Every bite of this vegan Mango Bread, which really is more cake than bread, bursts with sunny flavor and the heady scent of cardamom. And you can set aside any guilt by making it whole wheat. Also a ...
Vegan Mawa Cake
Some tastes are impossible to erase from memory, and one such flavor for me is that of a Mawa Cake, a milk-based, cardamom-scented delicacy I ate growing up in Bombay's delicious Irani restaurants. My ...
Vegan Nankhatai
A nankhatai is a fabled, melt-in-the-mouth Indian cookie that's scented with cardamom, studded with nuts, and is impossible to resist. Its shortbread-like texture owes itself to lashings of ghee, but ...
Vegan Gajar ka Halwa, Carrot Halwa
Gajar ka Halwa must've been invented by a cook with a touch of genius. This simple but spectacular Indian dessert classic made with shredded carrots harnesses the natural flavor and sweetness of ...
Vegan Barfi
This vegan version of Barfi, a classic Indian sweet, is made with just five ingredients, including nuts and cardamom. It comes together in under 30 minutes, and it's the perfect way to ditch the dairy ...
Cucumber Cake
A sumptuous and even healthy Cucumber Cake with the scent of cardamom and made with whole wheat and coconut sugar. A low-fat, vegan, soy-free recipe. It's sweltering here in the northeast, and in ...
Vegan Mango Kulfi Popsicles
These creamy Vegan Mango Kulfi Popsicles with the delicate flavor of cardamom will transport you into the best moments of an Indian summer. Summers in Bombay are a delicious time to ...
Karanji for Diwali
Karanji is a traditional Diwali snack. Flaky, crackly pastry is wrapped around a delicious filling of coconut, cardamom, and cashews. For my quick and easy -- and baked -- version, I use puff pastry. ...
Vegan Mango Lassi
Nothing beats the sweltering summer heat like a tall glass of Mango Lassi. My Vegan Mango Lassi is made with cashew milk instead of yogurt, and it tastes absolutely divine. Cardamom and vanilla ...
Vegan Gulab Jamun
Vegan Gulab Jamun is an Indian dessert to die for. These gulab jamuns come together in a jiffy, using bread and cashew cream, but they are so delicious, no one can tell they are divinely ...
Vegan Butternut Squash Cashew Halwa for Diwali
A happy Diwali to all with this scrumptious vegan Butternut Squash Cashew Halwa, and here's hoping it puts joy in your hearts and light in your lives. :) Diwali is a very special time for ...
Chana Dal Burfi, a vegan Indian sweet
Chana Dal Burfi is a popular Indian sweet made with lentils, nuts, sugar, and a hint of cardamom. I have for you today a very vegan version of this sorta-fudge delicacy, and -- like with the many ...
Mango Shahi Tukda, Because It’s Diwali
I am here with a quick recipe for Diwali and I think you'll love it as much as I do not just because it's delicious (as in out-of-this-world good) but because it's also ridiculously easy to ...
Kaju Rava Laddu
True story. In my sweet obsessed home, a laddu has always been something of a pariah. Desi, who can eat a whole carton of ice cream in one sitting, and half a box of kaju katli in another, will turn ...