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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…
Khasta (in Hindi) means crisp, flaky or brittle. Kachori is a puffed-up fried snack – the dough usually made with either all-purpose or wheat flour, is rolled out like little pooris, filled with spicy filling and deep fried till golden. Kachoris take different forms depending on the region of origin… some are flat, some are puffed… some are soft, some…
Weekend lunches are always a little special, there is plenty of time to shop, work on elaborate cooking & plenty of help around the house. Lot of inspiration from every corner , yeah right…. that’s just for the menu. Once that’s fixed then they all get busy with their electronic gadgets! Guess this happens in your house too! ;)This week…
Here comes a variety vegetarian lunch menu for this weekend. The usually sambar, kara kuzhambu routine was just too much to handle, so tried this variety lunch combo and everyone at home liked it. Super easy to make with everyday kitchen pantry items. Lunch Idea / Vegetarian Lunch Menu / Lunch Dinner Menu 6 – South Indian Vegetarian Lunch Menu /…
Mixed Vegetable Pakora are a favorite tea time snack in India. They are simple and fast, yet delicious, these Indian battered and deep fried vegetable bits are great served by themselves as a snack or as an appetizer or side dish. A variety of crunchy veggies are incorporated with the mixture of gram flour and spices, fried in oil to…
Kids School Lunch box 8– Cheesy Vegetable Quesadillas are an easy, satisfying vegetarian option for school lunches. Its a great disguise for anything else that I want to sneak in, especially veggies. Sid loves Mexican food and lunch box comes out clean when I pack these chessy quesadillas. I’ve added some hummus spread instead of beans as I didn’t have…
Description: Today’s lunch box theme is a little fancy. Sid enjoys deep fried foods as much as I do, Who doesn’t? Cutlets, vadais, urundais, pakodas… he just gobbles in no time. He was giving me suggestions nowadays as to what to pack for his school lunches. The other day I made some vegetable cutlets to enjoy with our evening tea…
Description: Biryani is a rice dish that’s popular in India and Pakistan and usually features a mix of rice, herbs, and spices as well as some type of vegetables or meat. Its one of the premium food we order when we go to a restaurant or even preparre at home during family gathering or special events. Who doesn’t like biryani?…
Finger millet, also known as Kezhvaragu/Keppai – Tamil, Ragi-Kannada, Ragulu – Telugu, Koovaragu – Malayalam is a highly nutritious millet. There are many ways of using this millet in our very day dishes…here is the recipe for a savory snack “Ragi Murukku” which can be had with your evening cup of tea or coffee. Ragi Murukku has a decent taste,…
Description: This is what I packed for Sid’s school lunch today: Aloo Paratha, Pomegranate Raita, Cucumber cuts and a small lemon taffy as treat. Aloo Paratha is Sid’s all time favorite, he can have it any time of the day. This weekend he asked whether I could make some for his school lunch… and this is how I packed. …
