Baked Tortilla Chips

This delicious snack is easy, fast to make and also great way to use leftover corn or flour tortilla. Instead of frying this chips I baked them. It goes perfect with salsa, or with any dip. This chips are also great for making nachos. 

Ingredients :-

• 4 Tortilla
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1-1/2 tsp Taco Seasoning
• Zest Of 1 Lime
• 2 tbsp Lime Juice
• Salt to taste

Method :-

1. Preheat oven on 350 degrees. In the mean time, mix oil, salt, taco seasoning, lime zest, and lime juice in bowl.

2. Brush both sides of the tortillas with oil. Cut them into wedges.

3. Arrange them on baking tray and bake it for 10-12 minutes.

4. Serve with homemade salsa, bean dip, or queso.

Enjoy...

Stuffed Bell Pepper With Chipotle Honey Gravy

This recipe was an experiment that was very successful, especially because main ingredients used were found during rearranging of my pantry and fridge. I used puffed rice ('kurmure') as stuffing, but one can use stuffing of their own choice and be sure that it will taste good. I washed and drained puffed rice before mixing and that provided for very different texture to this dish. Stuffing taste like almost chaat with chutneys, kurmure, chaat masala etc. I kept gravy light and chatpati, just the way I like it. :)


Ingredients :-

• 4 Medium Green Bell Pepper, tops cut away & seeds remove
• 2 Big Potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1/4 cup Cabbage, finely chopped
• 1 Small Tomato, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Garbanzo Beans, boiled and mashed lightly
• 1/2 cup Kurmure/Puffed Rice, washed and drain
• 1 tsp Ginger Paste
• 1 tsp Garlic Paste
• 1-1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder or to taste
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala
• 2 tbsp Date-Tamarind Chutney
• 2 tbsp Cilantro-Mint Chutney
• 2 tbsp Mint leaves, chopped
• 2 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• Salt to taste

For Gravy

• 1 Big Red Onion, chopped
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 1/2 tsp Ginger Powder
• 1 Thai Green Chili, chopped
• 1-2 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce, (You can remove seeds)
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2 tbsp Honey
• 4-5 tbsp Mayo
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Stock
• 1/4 of Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste

Method :-

1. Preheat oven on 375 degrees.

2. In bowl, mix all the stuffing ingredients very well. Microwave it for 2 minutes and stir until they are well mixed.

3. Place bell peppers in deep lightly greased baking dish. Stuff each peppers with stuffing.

4. Cover this baking dish with aluminium foil and bake it for 25-30 minutes.

5. Remove foil and bake it for another 12-15 minutes.

6. While bell pepper are cooking, heat oil in pan. Add cumin seeds and let it brown.

7. Cook onions for 2-3 minutes, then add tomato, ginger powder, green chili, chipotle pepper, turmeric powder, and salt.

8. Mix well and cook for 12-15 minutes.

9. Now add this gravy mix in the blender with honey, vegetable stock, and half of the mayo. Blend it well.

10. Pour this gravy back to the pan and add remaining mayo in the gravy, mix well. Heat this gravy on low-heat for a few more minutes.

11. Pour ladleful of gravy in deep serving dish, place baked pepper on it and serve.

Enjoy...

Buttermilk Moong Dal

This lovely dal is very popular in North-Gujarat, mostly in Jain Community without onion and garlic though. This is home cooked food which usually is unseen in restaurants. My version is garlicky and tangy with use of buttermilk, garlic paste, & green garlic. One can make this dal without onion-garlic as well, and it is still very flavorful. It is perfect with roti or thepla, jeera rice, and with cucumber salad. Also folks don't forget to watch video of this recipe :)


Ingredients :-

• 1-1/2 cups Yellow Moong Dal
• 1-1/2 cups Water
• 3 cups Buttermilk, 1-1/2 cups Yogurt + 1-1/2 cups Water Mix
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1/4 tsp Cracked Fenugreek Seeds
• 1 Medium Red Onion, chopped
• 1 Medium Tomato, chopped
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
• 1 tsp Green Garlic
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 3 Green Chilies, chopped
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tbsp Garlic Paste
• 1 tsp Gujarati Dal & Subji masala, optional
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Cumin-Coriander Powder
• Salt to taste
• Cilantro, chopped

Method :-

1. Soak yellow moong dal in water for 4-6 hours.

2. Pressore cook moong dal with water, salt, and cracked fenugreek seeds.

3. Now heat oil in pan, add asafoetida,cumin seeds and let them splutter.

4. Add green chilies, garlic paste,gujarati dal-subji masala, dhania-jeera powder, turmeric, red chili powder. Mix and saute for 10 seconds.

