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Purple Zest

At Purple Zest we cater to your food needs – especially when you have a small or a large crowd coming over for a party.

Currently, we just provide food trays from a wide menu selection - It needs to be picked from our location. Currently, we provide food trays from a wide menu selection - This needs to be picked from our location.

05/16/2023

Blackened Salmon - cooked to perfection in the air-fryer. Served here with a creamy cajun spiced sauce and a side of turmeric and cumin infused cauliflower florets.

05/16/2023

A fusion between Borani Banjan from Afghanistan and Doi Begun from Bengal - fusion because I did not use tomatoes ….. but, garlic was used.
It was a nice accompaniment to the cabbage pulao that was made for dinner.

05/14/2023

Mother’s Day lunch - crab cake sandwich with fries and pepperoni pizza 🍕 for the bub from the

08/05/2022

Another Shravan Friday - satvik meal. Its wonderful to eat a satvik meal once a week. No onion, no garlic and no meat 😀
Evan my meat loving family gives a thumbs up 👍🏻to this meal.
We have bharwan bhindi (stuffed okra), chappatis, steamed rice, aamti (maharashtrian dal), yogurt, cucumbers and carrots.
We did not make any dessert today - read that as ……. Did not have the inclination to cook anything more 😛

07/29/2022

Shravan is a holy month in the hindu calendar. It started today. People refrain from eating meat of any kind, do not consume alcohol and many go the satvik (no onion no garlic) food route too.

While I am not religious and do not follow all these rules - I do love the food that’s associated with all these celebrations. Today being the first day of shravan and a Friday to top it…….. I got nostalgic remembering my days at home in Mumbai. Mom would cook a meal like this. Shravan Fridays are the days when Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped and satvik food is consumed. Puran (spilt chickpea and jaggery sweet) is cooked - and this is turned into puranpolis or kadubus.

Tried to recreate the plate at home. We have khamamg kakdi, channa, potato bhaaji, puranpolis, godi varan, bhaat with tupp and a bowl of yogurt. The house smells divine and I am transported to my childhood days ☺️.

07/29/2022

Summer holidays means lunch thali - love a colorful thalli filled with desi khana (Indian Food)
Cauliflower bhaaji, dal, chicken chili roast, steamed rice, chappatis, bowl of yogurt and some sliced cucumbers.

07/22/2022

When you want to eat the famous street food from Mumbai called ‘sev batata puri’ - but, you have a friend who follows a gluten free diet ………. Well, the Tostitos scoops come in for the rescue.
Used the scoops in place of the puris. Topped with boiled smashed potatoes 🥔, chopped onions 🧅, tomatoes 🍅, chopped cilantro. Added the sweet chutney, spicy chutney and then the sev.
Yummy yummy sev batata Tostitos are ready.
I had seen this on a reel on instagram from a couple weeks ago…… so, this is not my original idea. Thank you for the idea.

07/18/2022

Vangyache Kaap (Fried eggplant)
A simple meal of dal and rice with this is heaven on a plate.

07/06/2022

Colorful thaali meal - love a good looking abd a yummy tasting thaali.
We have here - shrikhand, Manglorean chicken, bhindi masala, sprouts salad, dal tadka, chappati and steamed rice.

05/30/2022

First grilling session of 2022. Yummy in our tummies 😃
We have here Tandoori chicken, Turkish Chicken kebab, boiled corn, grilled veggies (peppers, spring onions and sliced red onions), boiled corn, pulao, chicken andouille sausages, chorizo sausages, carrot sticks with hummus and then sone yumm carrot cake too.
Summer times are here.

02/19/2022

When you find beautiful and fresh cubanelle peppers 🫑 - you want to make stuffed peppers using Mexican flavors. We made these a few weeks ago - ground beef, onions, peppers, tomatoes and taco seasoning. Stuffed in peppers and topped with cheddar cheese. Into the oven for a few minutes. Serve with rice and beans and crumbled queso fresco. Quick weeknight dinner done right 🙂

02/19/2022

Made this white chicken gravy (safed murg korma) a couple days ago. So rich, yummy and creamy. A great treat to have once in a while ☺️

01/16/2022

A simple kadi chawal meal cooked during the last snow day - yes yes……. Posting late 😜

Gujrati kadi, pulao, methi pakoda and sliced cucumbers. Comfort food that looks and feels fancy 😎

01/16/2022

Bharlela Paplet (Stuffed Pomfret) - stuffed with coconut chutney and then fried
Used the recipe from - a keeper recipe for a fancy pomfret dish.

01/16/2022

Mini onion uttapams with coconut chutney. Sunday brunch done well ☺️

12/26/2021

New tradition for Christmas this year - baked a ham ☺️
Presenting honey, mustard and fig glazed ham. Was loved by Lil Miss A.

