Thatai is a popular deep fried snack made specially for Diwali and Gokulashatami.There are lot of variations followed ,some even add maida to make them more crispy.But i ve always made them with rice flour and pottukadalai flour.Use raw rice flour for parboiled rice flour makes the thatai soft. You can alter the spice level … Continue reading Thatai Recipe/Thatai Murukku
Samosa is one of the most popular deep fried Indian snack.Very easy to make snack with crispy outer layer and spicy potato ,peas stuffing.Most commonly samosa are made with potato stuffing but you can also try them with meat.Samosas are available as street food these days but the ones made at home are more tasty … Continue reading Samosa Recipe
Thinly sliced onions with some besan flour is all you need to make these crispy pakodas.You can serve them for lunch or in the evening with some GINGER CARDAMOM TEA.An easy and quick snack recipe ,so perfect for prevailing winter season. Too much of besan flour would make them soft like bajji ,so be careful … Continue reading Onion Pakoda Recipe
Nei Kadalai is roasted chana dal with spicy seasoning that adds more taste and flavor to the snack.But I really don't know why it is called nei kadalai when not a single drop of ghee(nei) is added to the recipe. Very easy recipe that involves 3 simple steps soaking,drying and frying the dal.Adjust or alter … Continue reading Nei Kadalai / Roasted Chana Dal Recipe
Ompodi /Omapodi is the most easiest snack recipe which doesn't require any grinding or soaking process.One can easily make this recipe with store bought besan flour (kadalai maavu) and rice flour with some omam (ajwain)for flavor.Just in 15 minutes you can make huge batches of omapodi and store in containers for upto 2 weeks.They get … Continue reading Ompodi / Omapodi Recipe
Spicy diamond cuts / Maida khara biscuit is an easy tea time snack but frying these small maida cuts is really time consuming .I have already shared a spicy version with onions,pepper and curry leaves SPICY DIAMOND CUTS and a sweet version with just sugarSWEET DIAMOND CUTS I m sharing another spicy version of Diamond … Continue reading Spicy diamond cuts / Maida khara biscuit
Aval mixture / Poha chivda is an easy evening snack that could be done in a jiffy for kids back from school.It is a deep fried snack with a mixture of crispy poha,roasted gram,groundnuts,cashews,raisins seasoned with some curry leaves,chilli powder and salt. With just few ingredients and few minutes one can make a bowl of … Continue reading Aval mixture / Poha chivda
Khandvi is a traditional Gujarathi snack,perfect for breakfast or evening snack.It is prepared with besan flour and butter milk then tempered with few spices that gives out such nice flavor to them.The addition of grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves makes it absolutely delicious. A mouth watering healthy snack,so soft that it just melts in … Continue reading Khandvi recipe-Gujarathi snack
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