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Ragda Patties made of Sweet potato and Green peas Ragda – Indian Street Food

About: Ragda patties are a popular Indian fast food or Snack/Chaat which is a delightful experience to taste buds in every bite. Usually ragda patties chaat is made with thick ragda gravy and potato...

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Zucchini parsnip fritters – Vegan

About: Fritters are quick to make and endlessly flexible. This version uses garlic and coriander to flavour it. These fritters are shallow fried and indeed these are golden beauties whipped in no time...

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Crumbled paneer and baby corn masala

About: Baby corn capsicum-paneer curry is a very easy recipe for roti or chapathi. Usually paneer cubes are used in curries/gravy but here I crumbled it as a variation.  The thought of crumble came to...

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Parsnip-dill leaves pakoras/pakodas – Baked

About: These are healthy snacks served as an appetizer. These are Indian style fritters which are generally made using chickpea flour, crunchy veggies of choice and spices mixed together and dalloped...

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Golden baby corn – Baked and Vegan

About: Baby corn fingers are refreshing and healthy change for potato crisps. Baked baby corn fingers is quick to make and healthy to eat. It can be served as a starter/mid-meal snack. They are...

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Cheese stuffed potato balls – Baked

About: A delicious appetizer or side dish, baked potato balls skip the frying and utilize high-heat baking to achieve a delightfully crispy exterior, to contrast the creamy interior. Serve these tasty...

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Roasted –Spiced seeds

About: Spiced Roasted Seed Snack Mix, is a simple but insanely delicious natural snack that is so much fun to make with your kids. Crunchy fresh roasted seeds that are spiced with spices of choice and...

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Baked maddur vada

Chitra Jagadish:A crunchy tea time snack and perfect for a winter weekend. Enjoy this delicious South Indian (Karnataka state) snacks… Originally posted on Chitra's Healthy Kitchen: About: Maddur vada...

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Pav Chickpeas Bhaji (With No Potatoes)

Chitra Jagadish:Indian Street food..Pav Bhaji with a variation using Chickpeas in place of Potatoes for a reduced carbs…Enjoy this mouth watering dish on a winter weekend Originally posted on Chitra's...

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Baked Tomato rings

About: Baked tomatoes have such a wonderful juicy, sweet soft texture with crunchy coating and when the cheese sprinkled on top with fragrant herbs, it’s a meal in itself.  Adding a nice serving of...

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Rajma/kidney beans and oats Snack

Chitra Jagadish:A healthy and filling snacks to start afresh during breakfast. The protein and fibre rich dish forms a part of once diet. Originally posted on Chitra's Healthy Kitchen: About: This...

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Chickpeas Patties

About: I make these flavorful veggie burgers packed with garbanzo beans/chickpeas, corn, spices, veggies. The fiber and protein from the beans help to keep me full and the toppings add even more...

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Oats – Wheat seeded savoury crackers

About: Crackers are a delicious alternative to chips and can be served with afternoon tea or in a canapé spread. Try serving them a soup or a cuppa. This is an easy recipe. Switch and swap flours and...

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Roasted Babypotato skins loaded with avocado black eye bean – Vegan

About: The baby potatoes are roasted until they’re browned and a little crunchy, then topped with the fresh bean-avocado filling.They were amazing. And you 100% have to serve them or bring them to your...

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Baked baby corn Manchurian

About: Baby corn manchurian is a much sought after indo chinese starter. Manchuian is a very popular Indo-Chinese fusion preparation and there are two versions. Dry one often served as starter and...

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Sprouted bean lentil and oats – Cutlet/Pattie

About: The cutlets/patties are loaded with sprouted lentils beans oats and veggies. Fresh herbs and spices are added to make them extra flavourful. They can be served by itself with salads OR as a...

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Bhel Puri – Nutty Mango Brown puffed rice

About: Traditionally, Bhelpuri is made from puffed rice and Sev. This recipe has the same concept but is made a nutty twist by using brown puffed rice and nuts. I added the tanginess through fresh...

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Pepper babycorn fry

About: This dish is fairly quick to make, requiring few ingredients to put it together. Baby corn gets a new role in this Asian-inspired stir-fry recipe. Tender slices of baby corns, bell peppers and...

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Baked Katori chaat

About: Traditionally Katori are made with All Purpose flour and deep fried. Here I tried to use whole wheat flour and baked them. Katori chaat can be made with different fillings like fruits or...

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Baked Puris and Peas Masala – Masala Puri Chat

About: Masala puri is one of the most popular Indian street chaat/snacks. This can be easily prepared at home and make it healthier by using baking the Puris. The recipe covers procedure for making...

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Pan fried Cashew and Channa dal fritters/vada

About: These fritters loaded with split pea, cashew they are just bursting with flavours!! Cashew and peas have always been a favorite of mine, and they pair perfectly with mint and slightly crispy by...

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Veggie Kebabs on tawa

About: Kebabs are one among favourite plethora of other Indian appetizers, which is simple and soothing to eat. Here I choosed sweet potatoes and vegetables. These kebabs were bit crunchy flavourful...

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Quinoa red kidney beans Patties

About: I combined my beans with powdered oats and quinoa for the basic patty mixture. Added in sautéed bell peppers, carrots and onions for a veggie boost, and then served with salads and buns as a...

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Soya chunks Manchurian

About: An Indo-chinese manchurian with Soya chunks in it, which remains soft, succulent and obsorbs the flavours well. The sauces added here helps to get rid of bland taste of soya chunks and also...

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Pan fried and coated tofu stripes – Vegan

About: Tofu one always thinks it tastes bland, which can prove wrong with this recipe. If you love spices and seeds, that would be enough to allow you to fall in love with this recipe. I have made...

