Karadaiyan Noombu adai- sweet &savory version

Karadaiyan nombu adai with step by step pictures.

Even since I started blogging and whenever I see co-bloggers post recipe regarding any particular festival I'm will be so much tempted by it. All though we don't celebrate nombu means fasting I wish to try to justify my role as a food blogger. This recipe happened to be the same one which I  longed to try for many years and tried it yesterday for our evening snack.

Green Peas Kachori | Mattar Stuffed Kachori

Green peas kachori with step by step pictures.

Whenever I buy kachori from any chat shop my first thought that would come will be soon I must try and blog about it. But it never happened. Last month one day I decided to try this in spite of all laziness for snacks. Both my kids loved to have it along with green chutney and sauce. Give a try and I'm damn sure you will love it. This is somewhat similar to samosa except for the shape.

Batata Vada | Street Food of Maharastra

Batata Vada with step by step pictures.
Batata Vada is one of the most popular street food of Maharashtra. It is nothing but potato vada. 'Batata means potato. Cooked potato mixed up with spices and coated with besan flour mix which is then deep fried in oil. I adapted this recipe from MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor's website. It is tasted best when served with tomato sauce and green chutney ( mint-coriander chutney).

Ragda Patties | North Indian Chaat Recipe

Ragda patties in step by step pictures. Ragda patties is one of the famous chaat recipes in which patties are made with boiled potatoes & spices.It is then served with white peas gravy spread over it and sprinkled with chopped onions, tomato, green & sweet chutney.This chat is very famous street food in states of Gujarat & Maharastra in India.

Spinach Chakli | Palak Murukku | Snack Recipe

Murukku /Chakli is one Indian snack which is widely prefered by all people to munch on with evening tea.Tough it it deep fried people prefer it and is mostly prepared in all house holds for any festival.Add spinach/palak to it make it healthy , right?. I have also added few mint leaves in addition to spinach for an extra flavor/aroma.

Bread Cups | Bread Veggie Cups | Kids Recipe

Bread cups is one easy kid's friendly recipe that had to be had as breakfast or snack.Making this recipe takes very little time.With veggie chopped in and cheese grated your food is ready in five minutes.I have used vegetables for filling but willing you can make it non-veg with some pan-fried boneless chicken pieces.Also, I have used whole wheat bread here you can use white bread also.Since wheat bread is healthy I mostly opt for it.

Badam Murukku | Almond Chakli | Snack Recipe

Badam murukku with step by step pictures.

No festival is complete with snacks .Everyone prepare or buy both sweet and savory items. For this Diwali if you are looking for a twist from your regular murukku then try this badam murukku which is super tasty, crispy and addictive also. One can never stop with a single piece.

Sweet Payaru Sundal | Sweet Mung Beans Sundal

With navarathiri in line ket me finish my post in draft before it. After the salty version of this payaru sundal here some the sweet version of it.Its so easy to make just thicken the jaggery syruo and add the cooked beans.Here I have used jaggery but ordinary white sugar can also be used in it.

Bhel Puri | Indian chat Recipe

When it comes to chaat items there is  no doubt its the most favorite food for many people.Its not only popular in northern India, in south Indian also people love it and the roadside shop in almost all main streets stand proof for it.When it comes to making it at home I haven't made many of it, one for a while I make pav bhaji for dinner.So I decided to give try some and record it here in my space.

Bread Balls | Bread Potato Balls | Snack recipe

When it comes to after school snacks for my kids , its always a challenging work for me as the taste and preference differ for both.But if its a deep fried snack both like it.So last week when I had some left bread slices I decided to make this balls and it was totally delicious.If you have some slice and puzzled with no ideas to do with it then try this easy snack recipe and feel satisfied for not wasting it.

Raw Jackfruit Patties | Raw jackfruit cutlet

Cutlet is one snack which my daughter prefer a lot.She is a greatest foodie and critic of my foods and its to satisfy her food carve i try many recipes and I love doing it.Last time when bought this raw fruit to try different dish I end up making this kootu/thoran.But when I bough one the next time I want to make something different and tried this cutlet.Tough I searched to get ideas I ended up making the one which fits our taste.

