Growing up, patha was this delicacy that could only be shipped in from Durban and the only time we really ate patha, was when we were cleaning vegetables for our annual July prayers. Then I discovered that the spice shop behind my Gran’s house, has an entire fridge dedicated to patha rolls. How adult did … Continue reading Gujarati Patra

I have been trying to recreate this recipe since the beginning of time. Every recipe I come across is always for the wet vermicelli, people keep thinking I am making boeber or Paiysor but alas NO, I am trying to make the dry vermicelli like they do in Temple. Temple food is old school, no … Continue reading Dry vermicelli

With lockdown in full swing I am freezing everything that can be frozen. Apparently you can freeze spinach but I am not 100% sure of that. I mean imagine making chillibites with frozen spinach. Yah I don’t think that will go down well with my parents. With all this space in my fridge now, you … Continue reading Tea time chillibites

I have been trying to recreate the vermicelli that gets served in temple. I have been failing hopelessly, apparently and my dad only said something now about it. The temple is vermicelli is called dry vermicelli and isn’t made with milk. The vermicelli I am making is a different type. Seriously why did nobody mention … Continue reading Proudly Indian vermicelli

I love eating vaddee and these are like precious white gold in temple. Everybody watches the aunty that walks around with the dish that contain the vaddee and when she comes around we all try to attack her in the vain hope we can get more than the measly 2 she dishes out. My mother … Continue reading Vaddee

Growing up, all I knew was curry balls and yes I am well aware that the proper name is chilli bites and everytime I mention curry balls it gets a laugh because all our minds go straight to the gutters. When I came across this recipe I was a bit sceptical to try it at … Continue reading Onion pakode

I have been living in my hometown for the past 31 years. I have driven the same roads for the past 31 years. My uncle has been living in his house longer than 31 years and I have visited him for the past 31 years and not once in those 31 years did I ever … Continue reading Sweet mango pickle

Being Indian we use vermicelli in practically everything from making pies to dessert and sometimes in food but never ever have I thought of using it for breakfast. I was greatly mistaken. I came across this recipe in Nadiyah’s cookbook and although the recipe was found under the breakfast section of the book, when the … Continue reading Chai spiced vermicelli

I recently made uputtam and this was one of the accompanying side dishes that went with it. Let me just say one thing, this was one of the most hardest dishes to get my parents to eat. It is a very similar dish to one that we make called puli curry the ingredients are almost … Continue reading Butternut squash, aubergine and red lentil sambhar

I have never heard of this dish before but I was willing to give it a try after all I had all the ingredients in the pantry without having to make a quick pit stop at the shops. In my opinion and mine alone, I would say that the uttapam is the Indian version of … Continue reading Squashed tomato uttapam