Samosa
OK, when Badal reached out to me to write-up a samosa recipe for her Samosa and Mimosas campaign I immediately hit up my mom. I gave her a quick call to ask her for her samosa recipe and of course, like a typical Indian mom, she started spouting off rough measurements and a long list […]
Vegetable Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
I think we are officially heading into that part of the quarantine where we all have reached our limit in carbo-loading with pasta and now just want to eat something healthy. Well..at least I am. My favorite go-to healthy meal is fresh rolls, aka Vietnamese spring rolls, and I ate these obsessively when I was […]
Polenta “Khichdi”
When I was college I’d buy boxes of cornmeal and make polenta at home quite often because it was cheap, versatile, AND filling! I’d top it with channa masala, bean chili, butter, cheese …really whatever I had in the fridge and make a meal out of it. While this recipe isn’t technically a khichdi, I […]
Falafel with Spicy Herb Tahini Sauce
My mom didn’t eat outside food often, but when she did, it was falafel from Mamoun’s in NYC. She would bring home the falafel balls and make falafel pita sandwiches at home for dinner. There are few cuisines outside of Indian food my mom loves, but Levant cuisine is definitely one of them. This simple […]
Easy Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese
My lifelong obsession with pasta began early. Growing up, pasta was the only non-Indian dish my mom felt comfortable making—just boil noodles and add a jarred sauce. Simple, satisfying, and comforting. As I got older and began experimenting in the kitchen, I discovered a whole world of pasta sauces—pesto, brown butter and sage, creamy Alfredo-style […]
Curry Corn Chowder
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 […]