EVENTS: FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS RECIPE: BAKED ALOO TIKKI CHAAT Baked Aloo Tikki Chaat is a lip smacking, delicious dish with a medley of different flavours and healthy. Make it at home and enjoy. Aloo Tikki Chaat is famous as Street Food all over India. Generally, crispy potato patties are topped with yogurt or chickpea curry along with spices and chutneys. In this case, I have baked the tikki instead of deep frying them to enjoy this chaat guilt free. Variations Of Aloo Tikki Chaat With Yogurt Can be topped with flavoured yogurt, chopped onion, coriander, and chutneys. Usually for chaats there are 2-3 main chutneys, a green one, date tamarind one and a fiery garlic one. Most chaats are topped with Sev. As a matter…
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Continue ReadingFresh Pineapple Salsa Fresh Pineapple Salsa is a delicious combination of sweet and tangy ingredients with a bit of spiciness. Can be served with any Mexican Dish, as a starter with chips or simply enjoy it on its own as a salad. What is a Salsa? Technically, a salsa is a sauce made with cooked ingredients, the most common being tomato, onion, cilantro, chilis and lemon juice. Salsa Fresca is a fresh sauce. No cooking takes place for the Salsa Fresca. The ingredients are chopped and mixed together. Usually enjoyed with some tortilla chips or on its own as a starter or a salad. This Pineapple Salsa is actually a Salsa Fresca. Memories I’ve got to thank my daughter for this recipe. I’d barely begun…
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Continue ReadingAvocado Vinaigrette Avocado Vinaigrette is a classic traditional entrée which is so simple to prepare but a very delicious way to enjoy avocados. The only important factors for this so easy to prepare starter is that the avocado should be just ripe and that the vinaigrette does not taste like acetic acid, too acidic and tangy. Memories – No anchovies for me please! I remember when some old classic restaurant in Mombasa would serve Avocado Vinaigrette as a starter/entrée. Mostly, there wouldn’t be a suitable vegetarian starter except for Avocado Vinaigrette. Though labelled as vegetarian, it would have anchovies! Most restaurant owners do not understand that when you are a vegetarian it includes no fish! “But fish is vegetarian Ma’am” is the answer I…
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Continue ReadingEvent: Foodies_Redoing Old Posts RECIPE: BRUSCHETTA Bruschetta is a classic Italian antipasto or appetizer dish. It is an easy dish to put together at home with some rustic bread slices, tomatoes, olive oil, herbs and garlic. The Group: Foodies_Redoing Old Posts Cannot believe that we’re on the 87th event of Foodies_ Redoing Old Posts. Admittedly, I have missed a few. However, I am so glad that Renu who blogs at Cook With Renu started this group. Many of my old posts have got new life, comments and appreciations from my followers. This time I have redone my basic Bruschetta recipe. This recipe was first published on March 11th 2012! That is 10 years ago. Updated on 14/10/2022 and learned that for bruchetta you really don’t…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #49 RECIPE: LETTUCE CUPS/ LETTUCE WRAPS What are Lettuce Cups/ Lettuce Wraps? Fresh, crunchy, sweet, just enough saltiness, tangy, a wee bit chilli, aromatic. Wondering if I am practising my adjectives? Well, you would too if you had these delicious lettuce cups/ lettuce wraps. Lettuce Cups/ Lettuce Wraps is a great recipe when entertaining. Guests can build up their own lettuce cups or wraps with different fillings. Basically, lettuce leaves are served topped with a dry filling and served with sauces. The lettuce cups or wraps make a healthier option to sandwiches with bread. However, initially they were served as a starter or appetizer mostly at Chinese Restaurants. These days lettuce cups or wraps have taken on different avatars. One…
