JHAL MURI
Jhal Muri is a delicious crunchy street food snack of flavoured with mustard oil and famous to the Kolkatta region.The street vendors lined up on the corners will make it with professional ease and the taste is simply out of the world.Specially during monsoon season,this will be selling as hot cakes.I am always fond of chaats and found just an excuse of the rains and had it to my fulfilment.I learnt from my friend who is a Bengali, there is a masala called Moodi Masala which is specifically made for the purpose.I didn’t have Moodi Masala but had all the…
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All kinds of snacks are a welcome at home and quickly disappears too from the kitchen.On my recent trip to New Delhi my husband brought a pack of this from the famous Bikanerwala shop.They have a beautiful array of snacks and sweets,my favourite there being Idli Dhokla.So when he brought that and I tasted it I knew I would be preparing these when I return back.True,I did and here I am with the recipe.It is an easy combination of green gram and channa dal with sev,cashews and almonds topped with masalas.You can add poha too,but I have not added since…
Read moreCORIANDER RICE
Many of the mothers would be wondering what to pack for lunch as in India most of the schools are now reopened after joyful vacations.I also face such problems while deciding about the lunch menu and try to bring in variety to break the monotonous ritual of packing same kind of food.The rice should be flavourful tasty and yet easy to make.I choose this coriander rice mainly because of colour and nutty flavour. I have quite a few recipes with rice on my blog and this is just an addition to the list.Though I make it regularly,didn’t have a chance…
Read moreKANDA POHA
 Kanda Poha is a staple food of Maharashtra and is eaten with awe for breakfast.This is made with beaten rice or poha with potatoes(batata) and onion(kanda) and cooked to perfection.It is an easy to make dish and is also a good lunch box option.One my friends who is a Maharashtrian,taught me the exotic recipe which was not only quick but easy and tasty as well.Plenty of onions and boiled and cubed potatoes gives this recipe a unique and flavourful feel.As many of you might be aware of Poha in South Indian cuisine would be either Puli Aval which is tamarind based or a pepper flavoured one called Milagu Aval.Also there is a sweet version with jaggery called Vella Aval and sugar based Aval Kesari.
Read moreNELLIKAI SADAM/AMLA RICE
Nellikai is gooseberry in english and amla in hindi.I recently saw this simple and awesome rice recipe in a magazine and soon gave it a try.This amla is loaded with Vitamin C and has many medicinal properties.It buds immunity and strengthens the bones.As we all know, amla was widely used in the making of various ayurvedic preparations and so it is aptly termed as wonder berry.My daughter loves arinellikai which is much smaller in size and tangy to taste. I made this for her lunch and she liked it a lot.A truly filling way with no compromise on health.I have…
Read moreAVAL MIXTURE/POHA CHIVDA/DIWALI SNACKS
Mixture or chivda is a super snack enjoyed by all.And for this diwali iam posting those which are easy to make and with a crunch which can be nibbled upon any time of the day.This recipe is a quick fix recipe,meaning a chivda which can be prepared in a matter of a few minutes. This is very tasty and as we all know aval or poha is healthy and filling too.I have also added a few spices and other ingredients to add flavour. All the things required are ready made and you just have to fry them and that’s it.Without…
Read moreCORNFLAKES MIXTURE/DIWALI SAVOURIES
I have been posting too many sweet recipes and so I thought of posting a spicy yet less oily and guilt free snack of that of Cornflakes Mixture.I have already the classic Madras Mixture in my blog,but this is an easy and tasty version to munch upon without fear of adding up a few calories.This is a very easy recipe so much so that even bachelors and beginners in cooking can make for this Diwali.I have kept the spices very less,keeping health point in mind.Also use cornflakes which are plain in flavour.This crispy snack’s recipe is down under.. Notes
Read moreMANGO RICE/LUNCH BOX IDEA/RICE VARIETIES
Mango Rice is one easy and tangy rice variety which can be made in no matter of time.I tasted this at a friend’s place and was too tempted to make this for lunch box to my daughter.She likes mango but was not sure how she would like to have this as a rice variety.It has groundnuts and chilles which add to the flavour and mingles with rice well.It tastes awesome even long after it is made and so it fits the category of preparing for lunch box.Mango Rice is a tasty rice and here goes the recipe for same..
Read moreSOYA LOLLIPOP/PARTY SNACKS/SOYA RECIPES
To satisfy a kid is one big task.All moms wonder how to satisfy with a food that is pleasing and attractive as well as healthy too.I thinking about this found this recipe of soya lollypop which is a tasty and healthy inclusion of protein in your snacks.I made a batch of these soya lolly pop as an evening snack sometime back.All enjoyed specially my daughter.I found this recipe by google searching and was happy to have stumbled into it.You can make this for kids birthday parties and please them too.Though I have made these with soya chunks,you can try this…
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Hi, Welcome to my Blog! I am Nithya Ravi a passionate cook and food blogger, author and photographer. I have been involved with food since childhood and have been blogging for more than two years now. I have seen with my mom and grandmothers since my younger days, picking up stories in food and food related things. I dedicate this blog to my daughter and husband who have been in someway or the other involved with my blogging. I also would like to thank my mother-in-law whose is ever supporting and offers every piece of advice I ask for.
