Desi Galli - Lexington Avenue

04/14/2020

Throwback to 2 years ago when our episode aired on national TV 📺
“This is one of my dreams come true!
11 years ago I did not know how to cook and watched Rachael Ray Show to learn basic recipes. I became a super fan 😍 Purchased her cook books, dishes and towels.
Today with 2 locations in New York City, we are blessed to be operating during a pandemic.
Thank you all for supporting us through this journey 🙏” -PriaVanda .
Check out stories to see all the behind the scenes in the green room.

04/10/2020

Hey Upper East Side!
Carving our Indian street food but can’t come to us?
We are coming to you! 🎉🚲 🚚
Contactless delivery now available for the upper east side.
Order today on www.desigalli.com

03/28/2020

Keeping our customers and employees safe is our number 1 priority. 💯
Here is a video on how we make disposable face masks. Let’s keep the surgical masks for all the hospital personal at the front of the line. No need to buy the expensive stuff or wait for it to be back in stock. Watch our short video on making easy face masks with 3 household ingredients. All you need is paper towels, stapler and elastic bands.

Leave a comment if this quick fix works for you.

is open for contactless pick up and delivery. Use www.desigalli.com so our minority woman own business don’t pay commission to giants like

03/26/2020

Masala Popcorn 🍿
Chef Priavanda shares her favorite at home snack recipe. Healthier alternative to the potato chips.
Ingredients:
-1/3 cup of Olive Oil
-3/4 cup of popcorn kernals
-2 tsp of salt
-1 tsp of tumeric
-1 tsp of Degi Mirch (Chilli powder)

Instructions:
-Heat large sauce pan with 3-4 kernels pieces and put the lid on slightly ajar so the steam can come out
-Wait for the 3-4 pieces kernels to pop. This way you know the oil is hot
-Close the heat and add rest of pop corn kernels and spice. Give it a quick stir to ensure all spices coat the kernels.
-Turn heat back on to high heat and put lid back on slightly ajar so steam can come out
-Let the kernels pop and turn off the heat when the popping sound slows down.
-Wait until 2-3 mins to cool down before serving in case there a few kernels left to pop.

My go to items:
Olive oil: Brightland
Spices: MDH spices
Popcorn: Arrowhead Mills

Let us know how it turns out for you ☺️

03/21/2020

Youtube star Mike Greenfield and Chef PriaVanda teach how to make vada pav at home. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

This is the perfect downtime to learn how to make the most popular Indian street food: Vada Pav. Potato fritter topped with dry garlic chutney and tamarind chutney, in a fluffy slider bun.

If you would rather leave the cooking to us? We are open for contactless takeout, pick up and delivery.

Make Vada Pav at home with Youtube star Pro Home Cook's Mike Greenfield and Chef PriaVanda. This is the perfect downtime to learn how to make the most popula...

03/20/2020

How to make cheap disinfectant at home?

Keeping our customers and employees safe is our number 1 priority. 💯
Many of our customers and friends have asked us what we are using at the restaurants to keep clean and germ free. Numerous products out there are sold out. Here is a video on how we make our disinfectant to keep the germs away. No need to buy the expensive stuff or wait for it to be back in stock. Watch our short video on making our disinfectant.
How many of you have bleach in your house?
Then follow this simple recipe for disinfectant.

Mix together 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon bleach.
Then poor into a spray bottle. Ready to use!

Not recommended if you have small children.

Leave a comment if this quick fix works for you.

How to make cheap disinfectant at home? Keeping our customers and employees safe is our number 1 priority. 💯 Many of our customers and friends have asked us ...

03/16/2020

One of our partners Foodtoeat needs@our help!

FoodtoEat has taken a tremendous hit with companies WFH policies. Their entire business at FoodtoEat is dependent on people working from their offices. With folks (rightly so) working from home, restaurants across the U.S. are seeing 50-90% declines in business, forcing many to shut their doors for good.

They do great work--sourcing food from women, immigrant, and minority-run food vendors in the NYC metro area. All their vendors are prepared with individually packaged meals, following the safety guidelines.

They are asking for individuals to either place large orders for someone you know through us or for people to donate directly via GoFundMe.
In return, they place orders with their restaurant partners and donate ALL FOOD to shelters and food banks in NYC - the institutions serving the most vulnerable folks during this unprecedented time.
They are trying to help the food community - which touches every corner of our lives - survive these trying times. Including our Desi Galli.

YOUR IMPACT

Every donation/order directly impacts three separate constituencies:

1) underserved, vulnerable individuals

2) our restaurant partners

3) FoodToEat to provide service

Your contribution will directly help them offset the declines they're seeing in their core business, while also nourishing the life of someone else in need.

Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/feed-hungry-atrisk-new-yorkers-during-covid19?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Please DM me if you need more information.

03/14/2020

Comedian Zarna Garg and PriaVanda Chouhan discuss the virus 🦠 and how our Desi Galli customers and employee’s safety are top priority!

03/13/2020

Thank you for supporting our women and minority owned business Joya Dass Lady Drinks NY

03/10/2020

Happy Holi!!!🎉
What is Holi? An Indian festival that signifies the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. People also smear each other with colours and drench each other. The colorful powders also pay homage to the bright colors seen during the spring season.
Of course Holi is also celebrated with special treats like chaat 😋