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Instant noodles Chaat/Chinese Bhel

Chitra Jagadish:My Earlier post tried with some variations… Originally posted on Chitra's Healthy Kitchen: About: Chinese bhel is delicious snack which consists of crispy noodles with capsicum,...

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Plantain stuffed Long peppers

About: When it comes to starters, I love to try new things. The options for vegetarian-friendly grilling are endless. These stuffed peppers combine two of my favorite ingredients Plantains and...

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Hariyali/Green Bhaji for Pav

About: Pav bhaji, is a very popular indian street food. Pav bhaji literally means bread and vegetables. The vegetables are cooked and mashed then spiced with a pav bhaji masala and generally topped...

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Layered Crackers

About: Layering the crackers ensures even baking. I have added Ajwain/Carom seeds for the flavour. For a healthy version I tried baking them, and it turned out crispy. These can be served as an...

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Bun Pizza

About: If you want to have quick pizza then you give this recipe a try. I created this really quick and easy recipe mainly keeping kids in mind. I used whole wheat buns,  you can use buns of choice....

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Layered Crackers Canapés/Chats

About: This is a quick snack which can be called as Chaat / Canapés. Chaat is an Indian snacks which has some crackers or puffed rice or fried noodles with beans/sprouts tossed with onions, tomatoes...

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Chilli Paneer/Cottage Cheese

About: For many  Vegetarians in India, delicacy starts and ends with Paneer. Paneer goes really well in Indian cooking, be it the butter masalas and Kadhai paneers of the world or the ubiquitous...

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Savoury Muffins from Dosa Batter

About: These are tasty, light and flavoursome as well they’re incredibly easy to make if the dosa/crepes batter is handy. Personally, I’m particularly partial to a savoury muffin. You can whip up a...

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Baby potato in tamarind sauce: (Zero oil)

About: Look at these freaking potatoes. You take baby potatoes, you boil them, then cook them in a sweet and tangy tamarind and dates sauce. Then you drizzle them with some green chutney/ dressing...

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Pav sweet potato bhaji – Bun Pizza

About: Pizza and Pav bhaji both are my favourite and so in this recipe just to fulfil my craving I topped pav bhaji with cheese and baked. sorry no pizza base here,  I was very lazy to knead the dough...

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Lentils/Dals Spinach Dhokla

About: Authentic version of Dhokla uses rice and bengal gram or urad dal which are soaked overnight, ground to a batter, spiced up with ginger. Here I tried healthy version with lentils – Green Moong...

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Home made – Herbed Paneer/Cottage Cheese

About: Making homemade paneer is so easy that you can make it within minutes and once you start making your own homemade paneer, you just do not feel like buying from stores. Cottage cheese has mild...

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Chickpeas-poha patties/cutlet made on Stove top

About: Patties/Cutlet are nutritious and healthy choice. They can be eaten by themselves as a snack Or for Breakfast. They can also be added to make Burgers and Sandwiches to make it a meal. Health...

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Spiced Potato Chips – Baked

About: Looking for a light snack that won’t make you shudder with guilt? In 30 minutes, you can have a batch of deliciously seasoned, guilt-free, baked Chips. I added plenty of paprika to my baked...

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Mushroom Manchurian

About: In this recipe mushrooms are coated in a batter Cooked/Baked and then sauted in a sweet and tangy sauce. Usually they are deep fried but I opted to Shallow fry/Bake them. They turned out...

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Spiced Onion rings on Tawa Or Oven

About: I have been craving onion rings and tried this variant.  These were AMAZING because they truly tasted like the real deal. To enhance the taste, I added fresh Italian seasoning to give the rings...

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Spiced toasted Panner

About: This dish is so aromatic, but each piece of paneer/cottage cheese had unique and robust flavours… The unsalted fresh white cheese is fantastic with strong flavoursome sauces, and the yoghurt in...

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Ragda Patties made of Sweet potato and Green peas Ragda – Indian Street Food

Chitra Jagadish:Indian street food made with Sweet potatoes. Patties are crispy by itself. Make it a Chaat with tangy and spicy dips.. Originally posted on Chitra's Healthy Kitchen: About: Ragda...

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Orange oats snack (Bhel) – Scheduled post and am away for a month

Dear friends, Hope you all well..I will be on a visit to India and back in 4 weeks. However will try to stay connected with you all as and when time permits and plan some scheduled posts. Do stay...

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Roasted eggplant/aubergine slices

About: This is such an easy one to try, not much preparation, really tasty.  The aubergine slices can also be cooked in oven/grill. Roasted eggplant is a great starter,side dish it’s both delicious...

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Savoury diamond cuts/shankarpali/crackers – Baked

About: Thin, crispy, lightly salted crackers made from whole wheat flour are perfect for dipping or just eating the Toasted Whole Grain Crunch one right after the other. Crackers are one of my...

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Baked Kachoris

About: This year again I re-made this recipe with a thought to capture new pic. It is filled with Green Moong Dal. These little gems are delicious and heard to resist, which can be enjoyed as...

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Babycorn skewers on Tawa/Stove Top

About: I absolutely love corn on the cob and so tried this variation using baby corn. The best part about this is that it is unbelievably easy to make. It’s practically foolproof. And if you’re not...

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Raagi/Millet flour – Masala Nippattu/Savoury Crackers

About: Millet thins but I think they’re so much healthier. It’s crunchy and delicious, has a subtle swet and spicy and gives you plenty of energy These crackers are spicy, salty with a hint of onion,...

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Savoury snack/Granola – Red Thin Flatten Rice/Poha and Oats

About: There is so much to love about this Savoury Granola. With crunchiness of flattened rice and the nutty taste from peanuts and roasted split peas with bits of coconut makes it so hearty and...

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