Category: Starters, Snacks & Street Foods

The sweltering heat with the Mumbai temperatures touching 37 degrees Celsius fanned by the warm sea breeze did not deter our routine evening walk that usually ends up in a tongue-tickling chaat. My little prince who has started his tryst...

An iconic union of Bun and Butter that’s so unique and addictive in taste. During my recent visit to Bombay, I discovered a new craze amongst my grandchildren……yes, it’s the lip-smacking Brun Maska on a leisurely Sunday morning drive. My...

The Andes wonder grain – A cautionary tale Quinoa is a high protein grain that is recently rising as a gluten-free superfood. It has its origin in at the Bolivian altiplano, the high flat plain in the Andes. This grain...

Bright green and large-hearted…..these beautiful heart-shaped foliage are loaded with nutrition and come along with the root vegetable— Colocasia/Taro/ sepankizhangu / Arbi… A leafy treat using these green beauties is the Patra/Alu Vadi or more commonly as Pathrode. The secret...

Bruschetta (singular) /Bruschette (plural) are slices of toast with a topping and a generous drizzle of olive oil. The classic recipe is the one topped with tomatoes, garlic, and basil. Bruschetta has a long history. It dates back to the...

Pakoda, pakora, pakoda, bhajiya.... Call these batter-coated deep-fried delights by name... Rains and this great Indian snack always go together. More a home-style dish, this can be made using a variety of vegetables, fruits, paneer, bread... The list is endless....

Cherry tomatoes a culinary as well as an ornamental vegetable is popular high-value exotic. Though technically a fruit going by a botanist's definition, these tart and tangy pixies have impressive nutritional properties. Good sources of omega 3 and omega 6...

Dosa batter is a handy ready-to-make that is usually available at all times in most South Indian homes. I always make one batter for both idlies and dosa and the same fermenting is used for delicious utthappams and kuzhipaniyarams too....

George Bernard Shaw was 87 years when his wife Charlotte died. Shaw was devastated. She was his loving companion for 45 years and also painstakingly cooked a large variety of vegetarian dishes since Shaw was an advocate for vegetarianism. Alice...