Month: June 2017

  • Arbi Patra – Pateria or Alu wadi – Taro Leaves Snacks

    Arbi Patra – Pateria or Alu wadi – Taro Leaves Snacks

    The step by step recipe with photo and video instructions. Patra – Pateria or Alu wadi made from Taro Leaves are stuffed rolled from colocasia leaves snack popular in Gujarati and Maharashtrian cuisine. If you can’t find Taro leaves and still interested in making this recipe, try with Kale leaves or any bigger size edible…

  • Surti Undhiyu – Seasonal Mixed Vegetables

    Surti Undhiyu – Seasonal Mixed Vegetables

    Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat, India. The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati word “undhu”, which translates to upside down, since the dish is traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots, termed “matlu”, which are fired from above.

  • Carrot Truffles – Gajar Laddus or Ladoo

    Carrot Truffles – Gajar Laddus or Ladoo

    These yummy looking Carrot Truffles are my favorite as they are so quick and easy to make. Not only that you can customize it so easily with healthier options. Carrot is one of my favorite vegetable to use in desserts for its natural color and sweetness. You can definitely use other veggies like Beet, and…

  • Bhakri or Bhakhri – Gujarati Flat Bread

    Bhakri or Bhakhri – Gujarati Flat Bread

    Bhakri is a round flat unleavened bread often used in the cuisine of the state of mainly Maharashtra, but also in Gujarat, Goa etc. in India but is also common in western and central India, especially in the states of Rajasthan, Malwa, Goa, and Karnataka. It is coarser than a roti. It can be either…

  • Bikini Beach Body Challenge – My Summer Diet Routine

    Bikini Beach Body Challenge – My Summer Diet Routine

    I live in Florida and I have two kids ready to go on the beach as soon as summer hits. I also love to spend my time on the beach and obviously I want to look good in my beach cloths. Right diet plays vital role in staying fit.

  • The Good Cook Techniques & Recipes

    The Good Cook Techniques & Recipes

    Why do we need to know many cooking techinques? Well, the more you know the better your cooking experience will be. Sometimes, you can even turn disasters into new recipe if you know some quick fixing by using some good cooking techniques.

  • Matar Masala Curry Video Recipe | Green Peas Curry | Bhavna’s Kitchen

    Matar Masala Curry Video Recipe | Green Peas Curry | Bhavna’s Kitchen

    Matar Masala is very popular main course Indian dish prepared with green peas and tomatoes. Vegan and gluten free, this curry can also be an excellent base for any vegetarian or non-vegetarian main course curry. Serve this curry with rice…

  • Cake in Microwave without Eggs – Mug cakes

    Cake in Microwave without Eggs – Mug cakes

    Eggless Microwave Mug Cakes

  • Eggless Basic Vanilla Cake – Light & Airy – No Condensed Milk

    Eggless Basic Vanilla Cake – Light & Airy – No Condensed Milk

    This Egg free cake comes out light and airy. I used to make egg free cake with Condensed milk & Butter but the only problem I faced every time I made the cake was, once the cake is refrigerated, it got little hard, may be because of butter. So I started looking for other option…

  • Shrikhand – Flavored Yogurt

    Shrikhand – Flavored Yogurt

    Shrikhand is an Indian sweet dish made of strained yogurt. It is one of the main desserts in Maharashtrian cuisine. To prepare shrikhand, yogurt is tied in a muslin (cotton) cloth and left under pressure to drain. In the past, it used to be hung from a wall to achieve the desired thickness. The strained…