Snacks and Starters

Crispy Baked Tofu

Crispy Baked Tofu

Crispy baked tofu is prepared by baking tofu battered in corn starch and spices. It is crisp on the outside and pillowy on the inside. I’m sure if you try this recipe once you will keep coming back for more.This is suitable for vegetarians and…

Ribbon pakoda

Ribbon pakoda

  Ribbon pakoda is an easy to make Diwali or festive snack. But we don’t need the excuse of a festival to make something deliciously crunchy as this. Make it ahead of time and it serves as a wonderful tea time snack!   Ingredients: 2…

Masala vada/ Dal vada

This is a scrumptious evening snack to be served with tea or coffee. Ingredients:1 cup bengal gram / chana dal1 tablespoon rice flour 1 onion finely chopped6 green chillies1 sprig curry leavesChopped coriander &mint leaves1 teaspoon fennel seedsasafetida a pinchsalt to taste Method:Soak the chana…

Vada Pav

Vada Pav

I have had a lot of Indian food in the USA including chats, samosas and Indo chinese. But the one thing I really miss straight from our the streets is vada pav. I have had certain versions but none were even a close hit as…

Samosa: A Guest Post

Samosa: A Guest Post

  Thank you Lavanya of “Tickle your tastebuds and make your life delicious” for giving me this opportunity to guest post, my very first one in fact! I have found Lavanya to be very enterprising and always up to something new. I thought a yummy scrumptious…

Sukha bhel

Sukha bhel

   I think all of us deserve that little break after a hectic marathon routine during the weekdays.  I’m pretty sure most of you agree with me on this and would like to take it a li’l easy at times spending some time quietly, a time doing something…