Kale and Cheese in Puff Pastry

Posted by Nithu on Dec 20, 2011 in Appetizers, Baking, Christmas Recipes, Snacks | 9 comments

Kale and Cheese Puff Pastry makes a wonderful appetizer. You can also have it for breakfast with a glass of orange juice. This is easy to...

Thumbprint Cookies

Posted by arthi on Nov 24, 2011 in Baking, Cookies and Cakes, Snacks | 7 comments

These thumbprint cookies are the super hit of this vacation. Everyone loved this cookie and the nuts and jam made them extra tasty. Here...

Muffin-Pan Potato Gratins

Posted by shriya on Nov 19, 2011 in Appetizers, Baking, Thanksgiving Recipes | 9 comments

I recently saw this recipe in a TV show and fallen in love with this recipe. Super easy and it tastes soo good and yummy too. Never tried...

Kuzhi Paniyaram(Sweet)

Posted by shriya on Nov 18, 2011 in Appetizers, Desserts, Indian Festival | 3 comments

Kuzhi Paniyaram is one of the most popular South Indian festival delicacies. I still remember those childhood days my mother used to make...

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Posted by Nithu on Nov 16, 2011 in Snacks, Thanksgiving Recipes | 5 comments

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie is my favorite among cookies. This recipe makes chewy, soft cookies filled with oats, raisins and walnuts. This...

Goat Cheese Spread

Posted by shriya on Nov 13, 2011 in Appetizers, Slideshow, Thanksgiving Recipes | 7 comments

Thanksgiving is here on us. I am sure everyone is planning for get togethers and potlucks. We are planning on bringing you a...

Masala Papad

Posted by arthi on Nov 10, 2011 in Appetizers, Snacks | 9 comments

Today I made Nithu’s Mint Chutney and I had it with papad. Suddenly this masala papad came into my mind. In India wherever...

Karasev

Posted by arthi on Oct 26, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Indian Festival, Snacks | 1 comment

HAPPY DIWALI to all… Karasev is simply and tasty savory. This is slightly different from other diwali snacks because we use the...

Diwali Savory Spicy Boondi ( Kara Boondi )

Posted by arthi on Oct 20, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Snacks | 4 comments

Spicy Boondi is another simple savory which we make for Diwali. In India we generally make so many sweets and savories and we will give to...

Ribbon Pakoda – Ola Pakoda

Posted by Nithu on Oct 20, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Indian Festival, Snacks | 6 comments

Ribbon Pakoda or Ola Pakoda is a popular savory snack in India. The main ingredients are rice flour and gram flour (besan). There may be...

Oma Podi / Sev

Posted by arthi on Oct 18, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Snacks | 5 comments

Oma podi or Sev is one of the most popular snacks of India. Sev is my favorite snack with tea and it is also used in chaats. This crispy...

Diwali Snack Thenkuzhal Murukku (Chakali)

Posted by shriya on Oct 18, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Indian Festival, Snacks | 9 comments

Thenkuzhal Murukku is a popular snack usually made during the popular Indian festival of Diwali. This is one of the most...

Onion Pakora

Posted by Nithu on Oct 11, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured | 9 comments

Pakora is a deep fried snack(fritters). It is made of besan (gram flour) and rice flour along with green chilies, curry leaves and spices....

Chickpeas Sundal / Kondai Kadalai Sundal

Posted by arthi on Oct 6, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Indian Festival, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 8 comments

Navarathri is a festival that is celebrated for nine days. In this festival we will arrange different idols on steps called Golu. On...

Stuffed Bread Rolls

Posted by arthi on Sep 13, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured | 23 comments

My friends visited my place for the long weekend. I got two packets of bread which I did not use. I did not want to waste them. One of my...

Snake Gourd Fritters / Pudalangai Varuval

Posted by arthi on Aug 17, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured | 9 comments

When I was a kid I used to have snake gourd only in this form..It is a easy and yummy snack. I like to add little ajwain in this as it has...

Paneer Cutlet – Stuffed Cottage Cheese Cutlet

Posted by Nithu on Jul 23, 2011 in Appetizers, Featured, Paneer Recipes | 21 comments

Paneer is a fresh Indian cheese used to make delicious dishes from curries to desserts. It has a rich and creamy flavor. Paneer can be...

Mangalore Adai (Sweet Lentil Crepes)

Posted by shriya on Jul 8, 2011 in Appetizers, Desserts, Featured | 10 comments

I came across this recipe in a South Indian TV channel food show. I used to make kara adai, paruppu adai and thavala adai. But this sounded...