Indian Style Çılbır (Poached Eggs in Garlic Sesame Yogurt)
A few months ago Rhut and I were invited to a Father’s Day farm party at Tomales Farmstead Creamery where we ate our fill in with freshly baked bagels, cream cheese, and cultured butter. Rhut was in...
View ArticleKadai Paneer
Kadai paneer is my go-to dish when I go to Indian restaurants. It’s a simple, spicy and flavorful dish that is loaded with paneer, bell peppers all covered in a thick tomato gravy! Kadai paneer means...
View ArticleEasy Apple Crisp
It’s been a while. I’ve been working on my book! I finally submitted my manuscript a week-ago! I can’t believe I’m going to have a cookbook out! WHAT?!! Now that all the hard work is over ( all the...
View ArticleCurry 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,...
View ArticlePumpkin Spice Latte Sandwich Cookies
We are deep in PSL season and I am here for it! You can catch me sipping on my pumpkin spice latte in my North Face while I push Elara to the park in her stroller. Everyone is a little basic right? To...
View ArticleDiwali Desserts
It’s almost Diwali and I’m ready to bring in the new year with some sweets! I like to take Indian flavors and make chocolate truffles instead of making the usual mithai like burfi or halwa. Here are...
View ArticleMasala Doodh Cake
I’ve been baking a lot of cakes recently. Cakes for birthday parties, baby showers, and so much more. I figured why not bake one for Diwali! This Masala Doodh cake is inspired by Christina Tosi’s...
View ArticleBrown Butter Pumpkin Muffins
Yes. That’s right. I’m coming at you with another pumpkin recipe! I’ve been up to my eyeballs in pumpkin purée this month and I’m loving every moment of it. I started working out again after a 2-year...
View ArticleCardamom & Saffron Cupcakes
That’s right! I’m coming at ya with even more Diwali desserts! These fluffy cardamom cupcakes are topped with smooth saffron Swiss meringue buttercream! The flavor reminds me of basundi or rabri. I...
View ArticleCurry Leaf and Turmeric Popcorn
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored and compensated by the Popcorn Board. As usual, all opinions are mine alone. I only work with partners that I personally love and want to share with you! Growing...
View ArticleCreamy Garlic Scallion Mashed Potatoes
Being vegetarian, mashed potatoes is usually the only thing I can eat at more Thanksgiving dinners. Not that I’m complaining, I love me some mashed potatoes. Creamy, smooth and buttery! My mashed...
View ArticlePersimmon Cheesecake Tart with Shortbread Crust
Every year I get excited for persimmon season! Growing up, we could only find Hachiya persimmons (the ones with the pointy bottoms) on the East coast. You have to wait until their super soft and ripe...
View ArticleCitrus Sugar Cookies
It’s cookie season! If there is one thing I love to bake, it’s cookies. I had picked up some fresh yuzu citrus from BiRite Market and decided to make these delicious sugar cookies! I know that fresh...
View ArticleIndian Inspired Latkes
Growing up in Northern New Jersey, I went to my fair share of Bat mitzvahs and Shabbat dinners. One of the things I loved about growing up there was that it so diverse! I went to friend’s houses to...
View ArticleChocolate Thumbprint Cookies
I get messages all the time on how to make some of my recipes eggless. So I made some eggless cookies just for you guys! I grew up not eating eggs and most of my family still doesn’t eat eggs to this...
View ArticleHomemade Fresh Paneer
Let’s get back to basics! This month I’ll be sharing recipes for Indian basics! I’m kicking it off with paneer! Paneer is super simple to make at home. You only need two ingredients, milk and lemon...
View ArticleHomemade Makhan (Cultured Butter)
One of the best parts of visiting India is getting fresh makhan in the morning to have with your bhakri (whole wheat flatbread). Makhan is a cultured butter made with buffalo milk. Buffalo milk is...
View ArticleGajar nu Athanu (Indian Pickled Carrots)
Whenever my mom would make a vegetable curry I hated I’d load my plate up with gajar nu athanu (Indian pickled carrots) to mask the flavor or whatever I didn’t like. Gajar nu athanu is made with rai na...
View ArticleThree Simple Indian Chutneys
Whenever my mom would make samosa or chaat, my job was to make the chutney. Today I’m sharing three easy chutney recipes with you guys. The first is sweet chutney made with apple butter. Sweet chutney...
View ArticleGujarati Dal
Dal (lentil soup), baath (rice), shak (curry), rotli (flatbread). These are the four pillars of Gujarati meals. I had it every night growing up. The shak would change every day but the one thing that...
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