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Mumbai Vada Pav

Mumbai Vada Pav

Indian Street Food Vada pav is one of my favorite Indian street foods. Although my favorite Vada Pav is from Mumbai Express in Dubai, our family favorite Batata Vada is from Puranmal Dubai. After coming to the US, I have always craved the authentic Vada 

Vegetable Kothu Parotta- Restaurant Style

Vegetable Kothu Parotta- Restaurant Style

Boy! Don’t I miss Sangeetha Restaurant in Dubai! My parents and I used to frequent this restaurant and my favorite dish being Vegetable Kothu Parotta! The aromatic gravy infusing the minced parotta was incredible and I haven’t tasted the same anywhere in the US so 

Coconut Crumble Fudge

Coconut Crumble Fudge

3 Ingredient Dessert! Today I introduce you to a simple and yet a family favorite recipe, Coconut Crumble Fudge. I initially discovered this recipe, when I tried to recover from a failed attempt of making Coconut Snowballs. Coconut snowballs usually require a ‘dough’ of grated 

Apricot Thokku!

Apricot Thokku!

Spicy Indian Condiment This season has been such a blessing with our fruit trees! Harvest has been bountiful. I have already frozen containers od jam and bags of chopped peaches and apricots. My husband wanted to get innovative with this weekend’s harvest and attempt a 

Chocolate Fudge in Microwave

Chocolate Fudge in Microwave

5 ingredients dessert made in 5 minutes! This is my mother’s recipe and her trick to turn my frown upside down! She used to surprise me with this Chocolatey Choco Fudge after I return from school all cranky. Hers used to be so simple, no 

Eggless Mango Mousse

Eggless Mango Mousse

Yoo hoo! It’s Date Night! Our favorite activity is cooking together and today is Mango Mousse. We bought boxes of lovely juicy Manilla Mangoes from a farm nearby, and we have been under Mango Mania!! Today the mister decided to experiment with Mousse and it 

Vegetable Lasagna

Vegetable Lasagna

I am a big fan Italian cuisine and love eating out at Italian restaurants. My best friend, Sharanya, and I used to celebrate our birthday lunches exclusively at Italian restaurants back in Dubai. We used to go through all the reviews and hunt down new 

Rich Hot Chocolate

Rich Hot Chocolate

People who know me, know that I do not have coffee. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE COFFEE, I just stopped couple of years back based on my doctor’s recommendation. My husband on the other hand, needs his 2 doses of coffee every day to 

Eggless Almond Flour Cookies

Eggless Almond Flour Cookies

These healthy and delicious cookies are inspiration from recipe of powerhungrycamilla and I have been obsessed since the first time I baked them. These cookies are super easy to prepare and require minimum ingredients. Almond flour is more easily available these days, and I usually 

South Indian Vegetable Pulav in Instant Pot

South Indian Vegetable Pulav in Instant Pot

My mother is my favorite cook. No competition. She prepares many amazing dishes but this Pulav holds a special place for me. I remember I used to pray that she makes this on days when school time was not so great. She used to add