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Creamy white sauce pasta with veggies is one of my favorite pasta recipes. It’s cheesy and oh so good! Packed with veggies, this is a great way to make kids eat their veggies! I like to serve it with a side of garlic bread for that perfect comforting meal.

This is one of those pasta recipes that I learnt very early when I started cooking (along with basic dal). When I was younger white sauce pasta used to my favorite. And since I didn’t know how to make it and mom never made it either, I would always...

South Indian Filter Coffee

March 28, 2022

Make a piping hot cup of South Indian Filter Coffee at home with this easy step by step recipe. It’s best enjoyed with idli, dosa or medu vada!

I am a chai lover, my mornings always start with a cup of masala chai. In fact if I don’t have one in the morning, then according to Sarvesh I am super cranky the whole day! But I also love coffee, after my morning chai, I almost always want...

Air Fryer Gujiya

March 16, 2022

Gujiyas are like empanadas filled with dried milk solids, nuts and often dipped in sugar syrup. This popular sweet is the quintessential Holi dessert. I have very fond memories of making batches of gujiyas with my mom few days before holi, the festival of colors. While it’s traditionally deep fried, this air fried version is just as good. These Air Fryer Gujiya are dipped in a saffron flavored sugar syrup for that ultimate indulgence!

What’s Holi without gujiya? This is the...

Paan Thandai Shots

green color drink served in shot glasses garnished with rose petals

March 14, 2022

These Paan Thandai Shots are made with homemade thandai powder and flavored with fresh paan leaves and gulkand (rose petal preserve). This refreshing drink is perfect to serve during summers or for festivals like Holi and Diwali!

Holi is almost here and I couldn’t let go of an Indian festival without sharing a recipe made with paan leaves (betel leaves), can I? Paan is such a refreshing flavor and I can never have enough of it. That is the reason why I have...

Papdi Chaat

March 9, 2022

Papdi Chaat is a popular street food from North India where crispy papdi (deep fried flour crackers) are topped with a variety of toppings like chickpeas, boiled potato, yogurt, chutneys, cilantro and more! These are highly addictive and are like a burst of flavor in every bite!

Chaat- I can literally live on it! I have always said that the last thing that I would want to eat before I die would be chaat. And it can be anything from aloo tikki to...

Rava Dhokla (Sooji Dhokla)

3 pieces of rava dhokla served on a blue plate with bowl of chutney in the background

March 7, 2022

This homemade recipe of rava dhokla is made with simple ingredients and results in a soft and fluffy instant rava dhokla. This is an eggless savory cake made with semolina and is great for breakfast or snack!

Dhokla is one of my absolute favorite things to eat for breakfast or snack. Growing up, I mostly knew about instant dhokla made with besan- the yellow one. It was later in life when I learnt about different foods that I came to know that besan dhokla is actually called khaman...

15 Minute Easy Kadai Paneer

paneer and bell peppers served in a copper bowl

February 25, 2022

I love this easy Kadai Paneer recipe that you can make in 15 minutes using a shortcut! This is perfect for those busy days when you have little time to put dinner on the table. It comes out really good and pairs well with naan or roti!

Ok I am sharing an easy recipe of Kadai Paneer here which uses a shortcut and gets done in 15 minutes. If you have been following me for a while, you know I love cooking from scratch and the classic recipe of Kadai Paneer is one of my absolute...

Instant Pot Gajar Halwa

gajar halwa served in a bowl and topped with cashew

February 20, 2022

This Instant Pot Gajar Halwa is an easy to make popular Indian dessert made with carrots, milk and sugar. It’s often flavors with cardamom, nuts and mawa (dried milk solids) and makes an indulgent treat!

While the traditional way to make gajar halwa yields amazing results, you can get the same results with less work using the Instant Pot!

I have very high expectations when it comes to...

Eggless Besan Brownies (Chickpea Flour Brownies)

February 14, 2022

These eggless brownies are made with Besan (chickpea flour). They are fudgy, full of chocolate flavor and you would never guess that they are gluten-free!

I am really excited to share this recipe of Besan Brownies with you guys! When I started baking many years ago, I would just use the basic ingredients to bake cakes, cupcakes and brownies.

But now I like to try different ingredients...

Air Fryer Garlic Bread (Cheesy & Plain!)

seven pieces of garlic bread arranged in an air fryer

February 10, 2022

This Air Fryer Garlic Bread is the easier garlic bread that you can make! It’s cheesy with crispy edges, requires few ingredients and gets done in less than 20 minutes! Makes a great snack and the perfect side to your pasta and salads.

If you have never made garlic bread in your air fryer, then let me introduce to this amazingness! Spoiler alert: you might get addicted to it because it’s...

Instant Pot Rigatoni with Mascarpone Cheese

rigatoni pasta served in a white round bowl, garnished with basil

February 8, 2022

Make this fancy looking (and tasting!) rigatoni in your pressure cooker in 30 minutes! This Instant Pot Rigatoni has a luxurious creamy sauce flavored with mascarpone cheese making it the perfect meal for special occasions and date nights!

I am back with yet another Instant Pot pasta recipe and this might just be my favorite one so far! I know I have shared so many Instant Pot pasta recipes in the past (this tomato basil is universally loved!) but I truly never get tired of them. I love...

Gujarati Dal Recipe

dal in a yellow color pot with ladle and garnished with cilantro

February 5, 2022

Sweet, spicy and tangy, this Gujarati Dal is comfort food at it’s best! This thin consistency dal is tempered with lots of spices like cinnamon, cloves, cumin, mustard and flavored with ginger, jaggery, lime juice. Best enjoyed with plain rice.

As someone who grew up eating dal everyday of her life, it still is (and will always be) an integral part of my diet and life. I cannot do without eating dal at least 2 times a week. That’s bare...