Ghee Fried Rice Flakes Balls with Plantain and Dates
Perfect as evening snacks… Rice flakes or flattened rice (“Poha” in Hindi and “Aval” in Malayalam) are often used to make snacks, sometimes a quick meal can be whipped up on lazy days, they are also found in some rice… »
Sesame-Flax Seeds Bars – Healthy Snack (Gluten Free)
Make these healthy sesame flax seeds bars and munch as much as you want… I haven’t come across anyone who dislikes munching. If we can make something really healthy to munch on wouldn’t that be the best snack ever? I… »
Stuffed Whole Plantain – Healthy Snack
I stuffed the whole plantain and pan fried it, felt so glad to have followed my mom’s idea… When I look at vegetables or meat, I ponder for a second if I could stuff something into it. Oh ya I… »
Ariyunda or Rice Balls (Gluten Free)
A simple and humble snack when munched makes me feel content and homely… There are literally hundreds of snacks that are just dear to Kerala. In most of the homes (well in the olden days I must say) different types… »
Okra and Chive Fritters or Okra Jaipuri
It’s hard to stop munching these crunchy fritters… This is the first time I made fritters out of okra. Fried okra in yogurt (Pachadi, a kerala side dish) is one of my favorite side dishes. Other than this I often… »
Plantain Fritters aka Pazham Pori
Presenting a popular evening snack of my hometown, Kerala… Pazham pori with a cup of hot cardamom tea, even the thought of this makes me nostalgic and cozy. Pazham pori (in malayalam) or Plantain fritter is one of the most famous… »
Dates Tempura
It’s snack time and we are having hot hot dates tempuras… I always stock up dates in my refrigerator. I eat them just like that or sprinkle them on my cereal, couscous and often make my favorite dates cake in… »
Steamed Oats with Dates and Coconut made in Puttu Maker
I tricked my brain and made a healthy breakfast from scratch this morning in less than 15 minutes… My hubby was surprised to see steaming hot breakfast made from scratch and beautifully served on the table. I’ve mentioned before that… »
Homemade Salsa
A bowl of salsa and a bag of tortilla chips is enough to make me a couch potato and I can go on munching them… While grocery shopping, I always find it hard to resist a bag of tortilla chips… »
Mom’s JackFruit Chips
Crispy, crunchy Jack fruit chips fried by my mom in a different continent, packed well and saw off at the Trivandrum airport, waited in many lines to go through the security clearance in couple of airports, after 24 hours of… »
