Category: Vegetarian
Baked Spicy Peanuts
| July 12, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, By Category, Event Entries, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
For the last day of “deep fried food made healthy by baking” theme, I chose to do spicy peanuts. I contemplated between peanuts & potato fries. Potato fries have been on my to-do list for quite some time but I have seen way too many baked potato fries making rounds in the blogosphere and was… more
Baked Crunchy Chana Dal & Mung Dal
| July 11, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Bengal Gram ~ Chana Dal, By Category, Event Entries, Green Gram ~ Mung Dal ~ Moong Dal, Legumes, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Once upon a time, when I was little, fried chana dal was prepared quite often as a snack. Whenever palaharam (snacks with longer shelf life) was made at home, fried chana dal was often on the list. Gradually it disappeared from the list and always wondered why? I liked munching on spiced chana dal as… more
Baked Falafel
| July 10, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, By Category, Chickpeas~Garbanzo, Event Entries, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
I am starting blogging marathon # 18 under the theme “deep fried foods made healthy by baking or steaming”. I must say, it is one of the most challenging themes I have done so far in these marathons! When I chose this theme, I had a few recipes on mind but never tried them. I… more
Melon Salad
| June 12, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Cantaloupe, Honey Dew, Salads, Salads & Soups, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetarian, Vegetarian, Watermelon |
It has been raining all day today and it was definitely not a salad kind of a day. I wanted to make a nice hot soup instead. Since I have to stick to my theme, I made this quick salad. I usually like my melons unseasoned and when growing up, I use to add some… more
Guacamole
| April 22, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Chutneys & Condiments, Dips, Quick and Easy Recipes, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
For the last day of the marathon, cooking by Alphabets is G. I have for G for Guacamole. It is a Mexican dip made of avocados. It is such an easy preparation that even a 5 year old cannot go wrong with this preparation. Before I get to the recipe, here the recipes I posted… more
Fattoush
| April 21, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Carrots, Cucumber, Salad/Raita/Chutney, Salads, Salads & Soups, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetarian, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
For day 6 of the marathon, it is Fattoush, a Lebanese bread salad. Pita bread is deep fried or oven baked, as I did, and added to the vegetables to make the salad. The magic ingredient for this salad seems to be Sumac, a spice from the Mediterranean. It supposedly has a lemony flavor and… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Sarvapindi ~ Ginnappa
| March 15, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Sarvapindi or Ginne appa is a rice flour pancake popular in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. I never heard or saw my cousins or aunts from Andhra region talk or prepare this pancake. So I am assuming this is from Telangana region of the state. It gets the name Sarvapindi or ginne appa based on… more
Chocolate Popcorn
| February 19, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Cook Books, Event Entries, Quick and Easy Recipes, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Chocolate mania is still going on in my house. I am cleaning up all the left over chocolate from last month’s marathon. Yesterday I made chocolate popcorn from Delicious Snacks cookbook. It is a perfect snack to munch on anytime of the day or when watching TV or reading a book. Before we get to… more
Sweet Punch: Anjum Anand’s Easy Lime Cookies
| May 7, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Bakes, Baking, Cook Books, Cookies, Biscuits, Vegetarian |
Sweet Punch for the the month of May is your choice. Every month the organizers of the punch pick a bake and the members bake it. But this month, we were to pick our own bake and I chose to bake Lime Cookies from Anjum Anand’s New Indian. Before narrowing down on the this bake,… more
BM#3 Day 6: Baked Crispy Kale
| March 8, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Event Entries, Kale, Vegetarian |
Today is Tuesday and time to try out bookmarked recipes! That is exactly what I did. I tried the baked crispy kale from here. They turned out pretty good. A friend forwarded the link to this recipe and I am glad she did. This recipe is certainly a keeper. This is my this Tuesday’s Bookmarked… more
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