Vegetarian Recipe Blog
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The combination of crunchy texture and sweet, tart flavor have made grapes an ever popular between meal snack as well as a refreshing addition to both fruit and vegetable salads. Grapes contain beneficial compounds called flavonoids, which are phytonutrients that give the vibrant purple …
Quite frankly the description that I have provided for ‘Thengolu’ is just a hodgepodge of words and does not seem very appetizing. One has to taste it to really experience the taste, flavor and crispiness of it.
Thengol/ Thenkuzhal is a South Indian deep fried savory dish more like Sev, however this has Urad Flour instead of Besan and has shape of noodle/vermicelli. They are crispy, delicious and have the nutty flavor of urad flour in it. They are great accompaniment with tea/coffee. They are addictive and when started to consume they are gone in no time!
Back home in Bangalore our neighbor used to prepare this for Krishna Janamashthami along with other assortment of goodies. She would be kind enough to offer some to us and we would enjoy it with great relish. Being exposed to Chakli, Sev, Tukdi, Kodubale etc, this was new to us, but nevertheless the taste was awesome.
Years later after my marriage and coming to the US, I forgot all about it. During my initial years of experimental cooking I happened to chance upon the recipe here. . Back then before the advent of blogs Payaswini’s Recipes(mainly for Karnataka recipes) along with Bawarchi used to be my favorite website for recipes. Anyway I am glad that I found the recipe there and tried it. It is a great hit among our family members. If you have all ingredients on hand, it is really easy to make. I plan to make this as one of the snack items for the upcoming Diwali/Deepavali festival.
Continue reading Thengol/ Thenkuzhal/ Thengolu (Fried Urad and Rice flour noodle)
The project of baking some muffins way back in May of this year along with DS was fun, but I felt the little one needed more ‘maturity’ and ‘seriousness’ for baking activity. I decided to give it few more months, before involving him in baking …
Sometimes change is not bad after all. Recently at work, I moved my desk from one place to another (please don’t ask why!) and I am totally enjoying it. Nothing has changed in terms of my job, my position, my work load etc everything remains …
If you are looking for some crunchy, low calorie, high fiber snack then this one is just right for you! These are not only easy to make, but taste delicious as well.
Garbanzo beans are classified as one of The World’s Healthiest Foods and they have one of the highest protein levels among all plants. They are also a good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber.
I had seen them on Madhuram’s blog long time ago, bookmarked it and had been meaning to try them for a long time. Yesterday while soaking Garbanzo Beans for making Chana Masala, I accidentally soaked more than necessary. So with the extra soaked Garbanzo Beans I made this tasty and crunchy snack by following Madhu’s recipe here. I made some minor modifications of my own, but nevertheless the taste is truly awesome. I also found that these spiced chickpeas are eaten in Turkey and are called as Leblebi.
This is a great snack for the kids too. My son who is a reluctant eater enjoyed the crunchy taste of these chickpeas. Makes a great accompaniment along with evening tea.
Thanks for sharing this recipe Madhuram. This is my contribution to the event Tried and Tasted: Madhuram’s Eggless Cooking guest hosted by Poornima of Tasty Treats. This event was started by Zlamushka of Zlamushka’s Spicy Kitchen.
Continue reading Spicy Oven Roasted Chickpeas/ Garbanzo Beans
Malabar Spinach is also referred to Indian Spinach, Ceylon Spinach. It is called as pui shak in Bengali, Vaali bhaaji in Konkani, basale soppu in Kannada and as bachhali in Telugu. Typical of leaf vegetables, it is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and …