5. Now add onion, mix well with masala and cook for 3-4 minutes.

6. At this point, add tomato and green garlic. Cook for another 3-4 minutes.

7. Pour buttermilk in masala, and bring it to boil on medium-low heat.

8. When it starts to boil, add cooked moong dal and salt. mix it well.

9. Cover pan with lid and simmer this dal on low heat for 8-10 minutes.

10. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Enjoy...

Mawa Paneer Burfi

This Diwali I made this rich, soft, and flavorful burfi. It is also quick and easy to make. The Pineapple provides light and fresh twist, also it is great surprise in the mithai. One can use oranges, grapes, or mango as well.

Ingredients :-

• 1 cup Mawa/Khoya, grated
• 1/2 cup Paneer, grated
• 5 Cashews
• 5 Almonds
• 10 Pistachio
• 3-4 tbsp Sugar, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp Cardamom
• 1 tbsp Milk
• 1 tsp Rose Water
• Green Food Color
• Pineapple, canned and cut into small pieces
• Cherries
• Silvar Foil (Chandi Varak)

Method :-

1. Mix cashews, almonds, pistachio, and sugar in food prosessor until they are in powder form.

2. In bowl mix mawa, paneer, milk, and add dry fruits mixture.

3. Mix well and knead to a smooth dough.

4. Heat ghee in nonstick pan. Heat dough on low heat until sugar is melted. Keep Stirring.

5. When sugar is melted, add green color, rose water, and let it heat on medium low heat for 3-4 minutes. Then let it cool for some time.

6. Now make small balls from the dough while it is still warm and stuff pineapple in it and cover it well. Give shape you want.

7. Put silvar foil first, and cherry on top.

Enjoy...

Happy Diwali & Prosperous New Year

Hey All,

I wish you all "Happy Diwali" & "Happy New year" "Saal Mubarak" from me and my family. 

On the auspicious day of Festival of lights..May the joy, Prosperity, and happiness. Glow your days, in the year ahead. SHUB DIPAVLI :))

Cooking Garlic Paste

In Gujarat, one find this garlic paste in every household. It is also called "Lasanwalu Marchu" means chili with garlic. This is multi-purpose paste and can be used in everyday cooking items like gravy, dry subji, daal, grilled sandwich, and kadhi. It gives amazing garlicky taste and smell.

Ingredients :-

• 35 Cloves Garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1-1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Water
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil

Method :-

1. First add water in blender or prosessor and after that add garlic, red chili powder, cumin powder, and salt.

2. Make smooth paste. Take this out in a bowl.

3. Then heat olive oil for 2 minutes on medium heat, then add Kashmiri red chili powder in it and stir.

4. Pour this mixture in paste and mix it very well.

5. Refrigerate this paste in glass container for longer use, aorund 15-20 days.

Enjoy...

Roasted Peppers With Goat Cheese Pizza

I love pizza and love to bake at home. I always try new stuff on my pizza as I like to experiment with toppings, pizza sauce, or even method to cook them, like in the oven, on barbeque grill, or cook them on grill pan. The inspiration for this came from goat cheese and roasted bell pepper pizza at CPK. The combination of these two is just amazing. The tartness from Goat cheese and sweetness from bell peppers together serves  a creamy and tasty pizza. I like my pizza with loaded with veggies, but you can totally skip a few toppings. 

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Ingredients :-

• 1 Pizza Dough Store Bought, for one pizza around 14 ounces (for 2-3 people)
• 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
• 4 oz Goat Cheese, crumbles
• 3 tbsp Mozzarella Cheese, grated
• 1 Big Red Bell Pepper, roasted and sliced
• 1 Big Yellow Bell Pepper, roasted and sliced
• 1/2 Small Red Onion, thinly sliced
• 1/8 cup Marinara Sauce
• Cornmeal or APF for sprinkling

Method :-

1. Preheat oven on 400F.

2. Dust cornmeal or APF on flat surface.

3. Roll out pizza dough with rolling pin in circel.

4. Place this dough on pizza pan, brush 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil on top of the dough. Spread marinara sauce lightly with little salt and pepper.

5. Now top with sliced onion, roasted peppers, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese, and red pepper flaks. Drizzel 1 tbsp EVOO on top of pizza.

6. Bake it for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melt.

7. Serve hot with ceser salad on side.

Enjoy...