Homemade Aam papad or Mango leather is sweet snack made during summer in most households. Made using sweet, ripe mangoes these were one of our favourite snacks as kids. I remember it being dried on a woven grass mat leaving an impression of the texture on the aam papad. Apart from Sandige and sun-dried tomatoes ,…
Tea Time Snacks
AMbode / Dal Wada / Teatime Snack
Ambode , are deepfried fritters made using Bengal gram and lot of spices. It is an addictive , coffeetime or teatime snack. Ambode, is made during Durga Pooja specially. Along with paayasa. Ambode is also one of the most common fried streetfood. Every Pakoda guy in the town will be making ambode. It is usually had with coffee or had just…
PEAr Chips
Ingredients 2 nos – Pear, ripe yet firm 1 cup – Sugar 2 cups – Water 1 tsp – Vanilla extract Method Boil water and sugar in a wide sauce pan. Meanwhile when the sugar is boilng wash the pears well. Slice them really thin (2mm) vertically. Carefully drop the pear slices into the…
CHAkli – Indian Svoury Snack
Chakli, Kodbale, Karigadubu, Obattu are all what makes any festival perfect, specially Ganesha Chathurthi. Ganesha known to have a big appetite is always offered all kinds of snacks, fruits and food. Hence Chakli and other snacks are made during this season. Chakli is an Indian savoury snack made of rice flour. It is deep…
BAKed Potato Hearts
Ingredients 4 nos – Potato, big sized 1/4 cup – Olive oil Salt to taste 1 tsp – Freshly milled pepper 1 tsp – Rosemary or any herb of your choice Preparation .Clean and peel the potatoes. Slice them into 1cm thick slices. Cut them into hearts using a heart shape cookie cutter. Soak them…
ALOo Cutlet
Ingredients 5 nos – Medium sized Potatoes 1 Slice – Brown bread (any bread will do) Salt to taste 2 nos – Green chillies Half cup water 2 tbsp – All purpose flour 1 cup – Coarse bread crumbs 2 tbsps – Semolina (optional) Oil for deep frying Method Pressure cook the potatoes and leave…
EGG Pakoda
Ingredients 4 nos – Boiled eggs 1 cup – Besan /Chickpea flour 1 1/2 tbsp – Red Chilly powder 1 tsp – Ajwain/Carom seeds Salt to taste 1 tsp – Garlic paste (optional) Oil to fry Method Heat oil in a wok. In a small mixing bowl take besan. Add Chilly powder, salt and ajwain…
GOLd Granola Bar – Homemade, Simple, Easy, Foolproof
Make Homemade Granola bars with this simple, easy, foolproof recipe. Granola Bars are one of the healthy snacks you can have during the day. The perfect energy bars you can have before and after your workout. Ingredients 2 cups – Oats 1 cup – Sliced almonds 1/4 cup – Flax seeds 1/2 cup –…
CHAkota Masala – Spicy Grape fruit
Chakota Masala is a spicy, sweet salad or snack made out of Grape fruit. It is usually had as a snack between meals and it is absolutely tasty. In kannada we call this fruit Chakota. We have this fruit in abundance in our estate and hence we have never valued Chakota much. We as kids…
KOThimbir Vadi
Had this delicately crisp first time with my father-in-law on Pune-Mumbai express way. The outer layer is so delicately crisp and the inside soft… This was almost 7 years back and i still can’t get over this dish. When i had it for the first time, rather than enjoying it i was trying to figure…