Quick Bean Dip
Bean dip is an easy and yummy appetizer. It is a good appetizer for a cocktail or a snack party. People will definitely like it. I bought this Magic Bullet blender recently and tried a few dips and quick dishes from the recipe book. I am very eager to share the recipes with you all. So I have started with the bean dip. Here you go… Ingredients: Black beans – 1 can Chopped onion – 1/4 cup Garlic cloves – 2 Roasted red peppers – 1/4 cup Vegetable broth – 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar – 2 tbsp Cayenne pepper to taste Dollop of sour cream (optional) Method of Preparation: Preparation of Roasted Red Peppers: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Take a whole red pepper and keep it on an aluminum foil in the oven. Rotate it once the top side...
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Thattai – Rice & Peanut Savory Snack
Thattai is a crunchy snack very popular in Tamilnadu and it’s a staple snack for many of the festive occasions in karnataka and Tamilnadu. The peanut and channa dal in that tastes really good .Thattai is made during festive days and makes for a great snack in evening times. I know it’s not Diwali now but this special snack has to be the trademark snack of Diwali in Tamilnadu. My Mother-in law made this for us. she has taken me back in time by making Thattai this week and it turned out so delicious. I think I am gonna be a lazy bee for the rest of the 6 months but learning a lot of dishes from her that I haven’t tried before. It’s one of my husband’s favorite snack and she made it especially for him. Thattai...
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Chicken Puff & YUMMY BLOG award
If you are from India, you are all too familiar with the street corner bakeries and the delicious aroma that will float around that area. One of my favorite items from such bakeries is the Puff. It would be available as veg Puff , Chicken Puff or Mutton Puff. I recently made some Chicken Puff at home and everyone loved it.This is such a great appetizer that can be made easily and quickly for guests, if you had some pastry sheets in your freezer. Ingredients: Pastry sheet: 1 Pack Egg White : 2 tbsp Stuffing: Chicken : 1 cup (Boiled and minced ) Onion : 1 ( medium & chopped) Ginger & Garlic paste : 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder : 2 tbsp Garam masala : 1 tbsp Tomato : 1 (chopped) salt : required for taste Method Of...
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Vegetable Puff
This is our 100th post. I am happy to submit this recipe and would like to dedicate it to my friend Shriya. During our college days, we used to go to one of our favorite bakery for puffs and samosa. It’s so nostalgic to think about those wonderful days… I am really happy to share this simple recipe with you all. Ingredients: Pastry sheet – 1 pack Medium size potato – 1 (cooked and mashed) Green chilly -1 Green Peas – 3 tbsp Onion – 1/2 cup Coriander leaves – a few Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1/4 tsp Oil – 2 tsp Egg white from one egg Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Preparation of Masala: Pastry sheets are available in most...
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Pattani Sundal-Green Peas Sundal
In South India, if there is one thing Navrathri days will bring to mind is the delicious varieties of sundals made and shared with visitors 9 days of Golu will see different variations and recipes of sundal (gram) served hot.. They are rich in protein and makes a great evening snack on any day. This variety of sundal is one of my favorites my mom used to make this when I was in school and served it when I got back from school. And the other specialty of this sundal is it’s so popular in beach, if you have been to Marina beach or the Elliott’s beach in chennai, you’d find this selling fast with some fresh onions and raw mango slivers. Ah.. I still remember those golden days with my friends we used to go to beach to...
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Gobi Manchurian dry – Cauliflower Manchurian dry
Gobi Manchurian or Cauliflower Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer. Cauliflower florets are dipped in corn flour and maida (all purpose flour) batter and fried. It is then sauted in a spicy, sweet and tangy sauce. You can serve it as an appetizer or can be served with fried rice or roti. Ingredients I (Preparation of Sauce): Chopped onion – 1 cup Green chilly – 2 Green onions – 1/4 cup Half green bell pepper, chopped Finely chopped garlic or garlic paste – 2 tsp Finely chopped ginger – 1 tsp Red chilly powder – 1 tsp Soy sauce – 2 tbsp Green chilly sauce – 1 tbsp Red chili sauce – 1 tbsp Sweet and sour sauce – 1 tbsp Vinegar – 1 tbsp Tomato sauce – 3 tbsp Oil – 1 tbsp Salt to taste Cilantro or...
