Prasad – Sweet Morsels
This Navratri, as we reel under the pandemic that seems to be in no hurry to leave (thanks to us), I decided to make this …
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 …
Rice Ladoo
A quest and a celebration of Rice; an ancient grain, a fragrant grain, a revered grain, a cereal grain that more than half the world’s …
Khajoor Halwa – a gooey and mildly spiced Date Fudge
As winter chants her way out, sharing here a last post on winter foods I had cooked up while in Ahmedabad a few months back. …
Magajtari no Paak – Melon Seed Fudge
The Paind post yesterday was all about clever and ingenious use of various ingredients for their potential medicinal properties and ingenious ways they have been …
Mohanthal – Gujarat’s classic chickpea fudge
Chickpea flour, ghee and sugar three ingredients that give us some of the most soul-soothing, heartwarming and magical regional Indian sweets. These three thrive in …
Gulab Pak – A classic fudge made-with fragrant heirloom roses
A few years back if you had asked me to buy a cookbook in Gujarati ( my mother-tongue) I would have never listened to you. …
Sev Tameta nu Shaak – a non-fried sev version of an iconic Kathiyawari curry
વાળુ- Vadu – is what dinner is called in Kathiawar. Once the families return home after a hard day’s work on the farms they get …
Amrat Paak
It is often said that Gujaratis are born enterprenuers, business acumen runs in their blood. The will and zeal to exapand their horiszons has pushed …
Musk Melon and Coconut Cooler
Summer are synonymous with melons and shakkar teti/ musk melon is another (first being water melon) favourite with Gujarati households. Before the mangoes make their …