Kachumbar, Soup, and Salad

This spicy tomato soup comes from a recipe my mother learned from a real railway chef, a personal friend of the family. This isn’t just any tomato soup; it’s a vibrant, flavorful, and hearty dish that reflects the unique blend of British influence and Indian culinary traditions.  About this Recipe Railway travel is an iconic […]

Reimagining a classic, this dish transforms the traditional warm spinach salad into a delightful vegetarian meal. Drawing on the iconic Indian combination of paneer and spinach, I’ve crafted a vegetarian-friendly dressing that seamlessly blends the essence and warmth of palak paneer into every bite. About this Recipe This dish is a creative spin on the […]

Carrot sambharo is a Gujarati carrot salad. A sambharo is a type of lightly stir-fried salad. This sambharo sticks to the traditional flavors of a sambharo, with a vaghar of mustard seed and curry leaf. It is a great addition to any thali and works well as a side dish, even with foods outside of […]

Here is a hearty, flavorful vegan-friendly salad you can prep ahead of time and take with you to work or social gathering. It’s made with quinoa in a spiced tomato sauce with spinach, cilantro, and avocado added for freshness and flavor. I often make a large batch, or double batch, of this quinoa and will […]

Keri nu kachumber is raw mango salad. Raw meaning still green and tart. Some people would call this “Kachi keri nu kachumber” with means “Raw mango salad,” others might call it “Kanda keri nu kachumber,” which means onion and mango salad. I think of Keri nu Kachumber as the Indian version of one of my […]

Cold is relative and this week has been freezing in San Diego! Hot soup has been on my mind since my brother came down to visit with his new girlfriend and we went all went out for Mongolian Hot Pot. Even though the weather’s been warmer in San Diego lately, the evenings are still pretty […]