Ribbon Pakoda – Snack Time
- 16
- December
- 2014
Before a week begins…I make at least 291+ visits to the various grocery stores to fill up my pantry (what if I miss any essential ingredients for cooking, like betel nuts??). So, basically my weekends are jam-packed with too many commitments. Besides the shopping spree; a huge pile of paperwork; the never ending lawn mowing; […]
Spinach Pakoda – Munchie Time
- 09
- December
- 2014
My girlfriend visited me. Hope you already knew…that I don’t cook to the people I love the most. Yes, no torture by cooking. Because she can’t take all that non-stop chatter plus this! So…We decided to dine out. Browsed for a nice Thai Restaurant in the locality. And, once the GPS said…take left, take right…we […]
Improvised Egg Pakoda
- 25
- December
- 2009
Also Known As: Egg Pakora,Ande Ka Pakodiya`n. Gudilu Pakoda. Muttai Pakoda. Egg Pakoda. Ande ka Pakodi. Ande Pakora. Mutta Pakoda. This is a definite rainy day food for me and something that I enjoyed making when I was a teenager (to my classmates…as I was just learning to cook). Its a great late night snack […]
Quail Pakoda
- 09
- March
- 2009
Quail Pakoda: Kaadai Pakoda. Kaadai Pakora. Deep fried Quails. Fried Quails. I love this tender birds! They are gamier in taste, low in calories, better than chicken, low fat/thin skin…pretty fast in getting cooked! What else do we want!! Hmmm today I deep fried it, just for a variation! They turned out super crispy! Ingredients: […]
Baby Corn Crispies
- 31
- December
- 2008
Baby Corn Crispies: Finger Corn. Baby Corn Fritters. Baby Corn Pakoda. Baby Corn 65. Fried Baby Corn. Crispy Fried Corn Fingers. Corn Fingers. I always appreciated finger foods. Its easy to fix, nice to pop-in!!!:) Since it was always pouring outside last week, I was kind of shut down at home, had lots of visitors […]
Chicken Fritters
- 09
- September
- 2008
Chicken Pakoda:I often see the menu saying Chicken Pakoda…but soon they will be bringing in Chicken 65 / deep fried chicken. They are not even close to pakora recipe! I wonder why! Anyways…here is the exact method of making Chicken Pakoda/pakora. Ingredients: Chicken(boneless, breast shredded)1 cup All purpose flour 1 cup Egg whites 1 Salt […]
Vanjiram Pakoda / King Fish Pakoda
- 09
- September
- 2008
Vanjiram Pakora:This is a fix recipe! I left the King Fish in the freezer for pretty long time! I was in a hurry….and it won’t thaw conventionally. The fish lost its shape and was lightly flaking up. Hmmmm…..but I couldnt give up. So just like that…tore them up into irregular pieces and tossed them into […]
Tofurky / Vegan Thanks Giving – Festival Food
- 12
- July
- 2008
Tofu Steak: Tofu Steak??? Ha ha……could never agree upon such names! I don’t know why would all these vegan and vegetarians relate their special recipes to some speciality Non-Veg! Like I heard people saying ‘hmmmm mushroom is much like mutton, u know’, ‘Paneer 65 is like Chicken Pakoda’ , ‘Plantain/yam fry is always compared to […]
Paneer 65 / Paneer Pakoda
- 09
- April
- 2008
Paneer 65:Deep Fried Indian Cheese. Panir 65. Paneer Porichadhu. When I was in Delhi, I shared my room with Poorani! The girl was(yeah was)strict vegetarian back then. When ever we went out for Dinner, she’ll always order paneer 65as her appetizers. She said its vegetarian’s Chicken 65′. Although…I could’nt agree with her term, I said…it […]
Vegetable Pakoda
- 10
- March
- 2008
Vegetable Pakoda: Veggie Pakoda. Vegetable Fritters. Vegetabel Pakora. Ingredients:Mixed Vegetables(carrots, beans, cabbage – sclied matchsticks Begal gram flour 1 cupRice flour few spoonsRed Onions medium size 2 thinly slicedGren chilies thinly sliced 6Freshly wet-ground mint- 2-3 spoonGinger 3″ inch- peel and wet grindGarlic 6 cloves -peel and wet grindFennel seeds 2-4 spoonsCurry leaves 1 cupSalt […]
