Welcome to Bhavna's Kitchen & Living!
Love for Healthy Living Starts Here
Welcome to Bhavna's Kitchen & Living!
Love for Healthy Living Starts Here
Gujarati cuisine is unlike any other Indian cuisine. Almost strictly vegetarian, it is traditionally served on silver platters to the accompaniment of rice …In almost every Gujarati recipe, you will expect something sweet, literally! Gujrati Thali is prepared with several shaaks(curry), roti or puris, rice, daal or kadhi, kachumber(salad), papad, raita, chutneys, region’s popular snack and sweet dish. Thali is very tempting and almost hard to stop eating!
Pressure cooking is getting popular with new inventions and safety features. Pressure cooking is only a few hundred years old, and it only really became popular for home use in the last century. When I was a child, using first-generation pressure cookers was still considered a bit dangerous.
Pressure cooking is getting popular with new inventions and safety features. Pressure cooking is only a few hundred years old, and it only really became popular for home use in the last century.
Mung or Moong bean sprouts are low in calories, have fiber and B vitamins, and deliver a boost of vitamins C and K. One cup of mung bean sprouts contains 26 calories.
Quinoa Lentil (daal) Khichdi is one of my favorite to cook often as I don’t need to cook any other sides to go with it. It’s quick One pot recipe that satisfies your hunger, tastebuds and nutrition. This recipe is vegan and gluten free as well and perfect for many other diet restrictions.
Idra is basically Gujarati white Dhokla which are made from rice and black gram(Urad) are quite healthy and contains right mix of carbohydrate and protein. Idra is soft and fluffy dhoklas that are good for snacks. Now, there are few ways, this delicacy is prepared. Traditionally, rice and black gram(Urad dal) is soaked overnight, grind next day, let it ferment for about 6-8 hours and steam.
Where I grew up, Surat, Gujarat, this sweet vermicelli is served during the festival of Holi in the evening after Holi rituals are performed. The complete Thali Meal contains Gujarati Daal, Bhinda(Okra) shaak, Roti, Rice, Mithi Sev and condiments.
Handvo (Gujarati:હાંડવો) is a vegetable cake made with Rice and lentil. It is a part of the Gujarati cuisine. It is often made with a bottle gourd (Hindi: लौकी, Gujarati દુધી), though many other vegetables can be added. Sometimes crushed peanuts are also added. In this post you will learn to make Handvo with Cabbage, carrot, and Zucchini.
Kapuriya or Gora – Instant version of Dhokla is very popular where I grew up. I grew up eating all kinds of steamed food like Khaman, Dhokla, Kapuriya and so on….I still follow my tradition …
Dhokla, Khaman, Idli, Dosa, Handvo, Kapuriya, Uttapam are always on my menu planner as a favorite morning breakfast, light lunch, school lunch box or after school snack. But going through the process of soaking rice, dal and then fermenting it sounds like too much work to me.
Khichu or Khichiyu is a dough for making Papad, however owing to its taste it is also consumed as Farsan (Snack /Side Dish).
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