Appetizer and snacks

1196 recipes
Recipe Roasted red pepper hummus

Roasted red pepper hummus

Appetizer Very Easy 12 min 15 min
Ingredients: 1 can (19 oz) chickpeas (about 2 cups), rinsed and drained 1 large roasted red pepper, diced, skin and seeds removed 2 tbsp Greek yogurt or sour...
Recipe Radish and tomato rasam....my style

Radish and tomato rasam....my style

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 20 min
Ingredients: 1 bunch of red radish, sliced, without greens 3 medium tomatoes finely chopped 1 lemon size taramind soaked in water 2 tea spoons oil 1 tea spoon...
Recipe Shrimp & mango salad lettuce wraps

Shrimp & mango salad lettuce wraps

Starter Very Easy 5 min
Ingredients: 1 avocado - diced -1/2 mango - peel and diced 10 large shrimp 8 cherry tomatoes - halved 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 table spoon or more lemon juice 1...
Recipe Jalapeno stromboli (pizza pocket)

Jalapeno stromboli (pizza pocket)

Main Dish Very Easy 25 min 20 min
Ingredients: To make the pizza dough 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour (maida) ¼ cup semolina flour (rava) 1 cup wheat flour (aata) 1 pkt active dry yeast (21/4...
Recipe Fried fish in tamarind sauce

Fried fish in tamarind sauce

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min
Ingredients: White firm fish fillets 1 tablespoon tamarind mixed with a little water to get a thick paste or cheat's way is to use ready made tamarind paste...
Recipe Vada/garelu - a south indian lentil doughnut

Vada/garelu - a south indian lentil doughnut

Other Very Easy 20 min 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Urad dal/black gram 2 tablespoons raw Rice 1 tablespoon Chana dal 1 Onion, peeled and fienly chopped 1 tablespoon Jeera/cumin seeds 6-9...
Recipe Okra fry with peanuts

Okra fry with peanuts

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min
Ingredients: 2 libras okra cut, Oil for frying, 1 teaspoon urad dhal, 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, few curry leaves, 1 cup peanuts, 1...
Recipe Summer recipe: satay chicken wings

Summer recipe: satay chicken wings

Appetizer Very Easy 15 min 20 min
Ingredients: Chicken wings (about 12 wings), 1.5kg Shallots, 6-8 Garlic, 3-4 cloves Red chilies, 2-3 Dry chilies (soaked), 1-2 Lemongrass (white part), 1...
Recipe (eggless) almond suji cookies

(eggless) almond suji cookies

Appetizer Very Easy 10 min 15 min
Ingredients: A: 60g salted butter (I use Golden Churn) 50 shortening (I use crisco) 50g icing sugar (original 60g) B: 30g ground almond 20g suji (this is the...
Recipe Spicy pomelo mango salad

Spicy pomelo mango salad

Starter Very Easy 15 min 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 pomelo 1 big unripe mango 5 shallots 5 kaffir lime leaves 100 g water chestnut 50 g dried shrimps 10 bird’s eye chili pepper 25 g peanuts 10 g...
Recipe Chick peas salad aka senagala talimpu

Chick peas salad aka senagala talimpu

Starter Very Easy 15 min 20 min
Ingredients: Chick peas-1 cup Raw mango-2 medium sized pieces (cut into small pieces) Green chilli-2-3 (chopped) Carrot-1/2 th cup (grated) Onion-1 big...
Recipe English muffin mini pizzas

English muffin mini pizzas

Appetizer Very Easy 20 min 30 min
Ingredients: English muffins [store bought] Marinara sauce [home cooked or store bought] Cut veggies [broccoli, yellow squash, sliced carrots, onions]...
Recipe Caprese pasta salad with lemon vinaigrette

Caprese pasta salad with lemon vinaigrette

Starter Very Easy 15 min 10 min
Ingredients: 1) Lemon Vinaigrette: 2 teaspoons finely grated lemons zest ¼ cup fresh lemon juice ¼ cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 2 garlic...
Recipe Benne biscuit / nankatai / butter cookies

Benne biscuit / nankatai / butter cookies

Other Very Easy 15 min 20 min
Ingredients: Maida / Plain flour - 2 cups Rice flour - 1 cup Bengal gram flour / Besan - 2 Powder - 2 cups Dalda / Vanaspathi Ghee OR Butter (unsalted) - 2...
Recipe Peach puff pastry tarts

Peach puff pastry tarts

Other Very Easy 35 min 505 kcal
Ingredients: 2 peaches, peeled, remove the seed and slice thinly 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1) Simple Rough Puff Pastry: 200g plain flour 1/4 tsp...
Recipe Pasta salad with roasted tomatoes

Pasta salad with roasted tomatoes

Starter Very Easy 15 min 35 min
Ingredients: 1 Packet (16 oz/454 g) Dried Pasta 800 g Grape Tomatoes 4 Cloves Garlic 1 Small Yellow Onion, peeled and quartered 1/4 Cup Pitted Olive, chopped...
Recipe Tomato-lettuce salad

Tomato-lettuce salad

Starter Easy 15 min
Ingredients: 3 nicely diced ripen Tomatoes 4 to 5 big lettuce leaves 1 small cucumber diced 1 small red onion finely chopped 8-10 green olives sliced 1) For...
Recipe Peanut butter & jelly bars

Peanut butter & jelly bars

Appetizer Very Easy 25 min 45 min
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 2...