Tag: snack

  • Moong or Mung Dal Halwa or Sheera

    For Instant Halwa method, you will have to browse through the very end of this page. This is a sweet, thick puree of cooked, ground moong or mung beans flavored with ghee, spices, and nuts. I am sharing this recipe with mawa and also without mawa but I like the taste better when I add…

  • Fried Moong Dal

    Fried Moong dal is great snack and can be served with lime and some finely chopped onion. It’s great on a rainy day with Indian tea. I use this spicy namkeen in many of my recipes, such as chevda, chaat, and dry kachoris.

  • Fried Chana Daal

    Fried Chana dal is great snack and can be served with lime and some finely chopped onion. It’s great on a rainy day with Indian tea. I use this spicy namkeen in many of my recipes, such as chevda, chaat, and dry kachoris.

  • Farsi Puri

    Farhi Puri is crispy flat bread. These puris are kids favorite homemade snack and I love these puris with my Indian tea. I also love to take these puris during long trip. You can prepare these puris simple or layered. Below you will see video for prepareing with layers. Those layered rolled puris are known…

  • Fafda – Chickpea flour Snack

    Fafda is crunchy snack made from Chick pea flour and served with hot fried chillis or Chutney. In the morning, people are lined up at fafda stall for freshly made fafdas. I love those dasy when I also used to go and pick some fafdas from those stalls(Lariwala)   Fafda is a pupular Gujrati snack.…

  • Dosa Filling/Stuffing

    This recipe is basically aloo masala filled in Dosa. There are several kinds of Dosa stuffing can be prepared. Potato(Aloo) masala is very populare stuffing but I sometimes, use left over pav bhaji curry, chhole or even any kind of signature stuffing can be prepared. I also prepare spring dosa with crushed vegetables such as…

  • Dosa – Rice Crepes

    Dosa or Dosé or Dosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as being popular in Sri Lanka. Dosa is also popular in Malaysia and…

  • Dal Fry

    Dal fry is the delicacy of North india. Dal fry is lentils cooked in Ghee(due to healthy diet, mostly oil is used these days) with aromatic spices. Its rich & comforting. Its a similar to Tadka Dal. Dal is prepared frequently as its good source of protein. Complete menu includes, one fresh vegetable subji, dal,…

  • Kaju Katli

    Kaju Katli is is an attractive dessert of Indian Origin. Contrary to what people think about this sweet, it is super easy to make. You can make either kaju Katli or Kaju rolls. It is also known as Kaju burfi. Kaju Katli is is an attractive dessert of Indian Origin. Contrary to what people think…

  • Ghughra or Gujia or Karanji

    Ghughra also known as many other names such as Gujia or Karanji is a fried pastry filled with an aromatic nuts mixture or variety of stuffings. In India, Gujia is traditionally made for the holidays like Diwali and Holi but in my kitchen, they are prepared often since my husband and kids like them a…