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Peanut Cookies
These peanut cookies are simply addictive. Replace the peanuts with hazelnuts if your budget permits.
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Masala Vadai
Masala Vadai also known as Paruppu Vadai is eaten as a savoury snack and sometimes as a side for breakfast. A good cup of strong tea with milk is the best pairing for Masala Vadai.
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Crumpets with Orange Honey Spread
I love eating crumpets warm and spreading them with this delicious spread. I also love the way the ghee melts into the holes of the crumpet! You can freeze crumpets for up to 2 months in an airtight container and toast them before serving.
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Cranberry Almond Cookies (eggless)
I can guarantee that the cookies will fly off the jars before Christmas!
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Pepper Murukku
No one resist the Tamilian snack, Murukku, especially when it is crispy, light, aromatic and delicious. Nothing can beat Murukku as a tea-time snack with hot tea, as a snack to munch during rainy season or while watching television or just to make and give away. There are so many varieties and variants of murukku in India.
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Vegetarian Pizza
Pizza is easy to make and you don’t have to leave it to the Italians to do it. In fact, I think pizza making is as easy as making chapatti at home.
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Sugee Cookies
I love the way these cookies melt in your mouth and I just cannot stop at one!
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Chocolate Phirni
Phirni, an Indian dessert, is very popular in India for any festive occasions. I have used the basic Phirni recipe here, but tweaked it with two types of chocolate. This dessert is very appealing to both the old and young and can be made in advance.
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Banana Paniyaram
My mother used to soak rice grains, grind the grains with coconut and bananas and then flavour it with ground cardamoms, coconut chips and chunky mashed bananas.
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Cornflour Halwa
Deepavali is nearing and many of you would be wondering what kind of sweetmeats to make or buy. For centuries, Indian sweetmeats have been part of all Indian festivals and also as offerings during prayers.
