Skillet Veggie Lasagna

Growing up, it was pretty rare to have anything other than Indian food every night. And as great as it might sound to most of you out there, to an Indian-American teenager, it sucked. I wanted tacos, Chinese or pasta (my favorite), which according to my mom “isn’t real food” since it’s not Indian. (she […]

Gulab Jamun Cake Truffles

gulab jamun cake truffles

Back with another semi-homemade dessert, just in time for Diwali! Gulab Jamun Cake Truffles made with box cake mix! There is no shame in using boxed cake mix. It’s how I started when I initially started baking! This recipe makes quite a bit of Gulab Jamun cake truffles and it would be perfect for your […]

Praline Pecan Pie

Praline Pecan Pie | Milk and Cardamom

My husband is from Alabama and when his parents get a chance to visit the southern part of the state they always bring me back some goodies from Priester’s Pecans. I usually have to hide them from my husband otherwise he’ll eat them all and I’d never get a chance to bake with them. He is […]

Dabeli

Dabeli Recipe | Milk and Cardamom

This is my second recipe collaboration with Sanskar Teaching! This recipe is for dabeli, an Indian street food, that is famous in Gujarat. It consists of a spicy mashed potato mixture stuffed into a soft roll which is slathered with chutney, topped with pomegranate seeds and peanuts and then toasted! It’s spicy, sweet, with a […]

Vegan Chocolate Panna Cotta

Vegan Pot de Creme | Milk and Cardamom

Last month I went to the Fancy Food Show for the first time ever! I was so excited to see so many Indian women-owned businesses! One of the booths I visited was Elements Truffles, owned by Alak Vasa, a former Wall Street trader turned chocolate maker! She creates small batch chocolate in New Jersey, near […]

Curry Corn Chowder

Curry Corn Chowder | Milk and Cardamom

Growing up my favorite breakfast was vagharelu doda (sautéed corn) with orange juice. Weird right? But I loved it! In Gujarat, the world vagharelu is used to describe anything that is sautéed oil, cumin seeds, and turmeric and sometimes a few curry leaves. My mom would heat up some oil, fry some spices in it in and […]