Falafel is a Lebanese deep fried balls or patties made from white chickpeas/kabuli chana and/or fava beans. they are usually stuffed in pita bread with tahini, hummus or a vegetable salad or a assortment of veggies. Falafel is a common dish eaten throughout the Middle East. The fritters are now found around the world as a replacement for meat and as a form of street food. When chickpeas are used, they are not cooked prior to use (cooking the chickpeas will cause the falafel to fall apart, requiring adding some flour to use as a binder). Instead they are soaked…
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Kathal ke Kebabs are the vegetarian version of Shami Kebabs. The fibrous fruit make is look almost like a mutton kebab. As jackfruits are flooding the market these days, i had a small one at home too. Had already made curry and koftas of kathal few days back, so thought to use the remaining pieces for making tikkis or kebabs. They can be consumed as an awesome evening snack or as a side dish with the meal. Jackfruit comes from mulberry family. It has thorny projections outside and soft flesh. Jackfruit’s flesh is very high in fiber content. The taste…
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Vada Pav is the most famous Mumbai roadside snack. The vada is made of a spicy potato filling deep fried in a gram flour batter. It is the common man’s food in mumbai and is a popular street food snack. Vada Pav has iconic status in India. It used to be “poor man’s food”, but these days even the richest man enjoys it.Vada Pav now shares a place in the menu of many Star Hotels. According to Wikipedia , Vada Pav is believed to have been devised by Ashok Vaidya who sold street food from a stall beside Dadar railway…
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I have always been fond of Gujrati cuisines, specially the snacks they serve has a wide range of variety. One of their many amazing snacks is “Khatta Dhokla”. It is fermented and steam savory cake made from rice, urad dal along with yogurt. Though i have tried khatta dhokla couple of times and it was a hit in my family as well. But recently i came across a recipe of my co-blogger friend Radha Natrajan S and that is when i immediately decided to lay my hands on them. . The recipe is adapted from Radha Natarjan’s blog http://youreverydaycookradha.blogspot.in/
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The most popular street snacks around various states in India. Commonly known as Aloo Bada or Batata Vada is eaten mostly in breakfast with firey red hot chutney or sandwiched between a big ladi pav to make vada pav which itself is the staple Mumbai snack If you liked this recipe, try making it at home and share your feedback with me in comments below 🙂
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