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Appetizers, beginner, Boozy Recipes, Breakfast, Easy Cooking, Lentils, Vegan, vegetarian

Beer Baked Beans Crostini

February 13, 2016

Recipe for beer baked beans: You’ve had baked beans, but beer baked beans are the way to a beer lover’s heart. And a most acceptable way to have beer for breakfast! Too wild for you? Use them as an appetiser!

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Appetizers, Healthy, how to, medium, Mexican Vegetarian, Snacks, Vegan, vegetarian

Homemade Multigrain Tostada Shells

February 1, 2016

Vegetarian recipe: Tostadas are crisp discs that are served with a variety of toppings. Typically made using cornmeal and deep fried, baking them yields perfectly acceptable results.

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Appetizers, beginner, Easy Cooking, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, Yogurt Recipes

Indian Tricolour Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

January 25, 2016

An Indian Tricolour dish that comes together in less than 10 minutes! And the Green Goddess Dressing just makes everything taste good! Do give this a shot.

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Appetizers, easy, gluten free, Glutenfree, Snacks, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian

Recipe for Keerai Vadai | Spinach and Herbs Masala Vadai

February 12, 2015

Spinach Masala Vadai – Deep fried bite-sized vadai made using chana dal, spinach and a medley of herbs

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Appetizers, easy, Indian

Raw Banana & Paneer Kababs

June 23, 2013

Simple to make and delicious, these kababs were a part of dinner last night. Sufficiently pushed by the good folks who follow my blog’s Facebook page, who asked me to share this recipe when I posted a picture – this quick post is for them 🙂 These make a perfect starter, you could make these even sm

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Appetizers, easy, Lentils, Mexican Vegetarian, Party dishes, Snacks, vegetarian

Loaded Nachos topped with refried beans & more

April 23, 2013

Looking for a Loaded Nachos recipe that they serve at pubs? You’ve come to the right place – jump in, get the recipe and tuck in!

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Appetizers, beginner, Easy Cooking, Healthy, Millet Recipes, Teatime Treats

Foxtail Millet and Basil Patties – Another recipe using this wonder grain

March 30, 2013

A nutritious millet pairs with flavourful ingredients like basil, garlic and onion to make delicious bite sized appetisers or a yummy tea-time snack

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Appetizers, Curry, easy, Glutenfree, Indian, Party dishes, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetables

Ajwaini Arbi Tikka (Colocassia with carom seeds)

May 5, 2008

Arbi Tikka is a delicious way to cook the common colocassia root. They turn into spiced up, golden and crisp appetisers or a happy accompaniment with rotis.

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Appetizers, Breakfast, gluten free, Vegan, vegetarian

Spicy yogurt dip starring in a Sunday brunch

June 3, 2007

Update: A new brand of yogurt available in the market is so creamy, mild (not sour at all) and delicious that I can say that the inspiration for this dip is wholly from the yogurt. When something tastes so delicious, I always wonder if it is high in fat content and therefore calories, but at 79 calo

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Appetizers, Vegetables, vegetarian

Eggplant dip and Red Bean dip – Party starters

March 25, 2007

Dip, dip ,dip! Sometimes, you just want something light to nibble for dinner. While I’ve labelled this recipe under Party Starters, you need not necessarily have a party to enjoy this kind of finger food. This is perfect stuff to share with your partner while watching your favourite movie on a Frida

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Appetizers, Vegan, vegetarian

Mushroom and Bell Pepper Chutney

February 11, 2007

Continuing with the valentine dinner ideas, I tried out something different with the regular mushrooms, onions, bell peppers that I had on hand. It happened to be a most wonderful spicy, taste bud tingling chutney that you’ll find many uses for. There’s a lot you can tinker with this recipe. If you

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Appetizers, Condiments, Greens

Recipe for Indian Green Chutney | Mint and Coriander Chutney

September 30, 2006

Ask any Indian what their favourite herb is – more often than not the answer will be coriander or cilantro, as it is called in some other countries. The main reasons for this being availability, tradition and also the way it goes perfectly with most Indian flavours. The vibrant grassy scent of coria

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