Khatta Mug – Moong Beans in Yogurt Curry
A rather colourful lunch spread that includes Khatta Mug/Moong Beans in yoghurt, Gajar no Sambharo/stir-fried carrots or warm carrot salad and Pilo Bhaat/ Yellow rice …
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 …
Paind – traditional foods for winters
The Gujarati Shabdkosh/dictionary describes Vasana as “foods consisting of various medicinal herbs and spices prepared and consumed during winters.” Vasana are superfoods created in our …
Tal Vat ane Shing Vat – Pounded Sesame or Peanuts with Jaggery
Tal-Vat, Shing-Vat (coarsely ponded Sesame + Jaggery and Peanuts+Jaggery) and times when homemade snacks and meals were the only foods we knew. The snacks were …
Bafanu – the boiled roots and tubers pickle
A pickle tray on the dining table is integral to any meal, its contents are so powerful both in terms of taste and presence that …
Ghesh- the Gujarati Congee
Ghesh is the Gujarati take on Congee. Honestly it is a rather scaled down version of the elaborate rice porridges I have had in the …