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Slut Bread
I know you are probably wondering about the name of this recipe. I thought the same when I saw this recipe’s name. But I was really impressed by this easy bread recipe and the interesting name choice for it. I had never heard about this one before. But, this recipe was one of my favorite bookmarked collection. After I made it again yesterday, I couldn’t resist to post this. It was so good and it has become our favorite evening snack. Its so easy to make it. Thanks to Meeso for sharing this wonderful recipe from her mom’s kitchen and you have to read her post to find out the secret behind the name. There is always a special value and some sentiment for family recipes and this foodie blog world brings everyone to share their valuable recipes to...
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Stuffed Chilli Bhajji – Stuffed Chilli Fritters
Every food will have a special place in our life and will have some special memories attached to them. One such food for me is chilli bajji and it will always remind me of my college days. It will remind me of those rainy days when we would get chilli bajji’s at chidambaram carnival (thiruvizha). It reminds of those college days when we’d skip class and go to eat Chilli bajjis. They used to serve the bajji’s with a chutney and I am still looking for that perfect recipe for it. If you know it, please share it here and I will be really grateful! Ingredients: Green Chillies : 5 For batter : Gram Flour : 1 cup Rice flour : 1/2 cup Baking powder : 1/4 tsp Cumin powder : 1/4 tsp Salt : required to taste Red...
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Potato fritters
My husband is fond of vegetable fritters. So, I want to surprise him today with potato fritters and I tried it with peppers and cumin instead of red chilly powder. It came out well and we enjoyed it for snacks. Ingredients: Chickpeas flour (besan) – 1 1/2 cup Pepper – 2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Oil for frying Potatoes – 2 Method of preparation: Mix the flour, ground pepper and cumin seeds, salt, turmeric powder Add required water and make a batter that flows freely Cut potatoes into thin round pieces Heat oil, dip each piece in the batter and drop into the hot oil and fry till golden brown 🙂 Serve hot with coconut chutney/tamarind...
Read MoreVeggie Cutlet
Preparation Time : 50 minutes No of servings : 10-11 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Potatoes : 2(medium)(boiled and mashed) Carrot : 1(finely chopped)(Boiled) Green peas : 1/2 cup(frozen or boiled) Onions :1(medium)finely chopped Red chili powder :2 tsp Green chili : 3(finely chopped) Ginger and Garlic paste : 1 tsp Coriander Leaves : 2tbsp Cashew nuts : 1 tsp Garam Masala : 2tsp Ghee : 1tbsp Egg white : 1 Breadcrumbs : 1 cup Salt to Taste oil for frying Method Of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan add onion and green chillies fry for few minutes and add ginger &garlic paste,fry for 3 minutes in low heat. Then add carrot and green peas which is boiled already.Mix it with ginger and garlic paste. Add red chili powder and garam masala powder and fry for...
Read MoreLollypop Meatballs
Preparation Time : 60 minutes No of servings : 6-7 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: keema or mutton minced :1\4 pound onion finely chopped:1(medium) Ginger minced:1tbsp Garlic minced :1 tbsp Tomato :1( finely chopped) Coriander leaves chopped :1tbsp Green chillies chopped :1tbsp Oyster sauce : 1tbsp pepper salt to taste Method of Preparation: Put the minced mutton, half of chopped onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies in a food processor. Add salt and pepper to taste. Make marble- sized balls. Heat water in a pan. Dip the prepared balls in the boiling water and poach them for 5 minutes. Drain and keep aside. Heat oil in a fry pan. Add the rest of the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Add tomato and stir till the masala or condiments leave the sides of the pan. Add...
