Margherita Pizza
My o My !! It’s been busy few weeks for me! Don’t worry though, I will spare you the details and jump to the best day of the week … Friday Friday, Getting down on …
Chickpea Quinoa Salad
Once you make salad dressing at home, it is hard to go back to ready-made dressing. This bright and flavorful lemon basil dressing taught me that. I am very surprised that it took me …
Bombay Sandwich
This is my husbands version of Bombay sandwich, specially using three slices of bread rather than two. What makes this Bombay sandwich so special is the hearty white bread, lathered with butter, green chutney and …
Pasta with veggies in white sauce
It has been two years since our trip to Italy. Time flies! Though lately time has been passing rather slow for me. Being a new mom, the amount of time you spent with your little …
Spicy Veggie Korma
I could eat this creamy, cozy, spicy veggie korma for every cold-weather meal, I’d be a very happy person. The base of this veggie korma is a boatload of comforting vegetables like potatoes, bell peppers, …
Dudhi Chana Dal
Winter is the season to enjoy your comfort food! I sat on my kitchen island chair with cup of coffee enjoying the calmness and admiring the blue sky the whole bay area woke up …
Dry Gobi Manchurian
Earlier this week I had an interesting and coincidentally same conversations with three friends of mine at different time! ‘I am so done with covid! I want to go back to work!’ said one …
Egg Fried Rice
Phliz coffee, farmers market, french pastries, playgrounds, more visits to farmers market; that’s our typical weekend! Saahil runs around downtowns on his bike while we enjoy coffee and french pastries. Yes, yes! Saahil has …
Butternut Squash Soup
By now we all know one of the thing San Fransisco is famous for is their Sourdough bread, and the bakery that made the bread famous is Boudin Bakery. Walking on Jefferson street, tourist …
Garlic Parmesan Pasta
‘Gigantosaurus, he’s really enormous! Gigantosaurus is near. Gigantosaurus, he’s really enormous! Gigantosaurus is here!’Â – Gigantosaurus theme song This song has been on a non stop loop in my brain, even now when I …
Chickpea Spinach Coconut Curry
You know those recipes that you make once, and then you make twice, and then suddenly a week has gone by and you have really only made that one same recipe and it made …
Mushroom Galette
Sometimes you just want to have a (homemade) pie and not worry about ‘should I blind bake it?’ ‘Did I have enough dough for the lattice?’ ‘Please don’t a have soggy bottom!’ Well I …
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
Hello Spring! And Hello Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta! It is that time of the year when you can eat your dinner out in your backyard and there is still light! This recipe is perfect …
Chilaquiles Rojos
When my favorite song randomly plays from my playlist, it brings me more joy and satisfaction than selecting to the play the same song! It’s one of those small joyous moments of life which …
Dal Makhani
Today, no silly talks or sharing my shower thoughts! Let’s get straight to talking about Dal Makhani. Dal Makhani is one of the most famous Indian dish and as the name suggests (Makhani) it …
Spring Vegetables with Couscous
Whenever I try on a new food ingredient it is usually based off a nostalgic memory. For an example take couscous: A month back google photos reminded me of our trip to Florida 6 …
Sesame Scallion Bread
I am person of measurements when it comes to baking and cooking. A pinch of this, a dash of that doesn’t work with me! I need a precise weight/volume and I try to do …
Savory Dutch Baby
Raise your hand if you like savory breakfast (or wouldn’t mind having savory food once in a while for breakfast)! (Raising my hand!) This is so me!! Here I have savory take on a …
Black Pepper Tofu
As much as I enjoy working on intricate recipes; braiding the bread, adding lattice top to a pie, decorating cake with mirror glaze … etc I equally enjoy recipes that comes together in no …
Hummus Sandwich
I propose a picnic this weekend! Plus, it’s a long weekend; more days to explore new parks. There’s really nothing better than a summer picnic in good company, is there? When it comes to …
Vegetable Stir Fry
It’s been 6 months since I decided to full commit to being a food blogger! Wohoooo! No looking back! Since I started this adventure I have been asked this one question multiple times: ‘What …
Squash Blossom Quesadilla
So here I am standing in line of a farmers market stall waiting to pay for green beans; that day every vegetable stall we passed Saahil would yell from the wagon ‘Mumma, green beans!’. …
Tomato & Ricotta Toast
If you been to San Francisco in recent years you are aware of the toast scene; a trend that is refusing to die so you better give it a try! A thick slice of …
Chickpea Cashew Curry
By now you would know that chickpeas are staple in my household; whether it is about Saahil’s lunch or a salad or a curry, chickpeas always comes to my mind first. They bake well, …
Everyday Hot Sauce
There are very few things I constantly brag about; my knife, instant pot, kitchen aid, trader joe’s and now this hot sauce. This stuff is GOLD! It’s not your typical red hot sauce; the …
Plantain Fry
Bananas frequents my grocery list regularly, which is surprising because none of us are big on bananas. Well, we are not big on bananas but we love banana bread!! (I should post my recipe …
Shakshouka
