Tag Archives: quick

Methiculous ‘n Chickpealing – Burger Patties

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Tadka Pasta

Its near-absinthian flavours notwithstanding, the lush green, petite-leaved methi bunch is rather dear and nearly ubiquitous to the keen Indian palate. It not only transcends borders and cuisines – be it the crispy akki rotti in Karnataka or the ghee-packed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, burger patties, chana, chickpeas, easy, fenugreek, healthy snack, high protein, homemade burger, kid-friendly, low calorie, low fat, methi, methi greens, methi leaves, quick, tikkis, vegan, vegetarian burger, vegetarian patty | 2 Comments

Eggs-quisite Eats for Li’l Devils

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Two, then four, six, eight..and umpteen sets of hungry, innocent eyes peering at you from your porch don’t make it any easier to get through Halloween just when you’ve scrubbed those piles of butter coated pans and washed the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Fare, Snack Attack | Tagged appetizer, curried, Deviled eggs, easy, fall, fast, Halloween, healthy, party, pumpkin, quick, spicy, starter, Thai, Thai curry paste, Thanksgiving | 36 Comments

Scrumptious Semiya – The Sweet Edition

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Not every Indian dessert involves hours of slaving with sweaty brows and achy arms to condense milk, measure ghee by the brimful cup, and scrub a pile of dishes in the sink. Take a crack at Meethi Semiya, an ideal breakfast … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Sweet Treats | Tagged angel hair, breakfast, dry sweet semiya, easy, fast, halwa, healthy, kesari, meethi semiya, pasta, quick, seviyan, sweet semiya, vegan, vegetarian | 20 Comments

Rustle up a Burfi, this Rakhi – Festive Peanut Butter Squares

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Leafing through the figurative scrapbook of childhood memories, you might chance upon instances that are fit for calling forth a smirk, a chuckle, a tear. Sticky fingers that balled up for a fist fight, jellied laugh lines that morphed into … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Fare, Funnibles, Sweet Treats | Tagged burfi, chocolate, condensed milk, easy, fast, fudge, instant, kid-friendly, layered, make ahead, microwave, no bake, peanut butter, picnic, quick, Rakhi, simple, special, sweet | 21 Comments

Chatpati Taco Chaat

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Row after vertiginous row of turmeric and masala-vermillion toned, ready-to-eat chaat boxes in all varieties and orders can only have so much bearing on the fresh-off-the-AirIndia-league of desis. After a while, the yearning kicks in and they hanker after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Homestyle Indian, Snack Attack | Tagged aloo chaat, appetizer, basket chaat, chaat, Dahi, deep fry tortilla, easy, flour tortilla, how to make papdi, katori chaat, kid-friendly, kurkure, papdi, papdi from tortilla, puri, quick, sev, spicy, tokri chaat, vegetarian | 21 Comments

Mango Mush for the Crème de la crème

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The weighing scales go wonky in the summer. Also in the winter. Well, mostly during every other month that is a harbinger of some festival or the other. Those kilos seem to hoard up effortlessly, at the behest of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer Coolers, Sweet Treats | Tagged after-school snack, Cardamom, easy, healthy, kid-friendly, low fat, make ahead, Mango dessert, quick, recipes kids can make, ricotta cheese | 4 Comments

Beat The Beast With..Masala Foccacia Bread

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The Tadka cook is well-seasoned, adept at using every trick in the book to transform commonplace ingredients into lip-smacking delights. She is not above giving a helping hand to idlis with baking soda, fluffing up her cakes with baking powder or … Continue reading →