Category Archives: Snack Attack

A pep here, a pop there – Tadka’s snack attacks

Pizza Pinwheel Buns

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Tadka Pasta

Come summer and party season sneaks up on us ever so swiftly, calling for rolled up sleeves, apron strings tied taut, hair rolled up into messy buns, and the conscientious exertion of elbow grease, even though we hardly complain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, buns, Kids, make ahead, party, pinwheels, pizza, snack, spirals, tomato sauce, vegetarian | Leave a comment

2-Layer Paneer Canapes

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

The lavish menu at a premium, fine-dining restaurant would possibly enthrall you with a dozen-odd varieties of paneer dishes, each stylishly titled, like Paneer Manpasand or Paneer Rosti, and ornately described, with a mouthful of adjectives. In our kitchens, blocks of paneer are … Continue reading →

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Crusty Mushroom and Millet Bites

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

Steering away from carb and fat-heavy meals is the order of the day. Small portions of healthy food appeal better across demographic groups, and even a typical food-centered festival is sized down to the extent that satisfaction comes from quality, and not quantity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Snack Attack | Tagged appetizer, how to cook millets, leftover millet, millets, mushrooms, snack, stuffed mushrooms, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving recipe | 1 Comment

Granola..As You Love It

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

The term “Granola” probably makes you conjure up a scene in 1970s Los Angeles, zooming into Sunset Boulevard, perhaps, where Hollywood stars ordered their power breakfasts brimming with high-protein ingredients like chia seeds, tossed with hand-pounded crunchy oats and grande … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack, Sweet Treats | Tagged after-school, almonds, baked, breakfast, customizable, dried fruit, granola, honey, kiwi, nuts, oven, pineapple, quick, snack, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Picnic-friendly Pizza Muffins

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

When you love pizza you are wont to find more than one way to savour those salty, savory flavours, that cheese oozing smoothly into puddles, stretched lazily in cream and toasty brown tones over tart tomatoes, the oregano asserting its grassy intensity on your tongue. For us, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Bakes And Cakes, Bread Binder, Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Globe Food-Trottin', Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged baking, cheddar, cheese, fresh tomato, kid-friendly, lunch box, make ahead, mozzarella, muffins, party, pizza, snack, tomato | Leave a comment

Toasty Roasted Baby Potatoes

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

It doesn’t take too long for us to munch our way through a kilogram or more of potatoes as a family. Somehow this pantry staple manages to sneak into our meals, bulking up vegetable curries, binding cutlets and paratha fillings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Dips and Sides, Funnibles, Globe Food-Trottin', Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged appetizer, baby, Baby potatoes, basil, dried, easy, fresh, healthy, herb, make ahead, oven-roasted, potatoes, quick, roasted, roasted potatoes, side for pasta, starter, vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Green, Mean Peas ‘n Potato Patties

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

Between the torment of summer’s early onset and the intangible promise of rain, there lies, rather unperturbed, a desire to eat bite-sized portions of little somethings, rather than full-fledged meals. Evenings bring out a craving for chaat and related snacks, and if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Snack Attack, Uncategorized | Tagged easy, healthy, Holi, Indian recipe, Indian snack, patties, peas, potatoes, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Protein Power: Sprouts Theplas

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

There was a time when Thepla, Dhokla, Khakhra were a bunch of strange-sounding foods that belonged to a distant cuisine. Of course there were times when we were drawn close to them, thanks to the friendly Patel’s store in the suburbs where … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Binder, Breakfast Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged bread, easy, Flatbread, Gujrati, healthy, Horsegram, Indian, kid-friendly, make ahead, mung beans, nutritious, panfried, parantha, quick, snack, sprouted, Sprouts, thepla, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Light and Love-ly – Berry Heart Ice Pops

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

Come February and there’s no escaping the Valentine’s day frenzy, whether one is online or around the real world. Kitschy, frilly heart-shaped cushions, mushy cards and teddy bears clutching corny notes suddenly sprout everywhere, including in the windows of our very enterprising neighborhood ‘fancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Party Planner, Snack Attack, Sweet Treats | Tagged afterschool, berry, coconut, coconut water, fatfree, Heart, light, lowfat, nobake, popsicles, snack, strawberry, sugarfree, themed, treat, Valentines day, vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Swing it on the Stovetop – Cornbread Paniyarams

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Tadka Pasta

With the amount of diverse flavours and textures available readily to us in our little Indian kitchens, we could traverse the world in a few days with prudently created regional recipes. Give us a block of good cheese and some … Continue reading →