Tomato and Eggs!! It was not for me! I have always found tomato sauce to be too tarty or the eggs too runny. It was not until this summer when I had a mind …
Egg (omelette) Curry
Do you feels the egg in the egg curry don’t have any taste? Do you feel bad about removing egg yolks because you don’t like boiled egg yolks? Would you like a change (a …
Heirloom Tomato Tart
The tomato season is going strong here in Bay Area; Heirloom tomatoes have become a frequenter to my kitchen. I roast them and top it on a ricotta cheese toast; cut them into thick …
Sweet Potato Curry
As we start the new year with bright yet cold mornings, my body still craves warm, hearty meals! But as it’s January, the ‘healthy’ word keep pushing itself on our every meal. (damn it!) …
Butternut Squash and Spinach Galette
Galette are simply described as free form tarts. Basically, you roll the dough, spread the filling and fold the dough partially over the filling … straight forward, isn’t it! This is my go to …
Everyday Noodles
This is not Chowmein or Hakka noodles or schezwan noodles or veg noodles … this is everyday noodles made from simple ingredients in pantry. The only reason I used egg noodles in this recipe …
Butternut Squash Subzi
As we, here in Bay Area continue with cold winter days (with warm afternoon) the squash season has completely taken over the farmers markets (along with oranges off course!). And when life gives you …
Rava Dhokda
Growing up, none of us were big on breakfast; Di and I used to have milk in the morning while chai was a the first thing mom dad used to have.It was no fuss …
Dal Dhokdi
Dal Dhokdi checks all nostalgic checkmarks! It’s one of the dish which Mom and I both loved immensely and it’s sad that I have not had/made this since mom passed away. (I told you …
Black Beans Enchiladas
Say Hello! to this simple Enchiladas recipe filled with smoked black beans and veggies brining together a cozy comforting meal. The beauty of this recipe is how flexible it is; you can completely omit …
Asparagus Pasta
Recently we throughly enjoyed restaurant week in San Francisco; we tried five new restaurants with their amazing pre fix menus. Among the five we two Italian place (Delfina and a Mano); we are little …
Spicy Coconut Chickpeas
Neither coconut nor chickpeas were a regulars in our kitchen growing up. On occasions dried coconut was used to make brufi or as offerings in temples. As for chickpeas I had just one dish …
Gujarati Tuvar
Lentils ruled our kitchen while growing up; different dals (lentils) with various style of preparations were cooked almost everyday. The whole tuvar was my favorite even though I had hard time digesting them (bad …
Sambhar Rice
It’s been five years since I have used a pressure cooker; I became a fan of instant pot instantly and never looked back. Now I own two of them! One of my favorite things …
Sweet & Spicy Noodles
“What! This much noodles in not enough for everyone, it’s just enough for me!!” Does this sound like you? You question the quantity of noodles everything time you make them? You are like me! …
Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
Last month was my birthday month; Yes! I am one of those people who loves their birthday and I celebrate by making sure I do/eat things I love the most. So between burgers, samosas, …
Nylon Khaman
This! Here! Is a Gujarati classic! Just hearing the word Khaman brings out the gujarati in us; the nostalgia of having warm khaman with chutney wrapped in a new paper packing, licking the vaghar …
Thai Tofu Soup
The day night our son was born, we ordered Thai food; pad thai and basil fried rice to be specific! (A bit more explanation) After a long 24 hrs since my water broke our …
Savory Waffless
It was not until last year we acquired a waffle maker after failing for find a place which serves a good Belgium waffle. I must admit our standards are very high, we were looking …
Tandoori Cauliflower
I have been finding the alternative preparation of cauliflower very exciting (and delicious!) Whether it is cauliflower gnocchi, cauliflower rice or just plain simple roasted florets with salt, I love to experiment various non …
Tantanmen Ramen
Inspired by vegan tantanmen ramen from Mensho Tokyo in San Francisco, here is a bowl of smooth, creamy and delicious ramen with right amount of spiciness to warm you up on a chilly day. …
Kimchi Fried Rice
I have here a delicious under 30 minutes meal for you! Kimchi fried rice is a popular comfort food in Korea, made by stir-frying cooked rice with kimchi, vegetables, and often meat or seafood. …
Flavored Paneer
My favorite preparation of paneer (before this recipe) is Tandoori paneer; it is made by marinating paneer in a blend of yogurt and spices and roasting on a grill (traditionally tandoor) to give it …
Summer Rolls
Summer rolls, also known as fresh spring rolls or rice paper rolls, are a popular and refreshing dish commonly found in various Asian cuisines, particularly in countries like Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. These rolls …
Dahi Ke Kababs
Dahi kebabs, also known as “yogurt kebabs,” are a popular vegetarian Indian appetizer or snack. They are made from hung curd (strained yogurt) that has been mixed with grated paneer, spices and herbs to …
Creamless Creamy Tomato Soup
Tomato soup and grilled cheese qualifies as a comfort food in any season! This recipe is sweet adaptation to the classic tomato soup. The trick here is the combination of brown sugar and hearty …