Day 3: The Thakkar Kitchen (part 2)

Continuing from the previous post...

This is what I cooked for dinner tonite....

Methi Kaaju Matar Malai (served with Paratha) - even though the name says malai, I used 2% milk and reduced it to make the gravy. This is a healthy dish and very flavorful too!

For Diwali, I tried making two new sweets. I loosely followed the recipes from the internet, and they turned out good. 

Peda - entirely cooked in microwave....

Kalakand - this one was a hit. It reminded me of "doodh no maavo" from Ahmedabad.

Mum made some awesome snacks - chakri, kachori, kela ni wafer.....

During a recent visit to a local temple, we tried a very good alternative to a typical vegetable cooked in Gujarat - they made "zucchini tuver" instead of "ringna (eggplant) tuver" - Dad and I (and my sister) are somewhat allergic to eggplant and we mostly avoid it. So this variation has become a hit in our house now. We all love zucchinis a lot (even the daughter).

Zucchini Tuver - with Bhakri, homemade pickle, ghee/gol....

When mum makes dinner, it's traditional dishes like this one below, which is our family recipe.

Vaalor Dhokli - a variety of vegetables (instead of Vaalor) can be used with dhokli...yum yum yum!

And on my birthday, mum/sis/I made this for everyone....

Undhiyu - I love all the colorful veggies.....Mum made those awesome muthiyas.....it takes a while to prep for it but cooking is sooper fast. We always have leftovers and enjoy them for a couple of days.

I had a picture of the finished dish but I can't find it on my laptop....

As mentioned in the previous post, if you need recipes, please leave a comment!