Tea Time Snacks

Banana chips (Nendran banana chips)

Servings:  Preparation time: 8-10 minutes. Soaking time: 10-15. Deep frying time: 8-10 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. Banana chips, the regional dish of Kerala (south India) is very popular and loved by all, not only in India but in Japan too. It is must in Kerala to serve banana chips at festival and even day […]

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Bitter gourd leaves and potato fritters (karela leaf and Aaloo pakoda)

Servings: 3-4 Soaking time:20-30 minutes. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 4-5 minutes(each batch). Total time: 15 minutes. Last Sunday I woke up very late in the morning, so I skipped breakfast preparation and decided to go for brunch. In afternoon my husband was feeling hungry and asked me to prepare something to eat. We

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Bitter gourd leaf pakoda (fritters)

Servings: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 4-5 minutes(each batch). Total time: 10 minutes. I plucked bitter gourd and potatoes leaves from my Tokyo home balcony pot, cleaned with running water, dipped them in a seasoned gram flour and water batter… fried and served with Italian basil sauce followed with tea. In this way

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Murukku with refined flour (chakli)

Servings:  Preparation time: 12-15 minutes. Making dough time: 10-12 minutes. Frying time: 8-10 minutes(each batch). Total time: 37 minutes. Holi is at our doorstep: come and get ready to prepare traditional sweets and Namkeen. Murukku (chakli) is one of the oldest and traditional snacks, from South India known for its crunchy texture and distinctive spiral

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Makai ka kheecha (cornmeal porridge)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 2 minutes. Cooking time: 20-25 minutes. Total time: 27 minutes. I had been on trip to London. My daughter in law ordered to home delivery for lunch to an Italian restaurant. I tasted one of the dishes named ‘Polenta’. This dish made from cornmeal and taste is awesome. That moment I

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