ShobisKitchen

To all my website viewers, i have shared a post on how to make vegetable puff , using a store bought puff pastry. Here I'm going to share an even more simpler recipe similar to veg puff - it is egg puff which is one of those favourite tea time snack in my home. Ingredients: 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 large tomato, finely chopped 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves (optional) salt to taste 4 eggs 1 tbsp oil 1 sheet of pastry puff 1 tbsp of all purpose flour/maida Steps: 1. Thaw the pastry puff for at-least 40 minutes in room temperature. 2. Take a vessel and add eggs to it. Fill water so that the eggs are fully immersed in the water. Boil the eggs for 8-10 minutes and keep it aside, with shell removed. 3. In a pan, add oil. Once it is warm enough, add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute. Then add chopped onions and saute for 2-3 minutes on medium flame. 4. Add fin...

Masala Vada is nothing but bengal gram fritters deep fried in oil. It is a crispy and tasty snack, which goes well with morning breakfast dishes such as idly, dosa, pongal etc. This is similar to falafel, from the middle eastern parts of the world. Falafel is made out of chick pea, while masala vada is made using bengal gram. Let's see the ingredients list needed. Ingredients: 100 gms of Bengal gram 1 large onion 2 green chillies 1 tsp fennel seeds 250 ml oil for frying 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste Steps: 1. Wash and soak Bengal gram for at least 2 hours in cold water. 2. After 2 hours, drain the water completely. Add it to a blender with salt. There should not even be a little water, otherwise, vada would not be crispy and becomes soggy. 3. Blend it to a coarse paste. For this, the blender should not run at one go, instead, it should be on and off and you scrape the sides of the blender in between for even grinding. 4. Meanwhi...

Cauliflower pakoda is a crispy evening tea time snack. It is also one of those popular street foods in chennai. Also in bakery shops, they sell cauliflower pakodas freshly made every evening in front of our eyes. On a lazy day, we shall buy these pakodas and have it as a side dish for our lunch/dinner. I am sharing a recipe of cauliflower pakoda without deep fry in oil, using an oven. Ingredients: 250 gms of cauliflower florets 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp garam masala powder 1 tbsp corn flour 1/2 tsp all purpose flower/maida 1/2 tbsp rice flour 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves/cilantro (optional) 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 tsp black pepper powder (optional) Steps: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. 2. Cut the cauliflower florets in medium pieces, not too small (they get burnt) and not too big (would not be crispy). 3. In a plate, mix together all the ingredients mentioned above. Sprinkle some water and mix...