Purvi Sanghvi

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  • Avocado Salad

    Avocado Salad

    When I arrived in the US , one of the few things my friend Z recommended was that I should start eating  ‘one’  avocado everyday. Its good for the skin, hair, etc. I didn’t buy avocados in India as I wasn’t sure how to use them and wasn’t too eager to try them then. I Read more

  • Mango Chutney

    Mango Chutney

    This is not a Indian style mango chutney. My neighbor got me two big green mangoes from his mango tree back home in Florida. I was more than happy to receive the mangoes without any pesticides and not from a commercial farm. However they were stone hard and I had never used this variety of Read more

  • Mung Pudla( pancakes)

    Mung Pudla( pancakes)

    My mom has diabetes and had been very unwell few months ago. She had to change her diet and has to strictly abide by it. And I am glad she has changed her eating habits and now avoids the junk food/processed food as much as possible. One of the things she was recommended to eat Read more

  • Paneer with coriander and mint leaves

    Paneer with coriander and mint leaves

    I usually have a bit of milk left on the expiry  date. Instead of throwing it away, I thought of making some paneer at home as I am skeptical of trying the ready made paneer from the Indian store in the US. I have been used to the soft and  creamy paneer of Punjab Sind Read more

  • Coriander Chutney – Mummy’s recipe

    Coriander Chutney – Mummy’s recipe

    MY mother makes the most delicious  chutney. I have grown up with the coriander chutney  applied to the vegetable sandwiches for school snacks. And when I shared the sandwiches, my classmates would wipe out the  whole box of sandwiches and I would be left with very few. My school friends still remember the chutney and Read more

  • Candied orange peel

    Candied orange peel

    This being the season of oranges I was eating oranges often. However, every time I ate and threw the orange peels, I felt I was wasting them. Hence I went online and found how orange peels could be used. I found a simple basic recipe which looked appetising and it had few ingredients, nothing elaborate Read more