Snacks, Street food & more

“There is no sincere love than love of food” – George Bernard Shaw

The most exciting part of Indian cuisine is snacks and street food. Snacks and tea in the evening is an essential part of every Indian household without a doubt. For us Indians, a day without snacks is a day wasted. Fry it, cook it, bake it, steam it – don’t skip it! Here I will put together some exciting snacks and street food that will leave you drooling.

A piping hot bowl of soup is so comforting on a cold winter night. And a soup that is ready in less than 15 minutes is a definite keeper when you are not in a mood to cook something elaborate. This healthy and delicious clear soup can be paired with […]

Lemon Coriander Soup

16 Jul, 2018 in Fusion / Snacks, Street food & more tagged gluten free / healthy / quick recipe / vegan / vegetarian by Shilpa

Jeera biscuit or cumin flavoured salty biscuits are simple, easy to make cookies that are perfect for tea-time. They are perfectly balanced being mildly sweet, mildly salty and lightly spiced. The distinct flavour of cumin adds a very unique flavour to these biscuits. A cup of masala chai and jeera […]

Jeera Biscuit (Cumin flavoured cookies)

8 Jul, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more tagged baking / cakes & cookies / quick recipe / snacks by Shilpa

My love for Iyengar bakery goodies is not new. I have shared my take on some of their baked goodness earlier too. To add to the list, yet another favourite – khara biscuit or savoury crackers/biscuits. ‘Khara’ means spicy in kannada and that’s exactly how these biscuits taste. These […]

Khara Biscuit / Savoury Crackers

10 Jun, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more tagged baking / cakes & cookies / karnataka food / vegetarian by Shilpa

Anyone who has lived or visited Hyderabad cannot go past this recipe without thinking about not making them! The famous tutti frutti biscuits from very famous Karachi Bakery. In fact, it is widely available in Indian stores all over the world. But making these cookies at home takes the […]

Eggless Tutti Fruitt Cookies (Hyderabad Karachi Bakery Style Biscuit)

10 Jun, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more / Sweet Tooth tagged baking / cakes & cookies by Shilpa

Anda bread or bread omelette is one of the most common foods that is great for breakfast, snack or even lunch. It’s a common street food too and has many variations in the way it is cooked. Everything that goes into making this quick and easy dish can be […]

Anda Bread (Bread Omelette)

1 Jun, 2018 in Breakfast & Brunch / Snacks, Street food & more tagged breakfast / healthy / quick recipe / snacks by Shilpa

Overripe banana are never thrown away in my kitchen. I use it to make either Mangalore bun or banana bread. I have earlier shared the recipe for banana bread. That version used eggs and it was pretty common in my kitchen, until recently. My sister-in-law who visited us a […]

Eggless Banana Coconut Bread

13 May, 2018 in Rice & Bread / Snacks, Street food & more / Sweet Tooth tagged baking / cakes & cookies / quick recipe / refined sugar free / vegetarian by Shilpa

Mini Thali#16 Bisi bele bath – rice, toor dal, veggies cooked with freshly ground spices and finished with generous helping of ghee Raita – whisked yogurt mixed with onions, tomatoes, and seasoned with salt and red chilli powder Shavige payasa – or vermicelli pudding in which I have added a bit of […]

Mini Thali#16

2 May, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more tagged karnataka food / thali / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

I spent my childhood in a small township Kudremukha (now a world heritage site), which was about 100 kms from the beautiful coastal town Mangalore in Karnataka. Mangalore was our go-to place when it came to day trips, shopping, and of course beach time! What made our trips even more […]

Mangalore bun (Banana Bun)

30 Apr, 2018 in Breakfast & Brunch / Rice & Bread / Snacks, Street food & more tagged banana / bun / karnataka food / overripe banana by Shilpa

What’s better than overripe bananas? Banana bread of course! This magical banana bread is moist and super yummy. I have made this so many times and turns out excellent in every bake. When served lightly toasted, this bread tastes out of the world for banana lovers (for every one actually)! […]

Banana Bread

28 Apr, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more / Sweet Tooth tagged baking / banana / snacks / sweet tooth by Shilpa

If there is one thing that most Indians order at a restaurant, it’s this – tomato soup. It is an integral part of every Indian restaurant menu. Obviously, tomato is the main ingredient here. It is very important to choose ripe, juicy tomatoes to make this soup. This luscious, […]

Tomato Soup

11 Apr, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more tagged fusion / quick recipe / vegetarian by Shilpa