Tameta na Bhajiya are batter fried tomato fritters . Thick slices of tomatoes are layered with spicy chutney , dipped into a chickpea batter and fried to a golden. Tameta is the Gujju pronunciation for Tomatoes and bhajiyas are fritters . Moving on Exploring the Flavours of Street Food , I have yet another street…
Onion samosas are a bite sized savoury snack which are filled with onions in a crisp flaky pastry. These are also popular as Irani Samosas and are a popular street food from the royal city of Hyderabad . Samosas originated in the Middle East where they were called Sambusak and were brought to India in…
E for Elaichi wali Chai ! Straight from the street kittli . Chai or tea as popularly known is a addictive hot drink and there will be just a handful who do not drink this . Among those handfuls I am included . Somehow I have never tasted tea . As a kid mom…
For Day 3 we have a Tikki Chole Biryani .Tikki Chole and Chole Chawal both are popular street dishes from Delhi but I have clubbed them to make an interesting Biryani . I already have two versions of Chole Biryani but this version is a level higher ! Seriously with Tikkis in it , it…
Maad is the starch fluid saved out of the pan during an intermediate stage of cooking rice . This starch is seasoned with herbs and spices and served as a curry . Maad belongs to Rajasthani Cuisine and is served with Lachko Daal and boiled rice . One of my niece is married into a…
I have grown up among Punjabis and Marwaris , and somehow my taste is also like them . For Day 2 I am posting a Meethi Mathri, under the Sweet Flatbreads Theme . Meethi Mathris are typically Punjabi and are made on Karwachauth , a very important fasting festival of Punjabis . These Mathris also…
We are in the last week of BM #83 , the last week to post for this year . Time sure flies , the year has passed away in a jiffy . Well from next month , I shall be going a little slow with my blogging , shall do two weeks every month .…
Almond Ghoriba or The Moroccon Cookies are my choice for the second day under Moroccon Cuisine . These cookies are also from the huge batch of cookies that I baked for my friend’s grand kids. I was not sure if kids would like something with nuts and rose , but I was glad when she…
It was during the Mega Marathon that I made a week of Indian Thalis which featured spreads with a Protein punch . Not all recipes had protein but the meal definitely was Protein Rich . The spreads were elaborate and I did not want my fellow bloggers to get extra burden of commenting during Mega…
For the last day under bite sized appetisers I have made Pinwheel Samosas . The dough of these pinwheels is like the samosa dough, and the stuffing is also like that of a samosa, only it is a different avatar . These are also called Aloo Bhakarwadi , though it is very different from the…