Tea Time Snacks

Bread pakoda (bread fritters)

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes. Total time: 12 minutes. There are some snacks that never lose their charm, no matter the season, mood, or occasion, and bread pakoda sits right at the top of that list. Crispy on the outside, soft and flavorful on the inside, this humble delight has […]

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Mahua flower cake (Madhuca longifolia)

Servings: Preparation time: 20 minutes. Baking time: 40-45 minutes. Total time: 65 minutes. “When ethnic flavours meet baking magic: Mahua turns into a cake full of love.” “ Day before yesterday the delicious aroma enveloped not only my kitchen, but entire house. Over the years, I found that exploring rather experimenting cooking with ingredients of

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Bread sandwich pakora (bread sandwich fritters)

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes. Total time: 17 minutes. ☕ “Crispy outside, saucy inside: Bread sandwich pakora (bread sandwich fritters) + chai = perfect monsoon mood!” Clouds are gathered outside; forming a dark halo of horizon, it almost going to break rain, and the time is perfect to indulgence with

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Tapioca bonda (vada)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 15-20 minutes. Preparing masala time: 6-7 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes(each batch). Total time: 34 minutes. “Tapioca bonda (vada)”: A Crispy South Indian Snack with a Twist At our Kudankulam house, we are fortunate to have many tapioca plants, and the soil there is especially well-suited for their growth. With such

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Rice sev/bhujia (south Indian)

Servings: Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 5-6  minutes(each batch). Total time: 16 minutes. Swami Dayanand sarasawati, who guided his followers from darkness to a bright life passed into eternity on a Deepawali day. Deepawali atmosphere is on, so we will go to the traditional cooking route and feast on classic delicacies. Celebrate this Deepawali

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