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Indian Diwali Snack Murukku (Chakali) Recipe

Murukku is one of the most popular snacks in South India and it is even more popular at Deepavali (aka Diwali) festival time. I am going to be spending over 3 months with my family in India starting next week. So I wanted to make some special Diwali snacks for my hubby and made Murukku. It came out very nice (as you can see), crunchy and tasty.

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Written on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters, Best of ST, Featured | 12 Comments

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.

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Written on January 7, 2009 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters, Featured | 8 Comments

Baklawa - The Sweetheart Middle Eastern Dessert

Baklawa is a signature middle-eastern dessert and is a favorite favorie favorite sweet of mine. I used to pester my hubby often to get this from a middle-eastern restaurant in town.

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Written on October 16, 2008 | Posted in Best of ST, Featured, Middle Eastern, Sweets & Desserts | 20 Comments

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

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Written on May 7, 2008 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters, Misc | 16 Comments

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 [...]

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Written on March 27, 2008 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 19 Comments

Gobi Manchurian dry - Cauliflower Manchurian dry

Last weekend I went to a party in my friend’s house and Gobi Manchurian was one of the starters. It was awesome and just the way they make it in restaurants. This is one of the famous starters in India and it is delicious, spicy and dry. I always wanted to try it but didn’t [...]

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Written on March 25, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 35 Comments

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 [...]

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Written on March 7, 2008 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters | 23 Comments

Foodie Rendezvous - 3

We wanted to spread the love by highlighting a few recipes every week from our fellow foodie bloggers. It has turned out to harder than sharing our own recipes as there are so many wonderful bloggers out there and we have a hard time picking a few.

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Written on January 28, 2008 | Posted in Rendezvous | 13 Comments

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.

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Written on January 16, 2008 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters | 5 Comments

Foodie Rendezvous - 1

Food tastes its best when we enjoy it with others. In a blog all about food, what could be better than to showcase recipes from my fellow foodie bloggers?
We are going to bring a few recipes every week to the limelight here. We encourage you to visit their blogs and leave them a comment or [...]

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Written on January 7, 2008 | Posted in Rendezvous | 4 Comments