Sev Tameta nu Shaak
Sev Tameta nu Shaak is a very simple, quick and humble dish from the sub region of Gujarat called Kathiyawad. It’s made with the juiciest tomatoes and basic ingredients available to that region and Sev is added to it.
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Dahi Vada
Dahi Vadas, are one of the easiest Indian appetizers that can be prepared in advance and served to a crowd. It is made with lentils, topped with some sweetened yogurt and assortment of spices are sprinkled along with tamarind chutney. It comes under chaat category.
Savory Scones with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Curried Leeks and Feta
The best savory scone recipe you will ever make! It’s filled with sun-dried tomatoes, feta and curried leeks. The flavors are so outstanding that you would want to double up the recipe.
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Corn and Spinach Handvo
Handvo is one of the most popular Gujarati dishes. I love the way Handvo is traditionally cooked. It has a special pot that looks like a huge bundt pan, there is a tray underneath which is filled with sand and Handvo batter is poured into …
Pav Bhaji – Mumbai street food
Pav Bhaji is India’s iconic Mumbai street food. It’s Indian answer to vegetarian sloppy joes. Bhaji is a dish made with boiled and mashed vegetables spiced up and served with diced red onions, cilantro and butter, ohh and a squeeze of lime. It is eaten …
Masala Potato Taquitos
Do you know what Taquitos are? I thought I knew at first. I was confusing them to be flautas all the time. To me flautas and taquitos both looked similar at first glance. Both are rolled into cylindrical/cigar shape and are deep fried.
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Sabudana Tikki Chaat
Crispy Sabudana Tikkis topped with plain yogurt, tamarind and cilantro chutneys, sprinkled with Indian confetti Sev, chaat masala and garnished with cilantro for an ultimate flavor explosion in your mouth.
Crispy, Crunchy and delicious Sabudana Tikkis – Tapioca/Sago Fritters
Crispy on the outside and soft in the inside Sabudana Vada are the perfect snack.
St. John’s – U.S. Virgin Islands
On the day of my birthday, we decided to go Island hopping to St. John’s. We heard a lot of amazing things about it. St. John’s is one of the Islands close to St. Thomas and you can only access it via ferry or boat. Trunk Bay on St. John’s island is 225 -yard-long underwater coral reef trail. It offers a great opportunity for underwater snorkeling and other activities. it is one of the most pristine beaches I have ever been to. You cannot miss out on this place.
We had our morning tea at home and headed out with our rental car to the ferry terminal which was literally 5 minutes from where we stayed in Red Hook. We thought we were late, but the ferry/barge came a little bit late (island time) so it worked out for us. You buy tickets on the ferry not in advance. Ferry ride is just 20 minutes in total. Once we got out of the ferry, it was still early to get food, so we decided to get smoothies from Our Market Smoothies. The smoothies were delicious and kept us full until lunch. Highly recommend you get tropical flavors like guava or passion fruits flavors.
On our way, we came across a Sugar mill, that we decided to stop by and take some pictures. I am not sure which plantation ruins it was, but I think it might be Susannaberg or Catherineberg Ruins. The roads were tricky, so only drive that route if you feel comfortable.
We spent few hours at the most famous Trunk Bay. I cannot tell you how beautiful and gorgeous the water was. We also stopped for views everywhere. The turquoise water was so beautiful to look at and my husband did some snorkeling. I enjoyed a swim in the water. We didn’t feel like leaving that place, but we had to explore other places on St. John’s.
We had lunch at Cruzan Bay Landing. I tried their famous drink – painkiller. It was so good, the breeze was outstanding, the food was delicious and there were chickens all over the place. I tried chana roti, which came with salad and very delicious dressing and mango chutney. My husband had chicken sandwich that he loved it too.
From there, we went to Maho Bay. It’s a bay so if you are like me who does not like waves, it was perfect place. Maho Bay is famous for birds and turtles in the water. At Maho bay crossroads, there was music going on, food trucks etc. very cool vibe all over that place. After a nice swim, we went to Annaberg Sugar Mills, and explored those ruins. It was only 5 mins from Maho Bay.
On our way, we stopped at lot of viewpoints and a few other beaches. Depending on what you really want to do, there are tons of beaches in small vicinity. We stopped by Hawksnest Beach.
By then, it was time to get back to ferry terminal as we didn’t want to miss last ferry going back. On our way, we stopped to get some local ice cream. Again, try to get tropical flavors if you can. B, got a guava flavored ice cream which was delicious.
We got back to our rental and took showers and enjoyed some wine with views. B had made reservations for dinner at an Italian place called Pesce Italian. The food was very good, the service could have been better. The host was extremely rude. We heard couple of people share similar experience with their service. But the food was delicious. We tried couple of dishes. It was such an amazing day!
St. John’s is absolutely breathtaking! I still have more to share. I didn’t wish to make a long blog post so divided into parts. Stay tuned for more next week and be sure to check out the first part!
Be sure to check out St. Thomas!
XO, Devangi
Pudla – Gujarati Savory Glutenfree crepes
Pudla is a Gujarati dish, lacy looking crepes or pancakes made from chickpea flour known as besan in Hindi or gram flour in Indian cooking.