BhavnaMakhania or Surti Batasa or namkeen biscuits are very popular with tea, or just as a snack. I grew up eating khari, namkeen and nankhatai biscuits. When you go to any bakery shop, these three …
Vateli Dal na Khaman
Khaman is a snack common in the Gujarat state of India made from soaked and freshly ground channa dal or channa flour (also called gram flour or besan). Every morning, Lariwala(Stollman) sell Khaman to working …
Kapuria or Kapuriya I with Tuvar
Don’t want to go through long process of Dhokla, make this instant dish that taste exacltly like Dhokla and can be made in no time. Kapuria is very popular in south part of Gujarat. In …
Jowar Vada – Jolad wade – Milo flour fritters
These Jowar or Jolad vadas are made during Shitla satam. Food is prepard day before since on Shitla satam, womens do not cook. I remember my mom making Dhoklas, Laddus, vadas, puris, bhinda nu shaak …
Jowar Pudla or Dhebra – Kanda Methi na Dhebra – Savory Pancakes
This gluten free pancakes are the best and very quick and easy to make. I have actually few similar recipes where I just keep on chaining the flour like Jowar(Milo or sorghum), Bajra(Millte), Jav(Barley) can …
Instant Handvo in Pan – Stove Top
This instant handvo is made from Rava(Sooji or semolina) and cooked on stove top in the nonstick pan. So you don’t have to have some special utensils to make this Hanvdo. Very easy, quick and …
Handvo with Zucchini
Handvo is basically a spicy cake and it is one of my favorite dish. Traditionally, Handvo is prepared from rice and daals. Rice and daals are ground to very fine and then batter is prepared …
Instant White Dhokla – Idra or Idada or Khatta Dhokla
Dhokla is a delicacy of Gujarat. This is the quick version of traditional recipe. Traditional recipe requires fermenting time of at least 6 hours. So if you ever wish to make instant dhokla, this is …
Tikha Aam ka Achar – Hot Mango Pickle
Aam achar is prepared differently in many regions of India. This pickle is must with Indian meal called “Thali”. Variety of pickles are made from mango. Hot, sweet, and sour tasty pickles are made during …
Nutella Cupcakes
This cupcakes are delicious and moist. These are known as Self-Frosting Nutella Cupcakes because of swirling the Nutella on top. And these egg free cupcakes are great for vegetarians.