Fried Poha Chivda Recipe, How to make Poha Chivda

Poha chivda can be prepared in two ways, one way is roasted and other is fried. This is the fried version, and if you are longing for the store bought poha chivda, then this is a must try recipe.

Karanji recipe, How to make sweet coconut Gujiya

Karanji is a sweet snack often made for festive occasions like Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi. Diwali is one of India’s premier festivals and is a time for family and celebration.

Shakkarpara / Shakkarpare / Shankarpali recipe

I love Shakkarpara! It is a terrific tea time (or any other time) snack. There are some snacks that go really well along with tea; like mathri, namak pare and shakkarpare. 

Besan ladoo recipe/ Diwali sweet recipes

Besan ladoos are known as magad ke ladoo in Hindi. You must have eaten the Besan ke ladoo made by grandmother and mom since your childhood.

Mathri Recipe, Salted crackers recipe

Mathris are popular north Indian sanck. They are salty crackers laced with ajwain. They are served with mango pickle, but I like to have them with tea or as a afternoon snack. There are many versions of making mathri, I will keep on sharing them on the blog.

English Biscuits- How to make eggless biscuits

This is the best biscuit recipe without eggs. You will not realize that it has no eggs in it. Trust me you will fall in love with these biscuits.

Aloo Chila Recipe, Crispy Potato Pan Cake Recipe

People who fast give up on rice, wheat and dal; and take fruits and other fasting snacks during this time.This is the recipe of snack which you can have during fasting.

Batata vada recipe, Maharashtrian street food

Batata vada- a famous street food from Mumbai, which goes well during heavy rain. Potato is called batata in Marathi; hence it is called with the name Batata vada in Maharashtra. While it has different names – aloo bonda or potato bonda.

Idly fry recipe, How to use leftover idlies

Idly fry is a quick snack made with left over idlies, which is served with spicy coconut chutney or tomato ketchup. It tastes great just as it is, as it is spiced up very well.

Arbi chips recipe

Arbi is an edible variety of tuber well known in India. It is known with different names like Colocasia, Taro root and even Elephant ears. Many keep away from relishing this root due to its sliminess and slippery feel. But let me tell you, after having this chips, you will never put away from trying it again and again.

Methi masala mathri recipe

This is one of the North Indian snacks prepared during festivals like Holi, Diwali and Karwa chauth.  They taste exceptionally well when eaten with tea. To twist the snack a bit you can top it up with any veggie topping on a buttery spread and top it with cheese or mayonnaise.

Sama and potato patties (tikki) / Vrat recipe

Sama potato tikki – One more recipe for the Vrat/Fast. As the Shravan month is around many devotes fast in this holy month, so I am sharing this different recipe.

Besan nankhatai / Gram flour Indian cookies

Nan khatai – 

I have been waiting to bake these cookies for very long time. I remember my mom baking different types of nankhati (Indian cookies), which will vanish off in no time. Nankhatai are traditional Indian eggless cookies that are made with plane flour and ghee. But these can also be made with chickpeas flour or wheat flour and they taste nutty and are healthy too.

Urad dal Kachori recipe/ Deep fried lentil puffs

Kachoris are mainly made with refined flour. A spicy stuffing of lentils or vegetable are stuffed in the small portion of dough and rolled into medium thick disc and then deep fried in hot oil.

Bread Kachori Recipe

Kachori is a famous snack of India. No snack can take the place of hot kachoris served with a cup of tea. Here I am making a different type of kachori, bread kachori with the stuffing of corn and paneer.

Papdi recipe/Papdi for chaat

Papdi is a versatile snack. We can call it fried salted crackers.  It is great on its own with tea/coffee and tastes even better as papdi chaat. It lasts for weeks, as it has good shelf life, if stored properly in air tight container, so it is a great anytime snack and enjoyed every time with different variations.

Methi Namkeen pare /Fenugreek savory snack recipe

Namkeen pare is a savory snack which comes in different shapes and sizes. Methi namkeen pare is a traditional tea time snack often made during festive occasions. Namkeen – savory and Para – fragment or piece. It is also known as ‘methi shankarpali’ in Marathi

Moong dal pakore recipe

Moong dal pakora or bhajiya or vada is a very popular street food in Northern and western part of India. You will find this snack served with mint coriander chutney on the roads of Delhi.

Namkeen papdi recipe

Papdi is round flat deep fried snack that is used in preparing a variety of Indian chaat dishes. Namkeen Papdi are Indian crackers made from wheat flour and gram flour. This is not the one used in chaat but it can be served as a tea time snack or can be relished just plain any time of the day to satisfy the taste buds! This recipe comes from my MIL's recipe collection.

Veg Hot Dog, How to make Vegetarian Hot Dog

Making a veg hot dog was always in my to-do list and finally last week I made it, and it was a hit. My little one always insisted me to make this dish at home and so I gave it a try. I used soya chunks which is a good protein source. You can replace it with paneer or tofu.