Bateka nu Shaak is a Gujrati style potato curry which is served as a side dish for Gujrati lunches and dinners . Bateka nu Shaak pairs very well with Poori and Methi na Dehbras . Methi na Dhebra is a flatbread made with pearl millet / Bajra flour and fresh fenugreek leaves . The bread…
Spicy Bajra Crisps
Baked Spicy Bajra Crisps are gluten free crisp made from pearl millet . These Crisps are crunchy and spicy , perfect for munching any time of the day. Pearl millet or bajra is one of the most popular , healthy winter grain in Gujrat . It has umpteen health benefits . Since Bajra is rich…
Yellow Roti, Choapda
Yellow Roti or Chopdas are another form of theplas from a Gujrati kitchen . These are simple parathas made with whole wheat flour , a bit of turmeric and carom seeds . Deciding a Indian flat bread with the alphabet Y , for the theme Flatbreads and More was a task , so I chose…
Vedhmi
Vedhmi is a sweet flatbread which is stuffed with a lentil . This comes from a Gujrati kitchen . Vedhmi is popular as Puran poli in Maharashtra,Holige in karnataka and oligalu in Tamil Nadu, Bobbatlu in Andhra, though the lentil might vary , the basic is the same . A delicious ghee loaded Indian sweet…
Methi na Dhebra
Methi na Dhebra is a flatbread made with pearl millet / Bajra flour and fresh fenugreek leaves . The bread is a staple in Gujrati homes. Since the bread has a good shelf life it is an excellent food to carry while traveling . Methi na Dhebras are generally made during winters , as winters is the time when you get…
Jowar Mogri ki Roti
Jowar Mogri ki Roti is an Indian flatbread made with Sorghum flour as the star ingredient . Radish greens and radish pods give it a wonderful flavor . This bread was inspired from a Gujrati tv show . Since the Flatbreads and More theme was decided quite early I could lay my hands on both…
Chocolate Cake with Do Pad ki Roti , a cake with 40 layers of Indian roti
Chocolate Cake with Do Pad Ki Roti is a innovative Cake using the Gujrati Do pad ki Roti and fresh home made cream cheese and nutella . The cake is layered with 40 rotis , it is delicious with a topping of mangoes and resembles a Crepe Cake. 4 th September is my Dad’s…
Y – Yellow Dhokla with Cheese
Yellow Dhokla with Cheese are steamed spongy and delicious lentil cakes , which are served with grated cheese . Y is definitely a tough alphabet and I I had a tough time finding a street food with this alphabet. Yellow Dhokla with cheese was just a coincidence .Gujarat is very popular for its Dhokla’s but…
V – Vanela Ganthia – street food from Rajkot
Vanela Ganthia is a popular Gujrati snack made of gram flour . The savoury snack is absolutely bland but peps up the taste as it is served with fried green chillies and a salad made of grated carrots or raw papaya , depending on the season . Hot , juicy and crisp jalebis is the…
U – Undhiyu Chapadi – street food from Rajkot
Undhiyu Chapadi is a popular winter street food from Rajkot. Undhiyu is a typical Gujrati mix vegetable ,and chapadi is a flat, fried version of Baati. I had short listed Undhiyu for the alphabet ‘U’ , but since I have already posted some of the variations I wanted something different and kept Exploring the flavours…