Category: Starter

Aloo Tikki & Coriander Chutney

Aloo Tikki is an popular street food in India. It is served as evening snack and also as starter. I already have a recipe for this in my blog, but this one is a simplified version of it. Here is the simple recipe of Aloo Tikki which pairs well...

Garden To Table Series(Ep:5)- Zucchini Harvest / Relish the Zucchini Boat!

”Relish the Zucchini Boat!’, Yes, as it is mentioned in the title we relished the Zucchinis, using the relish recipe below. I loved harvesting my next vegetable in this series. One of the reasons is that the Zucchini vegetable plant yields many vegetables in one single plant. Very much...

Chicken Piri Piri in my sytle…& Sagres(Western end of Europe)

Just recalling our trip to Portugal last year while writing this… Portuguese people are very warm and welcoming. We covered almost a good part of the south and traveled till Lisbon on the east. You can notice a good difference in culture & Â food between south and upper...

Kartoffelbrei turns into Dessert & (Charles Bridge – Prague Attractions)

I don’t know whether to call this a Fusion, a remake, a Czech recipe, or an experiment transforming into the different yummy recipes…Today, I made Kartoffelbrei(Mashed potatoes) Â for our dinner. My daughter’s one of the most favorite dishes in German cuisine. But after tasting a bit, she said...

Aloo Tikki (Potato Patties) & St.Martin’s day

Last Thursday on Nov 11th,  Riya’s Kindergarten Team, have remembered St.Martin’s day. The parents and children have been invited to a beautiful children’s playground, which is located on top of the hill close to Kindergarten. It was amazing to listen to the Music band and songs from little voices....

Spanish Tapas

Patatas Bravas Patatas Aioli We wanted to try our first Tapa in Spain but had no idea before about tapas. There were lot of small restaurants in Barcelona on the roadside which were named Bars. We tried our first tapas in one of these restaurants. Tapas is a small-sized...

Empanadas & L ‘aqu’arium

Empanadas is a Spanish Stuffed pie. Usually stuffed with Meat, Chicken, Seafood potatoes and other vegetables. It is also spread over other countries like Argentina, Chile, Mexico, US to name a few. I have done this empanadas with complete variation from a selection of flour for the dough, to...

iHola!! Spaniola ! Fresh Prawns Pan Fry

Guess what? Last week, we had been to Spain for Vacation. We visited places around Barcelona city and enjoyed the famous Spanish architectures. This week, all my posts going to be little information about the places we have visited and definitely some special recipes. La Ramblas is a long...

Crispy & Spicy Okra / Ladies finger and Mathematics

Ladies finger is also called as Okra or Bhindi or Vendaikai. It has got even different names in other countries. It has been a long time since I made this dish. Try this dish with someone who hates to eat this vegetable, they can became a fan of it....

Prawns Masala Fry

Ingredients: Tiger Prawns – 500 gms Oil –  2 Tsp Onion – 2 large finely chopped Tomato – 1 finely chopped Cinnamon stick – 1 Cardamom – 2 Bay leaves – 1 Cloves – 5 Ginger – 1 Tsp, finely chopped Garlic – 1 Tsp, finely chopped Chilli Powder...

Cheezy Chilli Peppers

This chili is from capsicum family and it is also called Banana Chilli because of its shape and size like a banana. It is not hot and tastes just like capsicum. In India, they used to make ‘milagai bajji’ with this chili (chili Bajji). Ingredients : Green Chilli peppers...

Sprinkled spices on Deep fried chicken

Ingredients: Oil – 250 ml  Chicken boneless – 500 gms, cut into medium pieces Ginger garlic paste – 1 Tsp Chilli powder – 1 Tsp Garam Masala –  1/2 Tsp Turmeric – 1/4 Tsp Orange food color – a pinch Salt for taste Curry leaves – 4 strands Onion...