chilli biscuits /savoury cookies(chilli)/masala khara biscuits When it comes to baking till now have not tried anything spicy but had already put bakery style salt biscuits in my space.It was an unusual experience for me to use coriander and curry leaves that too into baking.Its a famous khara biscuits available at all iyengar bakery shops and...
recipe for aloo bhujia /potato sev It's a revised version of omapodi presented with tang and zing never to be missed as a tea time snack.Whenever there is a chance to relish a cup of this bhujia's a hot cup of tea or coffee is a must.Enjoying bhujia's are really the best time to die for.Its...
gujarati sweet sukhadi /Gud(gur)papdi This gujarati sweet sukhadi is an honest straight forward dish with no complicated procedures and proves to be a best authentic sweet with no compromise.As in most of the gujarati sweets jaggery is given more importance because jaggery has a special character to balance the heat of the body keeping it warm.The...
mangalore sweet bun recipe /Konkani buns/banana puri My whole one life would not be enough to learn about countless number of cuisines around the world in detail!this sense of longing is same for all the foodies like me.Mangalore is one part of South-canara or Dakshin Kannada and this time when exploring South-Canara I fixed to try...
how to make indian bhatura /no yeast recipe Resemblance in anything doesn't mean that they will have same character and behavior the very same thing applies for food too!yes,there is always a difference between bhaturas and puri's even though they look the same.Bhaturas are chewy ,fluffy and thick but puris are not!In restaurants and functions they...
tomato dal andhra style /tomato pappu In India and down South here dal in any form any time any day is so vital that every first serving for hot rice will be with some kind of heart warming dal with good dollop of ghee in it.I always admire Andhra cuisine for its sharp flavours and you...
sweet boondi ladoo recipe /boondi laddu Full worth of Diwali is recognized only with the presence of sweets and without relishing a mouth full of sweets diwali would become incomplete!sharing gifts and sweets brings prosperity and happiness and all through these festive days we are excited and over enthusiastic.Many forms of sweet gifts are in trend...
paneer ke kabab (tikka style) I had some long-term doubt if the different names kabab,kebab and kabob are dissimilar but recently my doubt was cleared that all are the same! of course googling about this cleared my hesitancy.Next to chaat, kababs too take an integral part in street foods history.The very same paneer ke kabab which...
how to make garlic sev /karasev recipe At one time when I was googling I happen to come across an interesting article about Sattur sevu by "Hindu magazine" on their website Hindu.com and as usual I was obsessed to try out.The real specialty of this kara sev according to the information from the authorized famous Shanmuga...
simple indian (south) food recipes for lunch /tamil lunch menu A Typical Tamil Lunch is a well-organized lists of menu to go with the main South Indian staple "rice" and serving food in banana leaf is a special custom in most of the southern states like Karnataka,kerala and Andhra.As a South-Indian am more used to this...