Baked Palak Paneer Samosa is a nonfried variation of samosa dish made with an outer covering made with spinach and stuffed with spicy paneer (cottage cheese) filling. It is baked and a perfect treat for people avoiding the deep fried food. Click for the for regular baked samosa below: Baked Samosa You can this try out … Read more
Since I am trying to avoid deep frying, I am making different snacks by baking. I am thankful for this wonderful kitchen gadget – ” oven”, to help me out in baking. I had earlier shared different recipes for making baked puris/ cracker. I had tried out different recipes for making baked chaklis. Some recipe … Read more
I have now almost stopped frying and use my oven to the fullest for making different types of snacks. The nonfried snacks are a healthy option to munch on when hungry. It is also good to pack for the school lunch boxes. I had earlier shared with you the recipe for the … Read more
Dhokla is the identifying feature of a Gujju. It comes from the land of Gujarat, India and is now popular around the world. Dhokla is considered to be a very healthy snack as it is made by steaming the batter. It is made with very less oil. It can be served as breakfast, snack with tea or … Read more
This is my mother in law’s recipe and I love it. The ‘methi na puddla’ is irresistible. This is a very simple, quick and easy to make dish. It uses fresh green fenugreek leaves and is full of flavor. The batter is made using whole wheat flour, gram flour, curd, spices, and water. The batter does … Read more
Sweet Potatoes are a great source of vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, C, and potassium. They have a great taste, are starchy and can be enjoyed baked, roasted, grilled, steamed or fried. Sweet potato also tastes good in the traditional curries. Click below for other recipes that have the sweet potato. Surati Papdi, … Read more
Kebab is an Arabic word. It is a dish in which small pieces of meat are cooked on skewers along with some cut vegetables like onion, tomatoes, bell peppers etc. These are then cooked on a grill or a barbeque. Sheekh Kebab is a dish where usually a mixture of minced meat (ordinarily lamb), … Read more
I had made baked samosa. For the samosa pastry, I had made chapati/tortilla from wholewheat flour. It was then filled with the stuffing made from potato, peas, and spices by making a cone from the chapati and then sealed. I was left with extra chapati and so thought of baking it to make crispy chips. I … Read more
Samosa is the most popular street food in India. But do you know the history of samosa? This popular snack did not belong to India and it was not invented in India. It traveled to India from Central Asia centuries ago. Various recipes of this dish could be found in the 10th-13th-century Arab cookery books … Read more
Chhole Tikki /Chickpea Patties are made from chickpea, potato, breadcrumbs. It is flavored with spices and shallow fried in a pan. It is crisp from outside and soft from inside. The tikki/patty can be served to your guests as an appetizer with mint yogurt dip, mint chutney, ketchup. It can be used in making Indian … Read more
Less oil handvo flour palak vada is made using spinach and handvo flour. It is made with less oil in a paniyaram /appe pan. Handvo flour is mixed flour made with roasting rice, tuvar dal (pigeon peas), chana dal (gram), urad dal (split black gram). The mix of flour and spices gives a very unique … Read more
How about making something healthy and tasty with Kasuri methi? I made baked Kasuri methi puri with whole wheat flour and oats. It came out very tasty and crispy. The flavor of Kasuri methi was prominent. It reminded me of the crispy puris that my mother used to pack for me when I was in a … Read more
Sabudana thalipeeth is a dish made during fast/upwaas/vraat. It is very delicious and is made using soaked sabudana, potato, crushed peanuts, cumin seeds and ginger green chilies. It is cooked by applying ghee or butter till it is golden and crisp. It uses fewer spices but is yet full of flavors. Thalipeeth is a popular … Read more
Panki- It is a type of pancake, where the batter is cooked by putting it between banana or corn leaves. In Gujarati, “pan” means ‘leaf”. So the name panki (made on leaf). It is a traditional non-fried snack made in Gujarat. Usually, panki is made from rice flour batter. The batter for it is prepared with … Read more
