Palak Bhajiya- crisp and crunchy fritters made with spinach, potato and curry leaves Palak bhajiya is very popular street food from Kolhapur. The already crisp palak coated with crisp besan batter is a yummy easy to make snack to have with Chai on a nice monsoon day or Soda for a chatty get together with…
Aloe Vera ke Namak Pare
Aloe Vera Ke namak pare- Deep fried crispy snack made with aloe vera pulp,flour and few spices. Namak pare are very popular deep fried snack which are best served with a hot cup of tea. In Most of the Indian houses a jar of namak pare is always present in the snack shelf. My mom…
Masala idli Recipe, How to Make Masala Idli using Leftover Idli
Masala Idli Recipe – Quick and easy snack recipe to use leftover Idlis Masala Idli- Idli is a popular southern Indian tiffin item but now popular snack every where. Though its a breakfast item but is also enjoyed for lunch and dinner and kids loves to carry Idli in their school lunch boxes. Traditionally idli…
Stuffed Bread Dahi Vada – Instant and No Cook
Instant and healthy version of dahi vada made with bread – Easy, fat free and No cook Recipe Dahi vada is a popular snack or street food of Northern India. It is a deep fried snack made with white lentil or urad daal .You need to plan it ahead as its made with soaked and…
How To Make Namkeen Khaja / Trikoni Mathri
Trikoni Mathri or Namkeen Khaja – A crisp and layered savoury cracker Mathri (or Matthi) is a very popular snack of India. Names and pronunciations vary across different states but the approach remains the same. Usually it is made with refined flour but can also be made with wheat flour and gram flour if you want to…
Aloo Chorchori Recipe, How To Make Aloo Chorchori
Aloo Chorchori- A quick and easy potato stir fry – A Bengali Specialty Aloo chorchori is a simple, quick and yet delicious Potato stir fry .It is a popular stir fry from Bengal which is a classic combo with Luchi, but goes well with poori, paratha or roti. You can also make it as a travel food…
Mixed Fruit Chutney
A healthy and delicious Mixed fruit Relish Pickles and chutneys or relishes are Indian style accompaniments to serve along with the main course or to serve with snacks. Some are made daily and some are made in big batches as they have a good shelf life. I love making chutneys and pickles with different vegetables and fruits….
Zaatar Roasted Potatoes
Zaatar Roasted Potatoes – Crispy stir-fried potatoes with Zaatar spice mix Zaatar is a Middle Eastern spice mix which has very delicate tangy flavours. It is mainly used as a topping for different types of Middle Eastern bread. The most popular is Zaatar Manakeesh, the generous sprinkle of olive oil mixed zaatar takes this manakeesh to…
Ven Pongal Recipe, Khara Pongal
Ven Pongal – A simple and delicious rice and lentil porridge from Southern India Ven pongal is a popular breakfast of Southern India. It is made in all the southern states with little difference in the dal rice ratio. The thickness and texture also differs in each family. Pongal is also offered as Prasadam in…
Eggless Semolina Cupcakes
Eggless cupcakes made with semolina in a Euron air fryer Air fryer is the new and very popular kitchen gadget .I always thought that air fryer is used mainly for making french fries and other fried snacks etc. Few of my friends brought this gadget and are quite happy with the results so I was…