Recipe: Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls are deliciously creamy, easy to make and super cute. Perfect for Halloween or Thanksgiving parties. These pretty little pumpkin shaped cheese balls come together within 15 minutes. Seriously, wondering why till now I haven’t made these easy peasy and versatile cheeseballs. Instead of serving cheese dip shaping them into a big or mini balls makes it look so beautiful. Sharing Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls Recipe With Sunday Funday This weekend theme is Thanksgiving Appetizers suggested by Amy. She wrote ” Share your favorite Thanksgiving appetizers to munch while you wait for turkey!” Well, Canadian Thanksgiving Day was on 13th October this year while the US is coming up on 27th November. I had come across…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Ragda Pattis Ragda Pattis is a popular street food from the states of Gujarat and Maharastra. Dried peas curry is poured over potato pattis, topped with some chutneys, sev and chopped onion. Usually served hot, it is a filling, healthy and delicious dish. I usually make it not as a snack but for dinner. This dish is also served in many fast food restaurants. Ragda Pattis was my father in law’s favourite dish. He would request us to make more of the ragdo as we call the pea curry. Next day he would enjoy it without the potato pattis. Sprinkle a bit of chopped raw onion, chutneys and a generous helping of chevdo on top. Chevdo is a popular dry snack made of rice…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Baked Turmeric Tostones Baked Turmeric Tostones make an awesomely healthy snack to nibble on for your in between meals hunger pangs. Or serve it as finger food for parties. Whenever I get some green plantains, I like to make baked tostones as opposed to the deep fried ones. Well, fried ones do taste really good but cannot indulge in them often. Enjoy these baked salty and savoury bites any time of the day. The baked ones tasted delicious but I would advise that you have them as soon as they are ready. A few were left and they lost their crunchiness. What Are Tostones? Tostones (pronounced as tos-toe-nays) are a popular snack dish in many Caribbean and Latin American parts of the world. Also…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Mexican Vegetarian Grazing Board & Mexican Corn Dip Make a Mexican Vegetarian Grazing Board for your next party. Dips, vegetables, cheese and some tortilla chips not only adds texture and flavour but is a fun way to enjoy starters. Gather around the grazing board and enjoy the nibbles as you chitchat away with friends or family. I made this grazing board for starters. If you want to, turn it into a light meal option by adding bean chile, small soft tacos, salad, Mexican rice, etc. When it comes to Mexican food, I’m all for it as it includes a lot of vegetables. Sharing Mexican Vegetarian Grazing Board With Sunday Funday Group For this Sunday theme I’ve suggested the theme Creative Charcuterie | Grazing Board.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Tomato Onion Chutney Tomato Onion Chutney is a popular condiment especially in the Southern States of India. This tangy, slightly spicy chutney is usually served with idli, dosa and paniyaram. Easy to make, this recipe has no coconut. It is my favourite chutney and I usually have a small jar of it in my fridge. Sometimes I enjoy it with dhokla, chila or plain paratha. Tomato Onion Chutney stays fresh for about a week in the fridge. Unfortunately, I’ve not frozen it so cannot comment on it. Each household will have it’s own version of this traditional chutney. Some add coconut, or only garlic, or make it without onion and garlic. It all depends on the taste requirements of the family. I personally don’t…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Gujarati Thali & Panakam Gujarati Thali & Panakam is what I make to celebrate the festival of Ram Navmi. Thali is a platter of food. Panakam is a jaggery lemon drink. What Is A Gujarati Thali? As a matter of fact, different states of India have their own style of cuisine. Some dishes may overlap due to proximity to each other or due to kingdom or region it belonged to before Independence. Firstly, what is a thali? Thali is the hindi word for a platter. A thali can consist or anywhere between 5 to 5+ food items all served at one go. Gujarati denotes that the thali or platter has food specifically from the Gujarati Cuisine. A typical Indian meal is served all at…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Farali Beetroot Tikki Farali Beetroot Tikki is a gluten free, vegan, pan fried healthy snack or appetizer. An excellent way to include beetroot in your diet, kids too love it because of the bright natural colour. Enjoy the tikki on its own with a chutney or dip. Use the patty to make vegan burgers. Please note that the peanut yogurt chutney I have made to go with farali beetroot tikki is not a vegan one. You can replace the dairy yogurt with a vegan one. Alternately, make coriander mint chutney or a date tamarind one. What Is Farali? Farali is the term used for foods that one can consume during fasting days like Ekadashi, Navratri, Ram Navmi, Shivratri, Sharavan Month, etc. It means that…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vellarikka Kichadi Vellarikka Kichadi or Cucumber Raita Kerala Style is a refreshing and cooling side dish that is a part of the Onam Sadhya.Vellarikka here refers to cucumber. Kichadi is not a rice dish but a yogurt based side dish. Usually,the large yellowish cucumbers are used for this recipe. One can, however, use the green ones as well. What Is Onam Sadhya? Onam Sadhya is a traditional meal that is enjoyed during the Onam Festival. A full Onam Sadhya is a delightful sight. It consists of a minimum of 26 food items all served on a banana leaf. Note the word minimum, as the number of food items can go up to 64! Sadya or Sadhya actually means banquet. A trove of colours and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Chana Chaat | Chickpea Chaat Chana Chaat | Chickpea Chaat is a lip smacking, tasty, snack with flavours that are sweet, salty and tangy all present in one dish. It is popular as street food, especially in North India. If you have cooked or boiled chickpeas, then this dish is very easy to put together. And best part is that it is a healthy snack as besides the sev nothing else is deep fried. Is Chana Chaat | Chickpea Chaat A Salad? Not really, as for salads we either add a salad dressing or use only salt, pepper and lemon juice. Chana Chaat has many more flavours and ingredients added to it. But yes, you can enjoy this dish like a salad, a light…
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Continue ReadingEVENTS: SUNDAY FUNDAY THEME: RECIPES WITH HEARTS RECIPE: CAJUN STUFFED MUSHROOMS Cajun Stuffed Mushrooms, an easy to make and satisfying appetizer or starter dish where the filling has added flavour from homemade cajun seasoning. Sunday Funday Sunday Funday is a group of Food Bloggers. Every Sunday we share some fun, traditional, hearty or easy recipes to make Sunday Family Meals a bit more exciting. To join this fun group, visit the Sunday Funday Facebook Page. Request to join in. Theme: MARDI GRAS (FAT TUESDAY) This theme suggested is suggested by Sue who blogs at Palatable Pastimes. Truthfully, I nearly gave this theme a skip. I really didn’t know much about the Creole or Cajun food style. But, that led to me doing a bit of…
