Home made Namkeen is a mixture made with puffed rice , poha , peanuts and some other crunchy ingredients . It is slightly spicy with a tinge of sweetness . I try to avoid these munches , somehow I don’t go beyond my three meals , but truly speaking this home made namkeen is a…
Masala Biscuits are healthy crackers made with whole wheat flour, sesame seeds , green chillies and fresh green coriander leaves . Masala Biscuits make an excellent munch for anytime of the day . They are perfect for kids , where you could minus the green chilly . In fact get innovative and try different herbs…
Gol Gappe are the famous spicy water balls from India . A street food of most states , these Gol Gappas are called by different names in different states . It is not only the name that’s different , they taste different too., though the concept remains the same . In Gujrat they are called…
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…
Laiya Bhel is bhel made with puffed rice, fried chickpeas and peanuts. Finely chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander and green chillies jazz it up.This is a lip smacking munch from the streets of Lucknow. Laiya was a new name for me , I heard this for the first time in Lucknow . Laiya is basically…
Garadu ki Chat is a deep fried chat made from yam . The chaat is a typical winter street food from Indore . Yes, today we are in Madhya Pradesh to Explore the Flavours of Street Food. With the alphabet G I have Garadu Chat . Garadu is a type of yam. I had never seen…
Dahi Wada Aloo Dum is a Street Food from Orissa . The dish is a combination of Dahi Wada, Aloo Dum and Ghughni. I had never heard of Dahi Wada Aloo Dum , it was my niece Juhi who had this at a friends place and asked me to make . I checked on…
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…
I remember my granny making real big size Tikkis when we had guest , she would say how can be serve such small ones , specially to guest . I came to Gujarat and here they always served small portions . Initially I wondered why but over a period of time I feel yes they…