Thabdi peda is a Gujarati sweet/traditional sweet peda recipe that is prepared from solidified milk and has a very soft texture. The ingredients are more like the same but this peda recipe is very different from our very own milk peda. In Gujarat; this exotic sweet is made during all the festivals but why wait for a festival to make such a yummy dessert. Made with very less ingredients but it has its own tips and tricks to get that moisture and color. Also known as Thabdi penda , has a beautiful color; to get the perfect color, caramelized sugar is added to the reduced milk which completely ch ..read more

Jowar is the Hindi name of millet Sorghum (English name) which is known by different other names in different languages like Jowari, jonna, Jola, or jolada. Jowar is one of the common and easily available millets; the grains or the flour can be easily bought from any departmental store (or online store). Grains need to be soaked overnight before cooking, for the same reason I find flour easy to handle especially for some instant recipes or millet recipes breakfast. Jowar dosa (Millet dosa) or can even say Instant jowar dosa is something that tops in my instant healthy food recipes list. This i ..read more

Spicy puffed rice (puffed rice snack) or Murmura namkeen or kara pori are the few names for this healthy tea-time snacks, a low-calorie snack. I even consider it in healthy late-night snacks, especially during weekends. This can easily be stored in an airtight container for a longer period. A simple munching snack prepared in less ghee and that evening teatime snacks craving also gets sorted in a quick and simple way. This is like a traditional recipe in my house; from my Dadi to my Mom then Me, so when thinking of a healthy snacks list….this is it and I ensure that puffed rice/murmura is alwa ..read more

Chocolate Caramel dessert Cups are one of the easy to make chocolate desserts with simple available ingredients, the dessert is eggless AND gluten-free. These gluten-free sweet and salty chocolate caramel cups / vegan chocolate mousse are good to go to satisfy the sweet cravings. The best part of this sweet is, it gets done in no time and kids just love the epic combination of chocolate and caramel. This eggless chocolate mousse is going to win your heart and you will definitely add it in your quick to make dessert list. Like any other child, my little one is a big fan of chocolate desserts wh ..read more

Bombay Potatoes or Bombay aloo is a quick simple, vegan, gluten-free potato recipe coated with rich Indian masalas; masala that we already have in our kitchen. This aloo dish is very popular across the globe because of its ease of preparation, texture, and not to forget the superb taste. Being a north Indian potato/aloo has always been considered a very important vegetable in my house, we usually don’t make any sabzi without aloo. The humble aloo/potato gels up easily with every vegetable be it gobhi,parwal, beans…..and many. But without any partiality, we also make different sabzi varieties w ..read more

Kothimbir vadi is one of the very famous Maharashtrian recipes usually served as breakfast which is easy to make and very different in taste. In Marathi language” kothimbir” or “kothmir” stands for coriander leaves. Like any other traditional dish, every household has its own way of preparing it, but the end result/taste is always amazing. Kothmir or coriander plays a very important role in preparing this recipe and this super delicious Vadi’s goes really well with a cup of tea/coffee. Maharashtrian recipes have always been my favorite as it has so many colors, flavors, and beauty; and some of ..read more

Paneer popcorn is a quick summer snack which is also one of the favorite paneer snacks of kids. I even consider it as a quick veg starter for any gatherings; as it remains crunchy for a longer time and needs no special ingredient. My little one is a big fan of paneer, so trying different recipes made with paneer (cottage cheese) has always been on my list. This is one of the favorites of my little darling.As I was making it according to her taste, I didn’ t add much of spices and kept it simple.You can adjust the spices according to your taste. These crunchy paneer popcorn are for all of us ve ..read more

I LOVE Pasta! (Oven-Baked Pasta) I know it has a lot of carbs and fat but yes, it’s something I would love to have any time. If you like pasta, give this one a try as it is creamy, cheesy with the right amount of garlic and herbs. Oven-Baked Pasta in white sauce is a delicious dish loaded with butter, cheese, milk, and some strong flavors of herbs. White sauce is also known as bechamel sauce; made using butter, flour, milk, and cheese but is more famous or we can say commonly known as white sauce. This is an Italian dish and is also made with different other sauces/flavors. Red sauce is one of ..read more

खजूर मोदक | Khajur Modak (Dates Modak) is a healthy, easy, sugar-free version of modak. Ganesh Festival (Ganesh Chaturthi) is full of energy, happiness, positivity, and Bappa’s favorite “Modak”. (Ganesh Festival is one of the biggest festivals of Maharashtra which is now very popular across the globe and the festival looks incomplete without modak. There are different types and flavors of modak’s prepared and served to Ganpati Bappa as “Bhog”. Usually, festivals are full of calories in the form of jaggery, sugar, or oil. This mithai is completely different from our regular ones; this (Dates Mo ..read more

Aloo Posto is a classic Bengali dish. The niramish method spares all the spices and the taste/flavor completely relies on poppy seeds and nigella seeds. For a pleasant variation to this niramish(sattvic) method, we can also add fried onions to it…a tasty twist. Sometimes the simplest and most ignored ingredient can make a mouth-watering dish. Aloo Posto is one example of such a dish, made with very less ingredient that leads to a creamy spiced potato sabzi. In our locality we never had much of Bengali neighbors so never had a close interaction with them which can lead to food. So, for me Benga ..read more