Diwali Snacks, Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Potato Recipes

POTATO MURUKKU

Potato Murukku is a crispy snack made out of rice flour and potatoes.Since Janmashtami is tommorow,you can give it a try in addition to the regular delicacies.Here in Bangalore Kannadigas offer many sweets in savouries for the occasion.I wanted to try some sweets too,but since I was unwell had to do with this recipe only.Potato Murukku is a recipe I saw in a magazine and was tempted to try and to my satisfaction came out well.This is a very and fool proof recipe and involves very less ingredients and takes less time for preparing too.You can use homemade rice flour…

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Kootu, Medium

VAZHAITHANDU MOR KOOTU/BANANA STEM MOR KOOTU

I like banana stem or vazhaithandu because of it’s numerous health benefits.Personally it was a boon to me when i suffered from kidney stones for the past 2 years and my doc recommended to drink banana stem juice daily.I never knew what would that do with the disease curing,but did what i was told.It’s fibre content is very good for our body and treats many diseases with ease.Taste wise also it is chewy and with the blended coconut and spices this kootu tastes simply awesome.It is a yoghurt based gravy or kottu and tastes best with variety rice items.Banana tree…

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Easy, Snacks

MYSORE BONDA

A scrumptious and filling snack mysore bonda on a rainy day tastes simply heaven.It so happened that we had a small get together at our apartment and each one came up with a different food item .I made mysore bonda and everyone liked it to the core.Somehow i managed to grind the batter to perfection and that is the secret here.My mom is always particular about the batter and i have seen her preparing the batter with extra care every time she makes it.Mysore bonda is similar to methu vada or ulundu vada except for the fact that it has…

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Dairy Free, Easy, Gluten Free, Kootu, Ovo Vegetarian, Vegan, Vegetarian

KEERAI MASIYAL

A simple yet healthy filling dish this keerai masiyal is nothing but mashed spinach .Keerai in tamil is spinach and masiyal is to mash..This is a typical tamil brahmin accompaniment with rice and any gravy or rasam. As we all know all greens are loaded with the goodness of irons and vitamins and this recipe has a very few steps and can be made in a matter of 10 minutes.I have used mulai keerai,a variety of spinach available here,but you can follow the same procedure with any variety of spinach you have.This variety of spinach has thick stem in it…

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Dairy Free, Easy, Gluten Free, Ovo Vegetarian, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian

DRY KARA PORI

Pori or puffed rice is one thing i always have in stock in my home.Daugther loves Bhel puri and besides making that,i also make this Dry kara pori.It is so simple and healthy snack to munch on at time of the day.My hubby always like to have some snack after dinner.Moreover the IPL season is here so he wanted something as a midnight snack.It was raining here last week in Bangalore,thanks,they were sure welcome showers to beat the rising temperatures for the last 4 weeks.i made it last week.This is called murmure here too and a little different from the…

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