Using adai as my inspiration, I made an extremely protein-packed version with lentils and quinoa, and to make them even more fun, turned them into savory waffles. They are an excellent hot & filling breakfast, perfect for a weekend, and best enjoyed with spicy coconut chutney!

Sprouted matki/ moth beans are a delight in so many ways - quick to make, less ingredients, protein-packed, and a one-pot meal. Sprouts are paraboiled and paired with yogurt, chopped raw onions, cilantro, a hefty squeeze of lemon and sev.

Uttarayan🪁 meant two days of non-stop kite-flying on the nani's terrace with the cousins, with plates of seasonal goodies perfect for the cool winters. The one almost synonymous to the festival is chikki. I love the unhulled, nuttier black sesame so much. That, when paired with sumac flavored chocolate ganache is a flavor combo to revel in.

Your favorite cozy spot, a good book and a cuppa steaming vegan hot chocolate. Need I say more?

Magaz is made with besan/chickpea gram flour, ghee, sugar and cardamom for flavoring and topped with a generous amount of slivered almonds. I added dry ginger powder to add extra warmth to the fudge (and your body!) The best replacement I have done is use monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar, making it a truly healthy dessert.

Smashed Potatoes with Mixed Seeds Tadka is a highly addictive snack or a side for your dinner gathering. They are great accompaniments with tea as well! The smashed potatoes are inspired by a dry potato sabji commonly eaten in Gujarati and Maharashtrian households - sukhi bhaaji.

A southern favorite and a ton of desi nostalgia, joined with subtle, citrusy flavor makes one killer snack! If you fancy a healthy snack or a memory trip to those after-school snacks, you have come to the right place.

In Ayurveda, dates and ghee are considered rich in Ojas. Using this as my inspiration, I came up with a delicious snack/dessert which combines the goodness of dates and ghee, and elevates it with a stuffing of ricotta and dried apricots. Warming the dates in ghee is an excellent touch - makes the dates soft and chewy, and who doesn't like a warm dessert!

Instead of sharing a specific smoothie recipe, I am equipping you with a template that I follow. It will allow you to make daily breakfast smoothie that is nutritionally dense - loaded with leafy greens, low on sugar, protein packed. A perfect start to your day!

The kachori mix is crunched up in phyllo pastry sheets, baked, drizzled with yogurt, three kinds of chutneys, onions, cilantro, sev and pomegranate arils (if doesn’t make your mouth water, I don’t know what will). Kachori Parcels will remind you of mum or your fave chaatwala without the trauma of frying. Spectacular, no?

NANKHATAI are sweet, salty, eggless - very much like the shortbread cookies. These are spiced with a light chai masala flavor and baked with ghee, yielding a nutty, buttery backdrop. They are perfect with tea and coffee!