DYK: Ananya Panday cannot resist a good Schezwan dosa! (Credit: Instagram, Facebook) Celebrities have been increasingly ringing in their birthdays with lowkey, simple celebrations. Ananya Panday for one, who turns 28 today, hosted an intimate, black-themed get-together right at home in Mumbai, singing and dancing her way through cutting the million cakes that came in for her. She's left little to no hints about how she's spending the actual day of her birthday - but we're pretty sure this oddly delicious fusion recipe was definitely of the day's docket somewhere along the way! Let us introduce you to the Schezwan dosa. Also Read: Party-Hopping This Festive Season? Make Chicken Rasam Rice Your Buffer Between Invites Her editorial shoots might not give it away, but Ananya's palette is utterly desi. Her love for Indian Chinese dishes and overall Chinese fusion is something she has professed time and again - and besides the unique Schezwan dosa, the chilli paneer is also a hot favourite with her. Moving onto more authentic South Indian picks, she loves a good ghee podi idli - particularly from the Benne address in Mumbai. Not just this, she is a big fan of Gujarati classics like dhokla and fafda. As for her sweet tooth, a molten cake with ice cream, fudge brownies, chocolate chip cookies and modaks - all have her heart, and her tongue! Also Read: Rajma, Reimagined: How Kashmiri Pandits Turn Thool Beans into a Fragrant Comfort Dish That being said, the actress has been rather forthcoming about how she eats on a day to day basis, making it clear that despite how much she loves these chatpata options, eating clean is a very important part of living a health life. On that note, her regular meals are rather simple and down to earth - Ananya prefers an omelette and buttered toast with black coffee for breakfast, a chicken sandwich for lunch, a keto cupcake for her evening snack and a simple chicken or salmon with soup for dinner. Aalokitaa Basu is a writer and Senior Copy Editor whose work explores the intersection of lifestyle, culture, beauty, wellness, and self-possession. H... View More