Nowadays my family is avoiding cookies. Whether it is homemade or store-bought. They are becoming more health-conscious these days 😀. My little one even calculating the calorie per cookie generally I made, and showing to me! He said, “don’t make them, otherwise I can’t resist to have them and taking more calories”! This compelled me…
Category: Snacks
Turkish Semolina Cookies(Sekerpare)
Sekerpare is a much loved Turkish dessert. These are basically semolina based moist cookies with light sugar syrup. The literal meaning of Sekerpare is “a bit of sugar” in Turkish. The sugar syrup is generally flavoured with lemon juice or orange blossom. But these semolina cookies are delicious and flavourful without adding sugar syrup also. I made…
Spicy Coconut poori/Kachori
Kachori is a spicy snack, originating from the Indian Subcontinent. They are a very popular tea time snack of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. There are a lot of variations of kachoris according to the stuffings are used like Moong dal kachori, pyaj (onion) kachori, Hing (asafetida) kachori which is very spicy and crispy. Even there…
Baked Chicken Roll
Baking is my passion. It’s both physical and mental therapy to me. And nowadays when all of us are in lockdown, baking is really a stress buster. I made these rolls on the World’s Baking Day. They are perfect for anytime snack or even a good companion to any main dish. My family loved these…
Chicken Seekh Kebab
Seekh kebab is a very popular restaurant menu across the Indian subcontinent. It is generally served as a starter or appetizer. Seekh kebab is made with spiced minced or ground meat, usually lamb, beef, or chicken, formed into cylinders on skewers and grilled.It is typically cooked on a barbecue, or in a tandoor. They are soft and succulent, seasoned with spices such…
White Milk Bread(Tangzhong method)
Hello friends, hope all of you are safe and staying at home during these days of unusual emergency. We are also locked down for a couple of weeks at home. I am sure we, the whole world together can win over the pandemic COVID 19. Due to lockdown, we have limited stock in our pantry…
Pao bhaji flavoured Frittata
What is frittata Frittata is an egg-based Italian dish similar to an omelette or crustless quiche or scrambled eggs, enriched with additional ingredients such as meats, cheeses or vegetables. The word frittata is Italian and roughly translates to “fried.” What makes frittata different from the omelette Frittatas are cooked in on the stovetop and then finished in the oven. And, unlike omelettes, frittata fillings are mixed…
Spinach-Hummus Thin Crust Pizza With Hummus Salad
What is Hummus Hummus is a very delicious, healthy, high in protein vegan dip that is popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean region. This dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, sesame seed paste, olive oil and garlic. We can make different flavours of hummus by adding any type of herbs or even roasted vegetables. My family…
Methi puri with yoghurt (Indian fried bread with fenugreek leaves and yoghurt)
What is fenugreek leaves Fenugreek is an interesting herb with diverse uses and many potential health benefits. It is a plant that stands around 2–3 feet tall. It has green leaves, small white flowers, and pods that contain small, golden-brown seeds. Fenugreek is often used in the Indian subcontinent as a herb (the leaves) and spice (the seeds, also called methi)….
Cheesy pull apart garlic bread
What is pull apart bread Pull apart bread is a type of bread that is formed into a shape that contains distinct markings or indentations that allow the bread to be “pulled apart” into individual servings. Pull-apart bread may be formed into a number of shapes, but loaf shapes and rounded shapes are the most…
