa, potatoes in a wet gravy, in my “to try” items for quite a while now. I used the recipe just as an idea, adding onions and tomato, and changing the order and … Continue reading
I’ve talked a lot about goda masala, so I’ll spare you the details today :-), but here is the recipe I use. This dish of Marathi style black eyed peas is based on this recipe and it is really tasty. We … Continue reading
I just love tindora and it makes no sense why it isn’t common in the U.S. Called Ivy Gourd, tindora, tondli, tendli depending on where you’re at, these little squashes are about the size of you thumb and very tasty. … Continue reading
This Marathi eggplant is a quick version of stuff eggplant or bharli vangi. I became a huge fan of Marathi food because of the use of goda masala which is a super flavorful masala that includes sesame seeds, coconut and … Continue reading
Every once in a while, my husband Tejas will whip up an amazing subji and I’ll wonder, how come you haven’t made this before!? It is delicious! This recipe for gobi shak is one such recipe. After he made it … Continue reading
I am running out of goda masala! I’ll have to make up a new batch soon. I have been meaning to try masoor dal with this masala and I finally got the chance. This was dish number 3 for our … Continue reading
I absolutely LOVE pav bhaji. I wan’t interested in trying it originally, I was like what? Indian food that you eat with bread bread? Not the bread I associate with Indian food, naan, roti, chipati, etc., but regular ole rolls. … Continue reading
So last weekend I was searching for recipes for this Maharashtra dish called misal pav. It all started a couple of months ago when I was looking for a recipe for goda masala hoping to try out a new kind … Continue reading
Goda masala is used in Maharashtrian cooking and it makes the most amazing dal! I have tried it with toor dal, green moong dal, and mysoor dal. This is the recipe I used, but I changed it a little. I used … Continue reading