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Mix Vegetable Muthiya Recipe

2014-04-11 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

Mix Vegetable Muthiya- Healthy and steamed vegetable and multi grain dumplings-A Gujarati specialty Mix Vegetable Muthiya- Muthiya is a popular snack from the state of Gujarat. Muthiya are made in two ways-steamed and deep fried. Muthiyas are made  by using various vegetable and flours.Every one have their own favorite version and combination of ingredients.The most…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Gujarati Recipes, Starter/snacks, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Appetizers, cabbage, carrot, Gujrati Cuisine, Indian, low fat snacks, Muthiya, snacks, steamed food, Vegan, vegetarian

Gujarati Tuvar Daal Recipe, How To Make Surati Daal

2013-09-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi 14 Comments

Gujarati tuvar daal -Simple and flavourful  sweet and sour daal made with Pigeon pea lentil and Indian spices-specialty of the state of Gujarat Gujarati Tuvar daal/Arhar is the staple daal of North and South India. In south India Tuvar daal is used to make all type of rasams and sambhar,but in North part of India we…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Gujarati Recipes Tagged With: Arhar daal, daal, Daals and Kadis, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Jain food, khatti, meethi, No onion garlic recipe, surati daal, tangy, Tuvar

Makai Na Khatta Vada Recipe, How To Make Makai ka Khatta Vada

2013-08-17 by Anjana Chaturvedi 8 Comments

makai na khatta vada

Makai na khatta vada-Fried corn bread -specialty from the state of Gujarat Makai na khatta vada/Dhebra  is an authentic and traditional recipe from Rural Gujarat which I learned from a good friend of mine.Corn meal,crushed corn kernels, some whole corn nib-lets and few spices are added with curd to make a dough. Then small vada/disc…

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Filed Under: Breads,Roti,Poori,paathas, Gujarati Recipes, Starter/snacks, Travel food, Winter Special recipes Tagged With: Corn, deep fried, dhebra, Gujrati Cuisine, Indian breads, Indian snacks, khatta, makai, Rotis and Breads, savoury, vada

How To make Guvar Dhokli Nu Shaak

2013-07-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 7 Comments

Guvar dhokli nu shaak- Cluster beans and flour dumpling curry cooked in a traditional Gujarati style Guvar Dhokli Nu Shaak- Guvar /cluster bean is a variety of flat bean grown in India ,specially popular in  South and North India.It is a rich source of protein and fiber. It taste slightly bitter so little amount of…

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Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Gujarati Recipes, Sabzi and Curries Tagged With: clusterbean, dhokli, Gujrati Cuisine, guvar, Guvar phali, Jain food, No onion garlic recipe, phali, satvik food, Subzis and curries, vegetarian

Bhindi Sambhariya Recipe ,Stuffed Okra

2013-04-06 by Anjana Chaturvedi 15 Comments

bhindi sambhariya

Bhindi Sambhariya- Stir fried okra stuffed with coconut,roasted peanuts and few basic Indian spices. This is a specilaity from the state of Rajasthan. This stuffed bhindi/okra is also a good recipe to carry along during travel or to pack in lunch boxes. The stuffing is little time consuming but the taste is worth spending the…

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Filed Under: Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Gujarati Recipes, Sabzi and Curries, Summer special, Travel food Tagged With: bharwa, bharwa bhindi, Bhindi, Gujrati Cuisine, Jain food, masala bhindi, No onion garlic recipe, okra, sambhariya, satvik recipe, Subzis and curries

Gujarati Bhinda ki Kadhi / Okra and Yogurt Stew

2013-02-07 by Anjana Chaturvedi 20 Comments

bhinda ki kadhi

Bhinda ki kadi -Mildly spiced okra and buttermilk stew – specialty of Gujarat. Bhinda ki kadhi- Gujarati cuisine is famous for its snacks and kadhis. Its kadhis are different from U.P and Punjabi style kadhis. Gujaratis love Bhindi/Okra and its widely used in their cuisine. This Bhinda Ni Kadhi is a slightly thicker version of…

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Filed Under: Gujarati Recipes, Kadhi Recipes, Summer special Tagged With: bhinda, bhindi kadhi, Daals and Kadis, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Indian Curries, Jain food, kadhi, Kadhi and Stews, No onion garlic recipe, okra, recipe

Khatta Dhokla Recipe, How To Make Khatta Dhokla

2012-08-12 by Anjana Chaturvedi 24 Comments

khatta dhokla

Khatta dhokla -A popular steamed and savoury snack made from rice and lentils -a specialty from Gujarat(India) Khatta dhokla is a traditional and very healthy farsan(snack) of Gujarat but now popular around the world.It is one of the healthy and nutritional dish from Gujarat. Among the long list of their snacks/farsans –  dhokla tops the…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Gujarati Recipes, Starter/snacks, Street Food, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Appetizers, Breakfast, Dhokla, Gujrati Cuisine, Healthy Recipes, Indian recipes, Indian snack, khatta, steamed food

Papdi Gathiya with Farsan Chutney and Gajar Sambharo

2012-06-18 by Anjana Chaturvedi 25 Comments

Papdi Gathiya farsan chutney-Gram flour crisps with spicy green chutney Papdi Gathiya with farsan chutney-Gram flour crisps with spicy green chutney and stir fried sweet and sour carrots and peppers is a popular Breakfast from the North Western Indian State of Gujarat. Pathiya, Paapdi, Faafda, and Dhokla are the most popular Gujarati breakfast items (or…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Gujarati Recipes, Starter/snacks, Street Food, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: Appetizers, Breakfast, fafda, farsan, gathiya, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Jain food, papdi, snack, snacks, vegetarian

Pickle Masala Recipe , Gujarati Pickle Masala Recipe

2012-05-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi 28 Comments

Pickle masala-The popular Gujrati spice mix for making pickles. Pickle Masala- This is the very popular pickle masala from the state of Gujarat In Gujarat they call this sambhaar masala/methiya No masala .This is very handy for making any type of  pickle(instant or yearly). Normally when we make pickle then first we have to measure…

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Filed Under: Gujarati Recipes, Just Home made, Pickles, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: achar, achar ka masala, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Indian Pickles, Indian recipes, Indian spices, masala, methia no masalo, pickle masala, pickles, Pickles and Chutneys, preserve, Spices and Masalas

Shrikhand Recipe, How To Make Kesariya shrikhand

2012-05-03 by Anjana Chaturvedi 25 Comments

Shrikhand- A very refreshing and cool Indian dessert made with thickened and strained yoghurt. Shrikhand is a very popular dessert from North India,its specially popular in Gujarat,Uttar pradesh and Maharashtra it is quite easy and quick to make . To make Shrikhand you just need good quality yogurt .first the yogurt should be tied in a…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Gujarati Recipes, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Summer special Tagged With: Authentic recipe, dessert, Gujrati Cuisine, Indian desserts, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, navratri recipes, sweet dish, vegetarian, vrat ka khana, yoghurt

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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