…dure to make Bhel Paapdi Puri First lightly roast the kurmura if it is not crunchy. In a sufficiently large bowl, put in kurmura,crushed paapdi puris, nylon sev, mixed farsan, chopped onions, tomatoes, potatoes, raw mango, a pinch of red chilli pwd., chaat masala & salt. Mix well quickly with a spoon. (Preferably wooden spoon). Add green chutney, garlic chutney & sweet imli chutney. Again, mix together quickly. Serve immediately in a pla…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…is awesome with Grilled Fish with Bell Peppers. Here are some cool juicy, crunchy salad options to go with this Bell Pepper Rice… Iceberg, Apple & Pomegranate Salad Pear & Ham Salad Purple Cabbage & Orange Salad Fresh Carrot & Grape Salad This Assorted Bell Pepper Rice is so colorful and refreshing. It is light and absolutely low on fiery spices. In fact, you can totally eliminate red chilli flakes if you intend serving children a…
…e mouth sheera is pleasantly soft and flavorful. The addition of crisp and crunchy fried nuts, sweet raisins with the gorgeous golden yellow saffron makes it fit for a royal sweet treat. The use of essence, extract and color in the sheera is all a matter of preference and much depends on the quality of the fruit. If the pineapple has strong flavor and color then there is no need to use these. If you have not made Pineapple Sheera yourself as yet t…
…fresh to enjoy the crunch. If you are thinking of having something light, crunchy and juicy then just go for this 3 ingredient salad! 🙂 Ingredients: 250 gms. fresh Carrots (peeled & grated) 2 cups fresh seedless Black Grapes ¼ cup Mayonnaise or to taste A pinch – Salt 2 tbsps. Extra Virgin Olive Oil (optional) Procedure: Just before serving, combine carrots, mayonnaise and salt in a sufficiently large bowl. Add fresh grapes and olive oil and…
…n be baked as a holiday treat. They are light, moist, fruity and with some crunchy nuts. A good way of including carrots in your diet; especially for kids who do not like to eat carrots. These individual sweet goodies are delicious and nutritious as a snack or teatime treat. They are ideal to gift and a super no mess dessert. Give these Carrot Cupcakes a try and you may want to bake them often! 🙂 Ingredients: 1 cup Maida / All Purpose Flour ¾ cup…
…ist and succulent. You may make it the typical traditional way if you like crunchy coconut filling. The beauty of Coconut Cordial is that it is arranged and set in little canapes or cute tartlets made from shortcrust pastry. These little colourful coconut baskets look so pretty and festive on the Christmas platter and gorgeous on the sweet table. This simple coconut cordial is easy but looks extra special when converted into little baskets. To sim…
…inds it all together to be rolled out like a royal red carpet studded with crunchy nuts and glitter of edible silver leaf which makes the Beetroot Barfi spectacular. Celebrate Diwali… the festival of lights with this Beetroot Barfi. Let it bring warmth and love in your hearts and that of your loved ones. Let your sweet table sparkle and may the sweet taste linger throughout the festive season.J Here’s some more barfi/ burfi which you could conside…
…ght in your pantry. It is thinly sliced raw mango which is lightly spiced, crunchy and salty. It softens if you store for a long period. One does not have to wait for the raw mangoes to fall off the tree and then make it. You can simply pluck a fresh firm raw mango off the branch and prepare it instantly. It pairs well with Pez which is a traditional mid morning parboiled rice gruel meal (Ukade Tandool) in the villages of Goa. As a child, I rememb…
…elicious to eat especially when they are pan fried or deep fried to crispy crunchy golden with a light coating of rawa / rulao / semolina. Today’s recipe is the Goan special with a marinade of the popular recheado masala / spice paste. They should be eaten immediately on frying to enjoy the crispness and crunch or as we Goans would say “Kurkurit.” Kurkurit Mandeli makes an awesome appetizer and a great side. It pairs well with Sorak and Ukadem Xit…