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Kala Chana Sundal – is a simple to prepare and can make nice healthy evening snack. I usually prepare sundal once a week.. swap between chana, lentil, peanut or fresh corn. Navarathri is coming soon thought it would nice to share this recipe of simple Black Channa / chickpeas sundal which you can make during ayutha pooja. Typically its seasoned…
Kara Sev is a very popular snack made during Diwali, its quite easy, comes in different varieties and can be made with just few ingredients. It is one addictive snack and we always enjoy our karasev with a hot cup of tea. The best kara sev that i have ever had is from Sri Karpagambal Sweets located in the heart…
Sri Krishna Jayanthi also known ad Gokulashtami is nearing and I wanted to post this Uppu seedai recipe which is a main traditional snack that is prepared during this festival. We usually make seedai, murukku and some kind of payasam, assorted nuts dilkush mixture and maladdus for the pooja. Making any kind of seedai is always a nightmare, I have…
Kara Boondi is a kind of savory snack prepared in every South Indian homes during festive days of Deepavali. Back home my amma and my aunts use to make batches and batches of these for distributing to close friends and family. They all gather ingredients, do a little chatting in kitchen thinnai and make these Deepavali snacks in the pozhakadai…
Normal surul aappam is made with fried Bengal gram, sugar and coconut gratings for the filling or pooranam. This is my version, a combination of suiyam and surul aappam.
Cheesy soft bread rolls for a quick evening snack. Bread flour is used for this recipe which usually yields slightly chewy, but soft dense texture bread. My college cafeteria used to have this soft white bread sticks which i always crave for …. as there is no escapism, the whole corridor smells like parmesan cheese and just makes irresistibly hungry during mid morning breaks. So… tried that at home too which was soo easy and satisfying. This is made with all-purpose and its quite similar process wise with slightly change in measures and temperature. Try both and have fun.
Diamond shaped deep fried biscuits, a crunchy snack for any occasion.
Diamond biscuits / Maida cuts / Maida biscuits / Shankarpali / deep fried snack
Spinach with broken cashews combined with spiced up flour blend to make this crispy snack. Pakoda mostly termed as "Pakora" in North Indian Sweet stalls are very rich with loads of ghee and nuts and usually seen with the combination of any leafy or mixed vegetables. This recipe of mine is for one such variety, petty much similar to regular pakoda with few additions.
Palak Pakoda / Spinach Pakoda / Keerai Pakoda / Cashewnut Pakoda / Pakodi / Ulli Pakodi / Pakora / Pattanam Pakoda / Sweet Stall Pakoda / Mint Street Style / Ghee Pakoda
Crunchy rice and lentil based savoury snack from Tamil Nadu.
Thattai – Tamil
Chekkalu – Telugu
Nippattu – Kannada
Snack or chat made with mashed potato, carrots and green peas.
