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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Appetizer'

Jun 16

APPETIZERS

Aama Vadai / Split Chickpea Fritters Aloo Tikkis / Potato Cutlets Baked Homemade Frenchfries  Baked sweet Potato Fries Baked Falafel Carrot Chutney Cheese Stuffed Jalapenos Coleslaw Corn Bread Cumin Hummus Dosai maavu Vadai Egg Bhurji Egg (read full article)

Appetizer, recipe index

Jun 01

Italian Bruschetta

This is an Italian appetizer and it is so easy to make with some simple ingredients. The melted cheese on top of the tomatoes and basil sitting on a toasted baguette is pleasing to look and tastes great too. I made these as a part of an italian menu (read full article)

Appetizer

May 26

Layered Mexican Dip

This is an easy party appetizer and can be made in a matter of minutes. Tastes great when served with any type of chips. I served this along with some tortilla chips. This recipe is semi-homemade since I used mostly storebought ingredients and just a (read full article)

Appetizer, beans

Apr 21

Roasted Asparagus

This is one amazing, simple and elegant appetizer to prepare especially during spring. I picked up a couple of fresh asparagus spears from the local farmers market. I like the tender, young spears because they are slender and you can use almost the e (read full article)

Appetizer, snacks, vegetables

Dec 18

Baked Falafel

This is a healthier version of falafel. I tried baking the falafels in my muffin pan instead of deep deep-frying them. This can make a wholesome meal along with some pita bread and hummus and can be enjoyed without guilt. I got the idea from hereIns (read full article)

Appetizer, baking, beans, snacks

Dec 09

Guacamole

This is one of the best, easy and healthy dips to enjoy I would say. I have always enjoyed it in mexican restaurants and this is the first time I made it at home. I followed Alton brown's recipe from Food Network. It can be used as a dip or as a spre (read full article)

Appetizer, chutneys, snacks

Nov 16

Gulab Jamuns for Indian Cooking Challenge

When Srivalli announced the challenge for the month as Gulab jamuns I was pretty excited, since it is one of my favorite sweets and I have never tried it from scratch. Srivalli suggested three ways to make the jamuns. I chose Indo's way and the gulab (read full article)

Appetizer, Dessert, snacks, Sweet

Oct 07

Ragi Kozhukattai

Knowing the health benefits of the whole grain ragi, I try to tweak in ragi once in a while in our weekly menu. You can check here for more uses of ragi flour. I make ragi puttu or ragi kozhukattai for snacks in the evening. It can be made with sugar (read full article)

Appetizer, snacks, Sweet

Oct 05

Omapodi / Sev

This is crunchy and quick tea time snack. It is versatile and is used in several dishes. It is used as a topping or to garnish almost all chaat foods. It can be had plain or spiced with some chilli powder and roasted curry leaves. This is prepared at (read full article)

Appetizer, snacks

Aug 27

Baked Homemade French Fries !

Who doesnt like french fries!! Especially when they are of reduced guilt. I would never say this is guilt-free but theses are certainly a healthier option compared to the deep fried ones. I hear someone saying how can you make french 'fries' without (read full article)

Appetizer, baking, potato, snacks, vegetables

Jul 31

Khaman Dhokla for Indian Cooking Challenge!

Khaman Dhokla is a traditional Gujrati snack and can also be served as a n appetizer. It is a steamed savoury cake made with besan/chickpea flour topped with a mild seasoning. I would also call this as a nutritious guilt-free snack since it is steame (read full article)

Appetizer, snacks

Jul 01

Rava laddoo for Indian Cooking Challenge

It has been raining rava laddus in the blogosphere today!! Yeah, it is the first creation in the Indian Cooking Challenge initiated by Valli! I am very excited to take up this challenge and try out many authentic Indian dishes. The first challenge st (read full article)

Appetizer, snacks, Sweet

Jun 22

Pretzels

Everybody loves pretzels - crunchy, brown, salty heart-shaped snacks! Did you know pretzels have been around for approximately thirteen hundred and ninety years?  Pretzels were invented by an ambitious monk baking unleavened bread for the Christian (read full article)

Appetizer, baking, snacks

Jun 18

Cumin Hummus

Hummus is one thing which I always have in m fridge. It serves as a great spread and a dip with almost anything. You can smother your sandwiches with hummus instead of mayo for a healthier version ; top your pitas with hummus for a great appetizer or (read full article)

Appetizer, beans

Jun 15

Tortilla bajji

Wondering what is this tortilla bajji? Yes this snack was born in my kitchen from the idea of using up my remaining bajji batter. I had some leftover tortilla chips lying around. So what I did was, just dip the tortilla chips in the batter and deep f (read full article)

Appetizer, snacks

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