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Vegetable Masala Khichdi: Rice and Moong Dal cooked with Vegetables and seasoned with Spices

This khichdi is a mix of rice and whole mung beans, and loaded with fresh vegetables. It's the most ubiquitous food in Indian cuisine.

Kalo-Jeere-Diye-Begun: Eggplants stir fried with Nigella Seeds

Relying on only three spices, the highlight being nigella seeds, this eggplant preparation is my answer to the easiest stir fries ever.

Roz ki Bhindi: My Everyday Okra Stir Fry

Okra happens to be one of my favourite vegetables, and I admire how well it can be variated to create dishes that taste so good.

Kale Stir Fry: With an Indian style seasoning

I understand kale can be hard to love, and I also believe that healthy eating does not have to taste bland or bad.

Moola Chaaru: White Radish in a Clear Sour Soup - An Odia Style Preparation

This clear soup made with white winter radish is quite an unheard story in the culinary scene of Odisha unlike the other more famous ones.

Mixed Vegetables without Onion or Garlic

There's no load of cream or butter in this dish. Some healthy yogurt (plant based if vegan), a few slices of cashews and lots of veggies!

Palak wale Chawal | Palak Pulao: Spinach Rice

I learnt to make this rice first from my sister, a pulao that's full of flavours, looks so green and smells umami!

Kadhai Gobhi: Cauliflower Stir Fried in a Wok

This dish is my way of making a rustic charred cauliflower that is tender yet holds its shape.

Ghar Wali Tur Dal: Pigeon Peas with a Simple Tempering

My earliest memories of food are associated with a bowl of hot yellow dal. A well-tempered dal is a meal in itself, and a joy ride of taste.

Indori Poha

What sets the Indori poha apart from any other poha is the addition of sev or bhujiya and the typical poha masala.