Anyone who maintains a vegetarian lifestyle probably gets asked the same question over and over again: where do you get your protein? Often, the answer is, “beans!” In fact, mung beans are among the top sources of plant-based protein out…
I’m a fan of CHOW recipes and loved the Pickled Radish and Sweet Butter Tea Sandwich. It reminded me of the Original Bombay Sandwich that I would enjoy as a mid-afternoon snack. Original Bombay Sandwich Good thing about sandwiches are that…
The Final Product: Delicious Pav Bhaji Pav Bhaji is a famous street food all over Mumbai, India! If you have never had it, it is a mouth watering and tantalizing to your taste buds. The perfect end to a late night…
Vegetable cutlets are popular everywhere. As a child I always savored cutlets and look froward having it on the weekends. My mother used to make it and I learned watching her as i grew up. Cutlets can be used in so…
Potato Wada Potato Wada is the fried potato dumplings. It is one of the yummy snacks enjoyed with ketchup or pickle on holidays in Gujarat, India. When I moved to USA in 1970s’ Italian, Mexican, American, pizza were all new…
One of my favorite chaat is Bhel Puri. The best ones I’ve found are sold by street vendors at their stalls. It is a very famous push cart food in India. It is similar in style to America’s food trucks. …
Cottage cheese fritters or “Pakoras” are a Saturday treat in my house. This is a guilty pleasure. This recipe is very simple and calls for a few ingredients. Once done, they taste amazingly good. Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes…
Pani Puri with Potatoes, Mung Beans, Chickpeas and Date Sauce I grew up in India. The thing I miss most are the tasty bites of food from the street vendors which are famously called “chaat.” Here, I’ve had the chance…
Onion Pakora Onion fritters are very popular all over India. It is a great wonder that even though hygiene is still very poor, the rate of illness is very low in India. Research shows that most of the poorest people…
Recently, I read an article in the New York Times about one of my favorite foods. I am always very interested articles about food. I may even be one of those “foodie-frenzy” people. I read a very interesting article…
Dahi puri Snacks are very popular in India, especially where I grew up. This was my favorite snack to have after school and I still enjoy it today. The only difference is that now I eat it for lunch. “Dahi”…