09/06/2021

When life gives you lemons……. You make some ‘spiked’ lemonade 🍹
When life gives you overripe bananas……… you make some cute banana appe (Aebleskiver) 😁
Mashed bananas, fine semolina, sugar, cardamom, nutmeg, coconut powder. Cooked on a low heat with ghee (clarified butter)

09/05/2021

Matta Rice / Red Rice dosa with coconut chutney and veg kurma (kerala style)
A perfect Sunday breakfast / brunch.

08/22/2021

Happy Raksha Bandhan!!!
Its the start of the festive season - the best festivities start from now on and its all about sweets and lights and food and celebrations.
Raksha bandhan is about sibling bond - its a special day to celebrate it……. But, the bond is for a lifetime and beyond.
Made this simple badam katli to celebrate the day.

08/12/2021

07/28/2021

Long beans paruppu usli (long beans and ground bengal gram stir fry)
A very simple but yummy preparation from the Southern part of India.
Served it with chappatis, beet salad and some spiced yogurt.

07/28/2021

Another addition the the thaali meals. We have here tendi (ivy gourd) and carrots stirfry, pepper shrimps, dal rasam, chappatis, steamed rice and sliced cucumbers.

07/28/2021

Chai love - yes, there is something called 💕
Its not something that I need everyday…… but, whenever its done…… its special.
This is how chai is made at our home as well as many many Indian homes ☺️

I just love making these videos and sharing.

07/28/2021

Alu (potato) parathas - the most yummy stuffed paratha.
The stuffing can be made in a variety of ways.
This was simple boiled potatoes and added some sautéed onions, garlic with chilli powder, tumeric, dhania jeera powder, salt to taste. Mix it all well and make parathas.

07/15/2021

Another thaali meal. I love a colorful plate with pur desi khana. My desi family loves everything served on such a plate.

We have - chicken bharta….. I used a bit of the big batch of makhni gravy I made to freeze and added some shredded rotisserie chicken to it…… so easy, bhaarli vaangi (stuffed brinjals) and potatoes, carrot koshimbir, steamed rice, dalichi amti & chappatis.

07/09/2021

A full thaali meal after a very very long time. Was fun cooking it.
We have whole masoor usual, cauliflower bhaaji, shrimp fry, steamed rice, chappati and cucumbers.

07/07/2021

Loot from my friend’s yard - mint chutney is to be made for sure with some mint chai too.
Cherry tomatoes will go into a pasta.
Thank you Kind friend/neighbor

07/07/2021

Another yard to table product. This time its basil pesto.
Planning to make some paninis and maybe a pasta dish too. Lets see!
I did not have parmesan cheese - so, used pepper-jack cheese instead.

07/06/2021

Lal Bhaaji / Red Amaranth leaves Stir fry. Grew these leaves in a container in the yard. So, this was like farm to table ☺️
Reminded me of the yummy stuff mom used to make. She served it with jowar bhakri (flat bread)……… we had it with plain rotis.

06/22/2021

We grilled a whole chicken for Father's day.

Followed ‘s recipe and loved how easy and tasty it turned out.
A keeper recipe if you love grilled chicken.

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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Bhindi Masala (Lady finger masala) Bhindi is loved by everyone at home. Its a vegetable that you either love or hate - there is no in between 😄 Many ways to make and savor this beautiful looking vegetable. This is the way we enjoy it the most. #purplecliques #purplezest #merakitchen #bhindimasala #bhindilover #desikhana #indianfood #foodvideos #foodphotography #ilovetocook

Long beans paruppu usli (long beans and ground bengal gram stir fry) A very simple but yummy preparation from the Southern part of India. Served it with chappatis, beet salad and some spiced yogurt. #merakitchen #purplezest #purplecliques #paruppuusali #southindianfood #thaali

Chai love - yes, there is something called #chailove 💕 Its not something that I need everyday…… but, whenever its done…… its special. This is how chai is made at our home as well as many many Indian homes ☺️ I just love making these videos and sharing. #chai #chailover #desichai #merakitchen #purplezest

Alu (potato) parathas - the most yummy stuffed paratha. The stuffing can be made in a variety of ways. This was simple boiled potatoes and added some sautéed onions, garlic with chilli powder, tumeric, dhania jeera powder, salt to taste. Mix it all well and make parathas. #aluparatha #merakitchen #purplecliques #kitchenreels

Another yard to table product. This time its basil pesto. Planning to make some paninis and maybe a pasta dish too. Lets see! I did not have parmesan cheese - so, used pepper-jack cheese instead. #purplezest #merakitchen #shotoniphone #yardtotable #basilpesto

Lal Bhaaji / Red Amaranth leaves Stir fry. Grew these leaves in a container in the yard. So, this was like farm to table ☺️ Reminded me of the yummy stuff mom used to make. She served it with jowar bhakri (flat bread)……… we had it with plain rotis. #merakitchen #purplezest #lalbhaaji #redamaranthleavesstirfry #farmtotable #yardtotable #bhaajimakingvideo