Shakkar Teti no Shrikhand – Rock Melon Shrikhand
Shakkar Teti (rockmelon/ musk melon/cantaloupe ) does make a rocking Shrikhand . Seriously luscious. Mellow and marginally sweet. After Sukhdi, Shrikhand is one of the …
Kanki no Khichdo ema Jowar ane Ghau na Muthiya – Broken Rice Risotto with Sorghum dumplings
Two years ago, I would have never put in so much effort in cooking and plating this Kanki no Khichdo ema Jowar+Ghau na Muthiya (simply …
Rice Rotla – Dal with a sprinkle of spice, honest tribal meal spread
A Dangi meal reminiscent of a bygone way of life, of life that still prevails in this (and some) nook of Gujarat. Food blogging and …
Homemade Dhokla Flour
The prompt to documenting this Khatta Dhokla flour came from the overwhelming  response to the Khatta Dhokla videos I shared on my Instagram stories.  In …
Vatana na Phorna – Green peas Poha
‘Vatana na Phorna- Droplets of Peas’ a simple dish with a rather alluring name. I am always intrigued by the thought that goes into naming …
Bhujiyu, an instant food native to Dangs
Continuing with my previous post on Dang, a land blessed with  immense natural beauty, hard-working and ever-smiling communities who continue to live a slow- …
Classic Handvo, an iconic Gujarati Lentil Cake
Talk about Gujarati foods and the first few preparations that immediately get mentioned  are Dhokla, Thepla, Khaman, Khakhra and Handvo. It is an exhaustive list, …
Bhaat na Puda – Leftover Rice Pancakes
A couple of posts back I did this story on food scarcity and how stingy we have become in appreciating the food on our plate. …
Bataka ane Vatana no Rotla – Potato and Peas Pancake
Bataka ane Vatana no Rotlo made using Safed Kada Rice, a folk rice variety of Gujarat. Gujaratis and Farsan (snacks) are inseparable. And the need …
the story of Mix Dal Khichri
Food scarcity was one of the greatest challenges  India faced for a long time. Recurrent famines, wars, growing population, inadequate infrastructure were some of the …