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    Masala & Chai ยป Recipes

    Seasonal Spring Recipes

    Celebrate the season of renewal with vibrant, fresh, and colorful spring recipes fromย Masala and Chai. This curated collection highlights the best of seasonal produce-think sweet strawberries forย Fruit Custard, tender peas, juicy mangoes, and fragrant herbs-blended with bold Indian flavors. From light, veggie-forward mains to refreshing drinks and crowd-pleasing desserts, these recipes are perfect for warming days and cool evenings. Whether you're planning a spring picnic, Holi gathering, or weeknight dinner, you'll find inspiration for every occasion.

    Drinks

    • Two Strawberry Lassis in a tray decorated with fresh strawberries and flowers.
      Strawberry Lassi
    • A glass of spicy passion fruit margarita garnished with fresh passion fruit and mint.
      Golden Spicy Passion Fruit Margarita
    • Sweet Potato Lattes with flowers, the sweet potato syrup.
      Sweet Potato Latte
    • Two glasses of mango lassis in a platter with green cardamom pods.
      Restaurant-Style Mango Lassi

    Snacks and Appetizers

    • a tray full of chickpea fries garnished with curry leaf ranch on a wooden surface
      Chickpea Fries
    • A small dessert bowl of fruit chaat with an appetizer pick.
      Fruit Chaat
    • Achaari Deviled Eggs with scallions in a large bowl.
      Achaari Deviled Eggs
    • cauliflower wings in a platter with appetizer picks and a condiment bowl of mint-cilantro chutney and fresh tamarind.
      Baked Mango-Tamarind Cauliflower Wings

    Vegetable Forward Main Dishes

    • a bowl of swiss chard saag paneer with tomato onion salad
      Saag Paneer
    • Dutch oven of aloo matar with a wooden serving spoon.
      Aloo Matar (Peas and Potato Curry)
    • Spinach moong dal in bowls served with rice.
      Dal Palak (Spinach Lentils)
    • Mattar paneer over rice in a pasta bowl.
      Mattar Paneer (Paneer and Peas Curry)

    Desserts

    • strawberries stuffed with cheesecake topped with chocolate and graham crackers in a plate
      Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
    • sliced lemon cardamom olive oil cake with a slice perched upwards to show moist cake
      Lemon-Cardamom Olive Oil Cake
    • straight on shot of one lemon poppyseed cupcake
      Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Lavender Buttercream
    • Three dessert bowls of fruit custard in a platter filled with fruits and flowers.
      Fruit Custard

    More Spring Recipes

    • A stack of methi paratha with ghee, fresh methi, and served with dahi and achaar.
      Methi Paratha (Fresh Fenugreek Flatbread)
    • Mango Milkshake in a vintage cup with a copper vase in the back.
      Mango Mastani (Milkshake)
    • curd rice with pomegranates and curry leaves in a bowl with a gold spoon and fresh cucumbers and peppers on a board
      Curd Rice
    • glass of rose lassi with roses in the background
      Rose Lassi
    • strawberry turnovers with a fork digging into a scoop of ice cream
      Strawberries and Cream Cheese Turnovers
    • mango iced tea in a glass with mint and a lime slice with a diced mango
      Mango Iced Tea
    • two glasses filled with mango juice, one has a metal straw
      How to make Mango Juice
    • gajar ka halwa in a black bowl on a charger with a spoon sticking out of it and almond slivers
      Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Pudding)
    • two cups of thandai in chai cups on a white tray
      Thandai
    • Cilantro Mint Chutney Overhead in Le Creuset Cocette with CIlantro and Serrano Peppers and Half a Lemon with Cilantro
      Mom's Cilantro-Mint Chutney
    Shweta in a Professional Kitchen with milkshakes.

    Hi, I'm Shweta!

    I've been learning how to cook Indian food since I was a young girl in the kitchen with my mom. I'm currently living in Phoenix, AZ. Iโ€™m a full time tech consultant who also enjoys eating out at restaurants, discovering and supporting small business, and cozying up with a cup of chai.

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