Summers and a chilled bowl of yogurt is very soothing and cooling and when the bowl of yogurt gets augmented / upgraded with besan pakoda (chickpea fritters) then […]
TAMARIND CHUTNEY & CORIANDER CHUTNEY – इम्ली की चट्नी व धनिए की चट्नी
(A re-post with a fresh pictures and a recipe update, of the coriander chutney and tamarind chutney, that I had previously shared on April 17, 2011) Coriander (cilantro) […]
CHATPATI CHANA CHAAT / चटपटी चना चाट (Chickpea salad in Tamarind Dressing) Gluten Free, Vegan
Summer vacations used to be long and most of them were usually spent at naani’s (maternal grandmother) house but as were stepped in to middle school, these vacations […]
SHAKARKAND CHAAT – शकरकंद चाट (Tang Sweet Potato) – STREET FOOD
Call it a salad or a chaat. It is a popular street food in north of India. Street vendors selling pepped up shakarkand or sweet potatoes, paired with […]
KURKURI BHINDI CHAAT / कुरकुरी भिन्डी चाट (Crispy Okra Snack – Indian Street Food)
North Indian street food and the variety it offers are amazing. There are many variants but most chaats are yogurt based that have a generous drizzle of […]
SAMOSA / समोसा (Savory Puffed Pastry)
Monsoon at the coastal cities in India is extensive and relentless. Once it begins to rain, it pours! The last day of July saw 1469mm of rainfall in […]
THONGA JHAL MURI (INDIAN STREET FOOD – SAVOURY PUFFED RICE IN PAPER CONES)
Jhal Muri is a popular street food in West Bengal, an eastern state of India. It is a great snack food – light, healthy and quick to fix and […]