Read MoreSpring roll Bowls
Ingredients: Spring rolls or wonton wrappers (readily available at the frozen section) : 10 Chopped chickens or chopped prawns : 1 cup Onion chopped : 1tsp Ginger chopped: 1tsp Garlic chopped : 1 tsp Soy sauce:1 tsp Oil :2 tsp Pepper salt as required. Method Of Preparation: Place spring Rolls or Wonton Wrappers around the base Of a muffin tray. Brush oil in between the sheets. Shape the wrappers along the base of the muffin pan, to form bowl-shape hollows. Brush again it in a preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes. Remove from the tray. Cool. To prepare the filling- heat oil in pan. Stir-fry onion, ginger, garlic and chopped boneless chicken, on high flame, for 4 minutes. Add soy sauce salt, pepper,keep aside. Fill the bowls with the...
Read MoreSesame Prawn Toast
Preparation Time : 40 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Bread slices : 6 Raw Prawns : 1 cup Egg : 1 Spring onions (Finely chopped) Ginger grated : 1 tsp Soya Sauce : 2tsp Corn Flour : 1tsp Fine Spice powder: 1/2 tsp Roasted Sesame Seeds : 1/2 cup oil to Deep- fry Method of Preparation: Place the prawns ,egg,spring,onions,ginger,cornflour,soy sauce in a food processor to make paste .keep aside . Cut the crust of the bread. Cut each bread into 4 triangles. Apply prepared prawn paste evenly on one side of the bread slices. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the paste and press them to stick. Heat oil , deep fry the bread slices, the filling side down. Fry till crisp and golden. Serve hot with a chilli dipping sauce....
Read MoreSpring Rolls
Preparation Time : 60 minutes No of servings : 10-12 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients carrots : 2 (grated) Beans :7 to 8 (Finely Chopped) Onions : 2(Finely Chopped) capsicum : 2(Finely Chopped) Salt : 2 tsp Black pepper : 1 tsp Tomato sauce : 1 spn Oil : 2tsp cabbage : 4 to 5 leaves Red chili powder : 1 tsp Maida : 2 tbsp Wheat Flour : 1 cup Method of Preparation Heat oil in a pan . Add onions fry for few minutes and add all the chopped Vegetables ,fry until it turns into golden brown (don’t add water). Now add the tomato sauce,red chili powder,Black pepper powder,and salt . Cook until all the vegetables become soft and cooked fully. Remove it from heat and let it cool . Take the wheat flour...
Read MorePotato Vada
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Potato (Peeled and grated) – 1/2 cup Urad dal – 1 cup Raw rice – 1/4 cup Red chillis – 8 Asafoetida powder – 1 pinch Green chillis – 5 Curry leaves – little Cilantro – little Ginger – 1 piece Salt to taste Oil to fry Preparation: Soak rice and urad dal separately in water. Drain the water and grind rice, urad dal with red chillies and asafoetida powder. Chop ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and cilantro finely and mix with the ground mixture. Add the grated potatoes, salt and mix well. Heat oil in a kadai. Make small patties of the mixture and fry them in...
Read MoreCauliflower 65
Preparation time: 1 hr No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Cauliflower – 1 medium size Curry Powder or Kuzhambu Masala Powder – 1 1/2 tsp Ginger – a small piece Garlic – 4 cloves Green Chilli – 1 Corn flour – 1 tsp Rice flour – 1/2 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Oil Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp Cilantro for garnish Preparation: Separate cauliflower into small pieces. Immerse the cauliflower florets in hot water with some salt. Cut ginger, garlic and green chilli into small pieces. Mix corn flour, rice flour, chilli powder, curry powder/kuzhambu masala powder, lemon juice, salt, green chillies, ginger and garlic to form a smooth paste. Remove the cauliflower florets from hot water. Dip the cauliflower florets into the paste to get an even coating. Fry them in oil. Garnish...
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