Mochai sundal | Field Beans Sundal | Snack recipe

When I blogged about the kara kuzhambu using mochai I have mentioned about making a sundal with the leftover soaked beans and this it that recipe.Making sundal is quite easy just pressure cook the soaked beans, temper with spices and freshly grated coconut and serve hot.Not any fancy ingredients used to make sundal. But here in this sundal variety I slightly changed by adding an roasted spice powder to give a flavorful twist to the normal sundal.I googled many recipes, got some ideas from it and did this.Do try this version and I"m sure you will love it.

Lemon Aval | Lemon Poha | Easy Breakfast Recipe

Lemon poha | lemon aval is an simple and easy breakfast which can be prepared in jiffy.I"m  sure the ingredients needed to prepare this recipe will be in your pantry.Just soaking the aval/poha for 5 mins and in another  2-3 minutes your dish is ready.My kids don't prefer poha so for them I made dosa and  for me  I made this lemon poha.You can have it as such but I added sugar to it.

Rice Thattai | Crispy Thattai | Festive Snack Recipe | Step by Step

Here I'm with another festive snack you can easily try.Last week my son felt stomach discomfort and I picked him back from school when I received the call.It happened twice and the main reason for it is over intake of junk food.He was advised to avoid packed foods which are very difficult for him.When he is little okay he was tempted to eat and so had little and the problem started again. He is very fond of chicken and counting days to eat it. Following him, we too decided to go with the same menu that we cook for him which will be veggies platter. I have planned to start the non-veggies meal next weekend as my daughter's birthday falls the month-end.

Vazhaipoo Vadai | Banana Flower - Lentils Fritters | Snack Recipe

Today's recipe is a healthy vada with vazhaipoo/ banana flower. Banana flower is one vegetable which I had bought very very rare maybe once or twice before.Although knowing the goodness in it I avoid buying as I was damn sure my kids won't touch it.But If I make any fried snack with it then I was sure it goes well with them.Last week bought a box of peeled flowers from the big basket ( ordering for the first time) keep in mind to make vada with it.but my laziness didn't give time and mood to cook. Somehow I managed to make this healthy fritters for the snack on Tuesday.The difficult part is removing the long stigma in the middle of each flower.Then chopping & grinding are too simple.Here I didn't chop I just added to the dal and ground it.

Keerai vada | Amaranath Leaves-Urad Dal Fritters

Deep fried snacks and chai/tea in the evening are like matches made is heaven, yes it is an awesome combo and nothing else can be great like these two.I love trying different snacks for my hungry kids from school.Last Saturday while watching Vijay Tv's program of chef Venkatesh Butt ,samayal samayal I decided to make the dish for my kids in the week to follow.I prepared for it well in advance and fried them only after the come as I always wish to serve them hot and my kids to love it as what else joy can be for a mother like me than to see my children enjoying the food I make for them.I can handle any pain to see that joy in their faces.

Pukhlein - Sweet of Meghalaya

Pukhlein - is  nothing but a simple sweet made with rice flour and jaggery and then deep fried in hot.It a simple  sweet delicacy of north eastern  state, Meghalaya.Though it  look some what similar to that of south Indian ,Adhirasam, but in adhirasam, the preparation of dough is  a long procedure and one need to keep the prepared dough for aging. But in this pukhlein, the method is so simple, just mix it up and fry.With minimal ingredients we can easily make this.

I bet one can't stop munching this as it is too addictive.I paired it for evening chai and it tastes yummy.Recipe adapted from here.

Beetroot Cutlet | Beetroot Tikki | Healthy Cutlet

Beetroot also knows as beets is a super healthy food which can be used as raw or cooked.With the wide range of health benefits in it has proved,  it lowers blood pressure. These have a unique source of betaine which is a nutrient that protects cells.This can be eaten either as simple salads marinated with lemon juice,herbs, and olive oil or cooked or one can even use it in baking to make cakes/cupcakes.

Easy Rava Appam | Snack Recipe

If you have any banana which doesn't get attention by any family members then try making it use with in any recipe with it.The same happened in my house when i had a banana left ,so i decided to make appam with it for snack.Its very easy and here i have used rava/sooji as the dough ingredient.

Wheat Flour Murukku /chakli | Festive Snack Recipe

Diwali is round the corner and I could see loads of sweets and savouries in blogosphere and I'm enjoying the virtual treat of it.Though we don't celebrate it on seeing all delicacies for it I'm more tempted to do try some and as a blogger I tried few also.Yesterday for after school snack I tried this murukku/chakli and it was so tasty to munch with tea.Do try this easy snack for festival or day to day and relish it.