Cooking & Baking with Love
These Vegetarian Dumplings or Potstickers are packed with lots of flavors and so perfect to make. They are filled with cabbage, carrots, tofu or paneer, scallions and five spice seasoning. With store bought dumpling wrappers these are a breeze to make.
These healthy and quick noodle recipe is so flavorful and super easy to make. Most of the ingredients are to be easily available at home. This noodle dish has vegetables, noodles and curry powder that adds nice flavor to them.
Every we love about Lasagna, it’s all in this one bowl of soup. It’s filled with vegetables, pasta, marinara sauce, herbs, spinach and creamy ricotta and mozzarella cheeses. It’s so filling and easy, perfect for cold winter dinner.
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Gujarati Dal is everyday dal made with dried split pigeon peas, spices, peanuts, yam, and unlike other dal recipes, it has sweetness from jaggery, slight tanginess from either kokum or lemon juice and slight kick from the spices.
Chole, also interchangeably called Chana Masala, Amritsari Pindi Chole etc. is a well-known Indian food made with boiled chickpeas, aromatics like onions, tomatoes and spices and sour from the addition of tamarind.
Athela Olives and Athela pickle is a very well-known Gujarati-Style Chili pickle that is served as a condiment. Athela olives is my take on athela marcha. It is a mix of olives, green chilies, jalapenos, carrots and fresh turmeric as well.
This instant condiment is so common in Gujarati households or occasions. As a Kathiyawadi, we would have athela marcha with ganthiyas and fafdas. It would be incomplete meal if chili pickle is not part of it. Ohh, and those Sunday mornings with puri, cha and athela marcha is a killer combo. Athela Marcha are also called raiwala marcha.
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I am back with another breakfast recipe this week. Vermicelli Upma or Seviyan Upma is such a delicious and quick vegan breakfast or lunch dish. It is a staple and popular South Indian breakfast made with vermicelli, vegetables, and spices.
This tomato sauce and cheese wreath has a nice crust and soft gooey middle filled with tomato sauce, cheese, seasonings and fresh basil. It has all the flavors of pizza and more. Fun to put together and holiday showstopper. Serve this warm right out of …
Creamy and Smooth Ricotta Dip with sweet and sour grape chutney is perfect appetizer for the holidays! Serve it with toasted baguette, chips or papri!
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This rich and creamy baked mac and cheese is a such a favorite with delicious flavorful achari cheese sauce and crunchy Vaghareli Rotli crumbs on top. It cannot get anymore desi or Indian-ish than that. Perfect for a comforting meal with familiar flavors that I …