North indian snack :

CholeTikki Chaat

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Whenever i have leftover chole (chickpea curry) i usually make aloo tikki and then a quick chat. Eating tikki with chole (chickpea curry) makes it feel more healthy and i feel less gulity of eating all that potato.Top it with some fresh vegetables[...]

Afghani Murg Tikka

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The mercury seems to be dipping every day in Delhi and the fog has ensured that venturing out late evenings or early morning is a big mistake. It makes a good excuse to stay at home and cook on the grill. Having tried many kinds of chicken kababs[...]

Non-Fried Batata Wada

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I'm Enjoying my stay @ Chennai. Enjoying my Mom's Cooking. Shopping, Shopping and Shopping. Recently bought Tarla Dalal's Non-Fried Snacks CookBook. It has got some great recipes, that can be baked/cooked on a Tava instead of Deep Frying. Me and My[...]

Sprouted Green Gram Pakoda

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Got this recipe from Aval Vikatan's Supplementary issue. I always keep Sprouted Green Gram Stock in my Fridge,tried this for the weekend, came out great. Doesnt take too much time to preapare also. Packing this to MLLA-20 hosted by Rachel[...]

Khasta Kachodi ICC Jan 2010

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While coming back from India in January bought Tarla Dalal's Non-Fried Snacks Cookbook. It had a recipe of Baked Kachodi, tried it one day, but i couldnt get it Well Cooked. I Checked with Priya too, she gave me some tips on that, but i havent tried[...]

Tangdi Kabab (Grilled Chicken Legs)

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The biggest worry one has while inviting people over is what to keep for snacks. It gets compounded when the invitees are foodies or have been over many a time at your place. having a relatively smaller friend circle I face this dilema many a[...]

Seekh Kabab (Skewered Lamb Mince Kababs)

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No Tandoori platter is complete without the Seekh Kabab. Not only is a nicely made Seekh Kabab juicy & delicious but also a nice test of the chef's skill. The balance between the ingredients is of utmost importance which I have learned over[...]

Kasturi Kabab (Dried Fenugreek flavored Chicken Kababs)

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I start this post by wishing my elder son a Very Happy Birthday. Garv turns 5 today. Life has been so much more fuller having him around. A few weeks back I cooked up some Burra Kabab quoting my visits to Bukhara at the Maurya Sheraton and my[...]

Samosa /Pastry filled with mildly spiced sauteed potato

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Happy Holi  :) Me and some of my friends were planning a Holi get together and when Samosa came up on the menu i jumped upon the opportunity to make it. After making kachori of ICC this month i really wanted to try samosa too. I tried the[...]

Pyaz Ki Kachori / Spicy Onion mixture stuffed savory pastry

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Every culture in the world has a pastry covered  sweet or savory recipe like latin empanadas,chinese springroll  and wantons  etc which i think is always a winner with everyone. And our's is samosa and kachori and who doesn't like[...]